Wojciech Gryniewicz (born 1946) is a Polish sculptor.
Biography
He graduated from State High School fine arts in
Bydgoszcz
Bydgoszcz ( , , ; german: Bromberg) is a city in northern Poland, straddling the meeting of the River Vistula with its left-bank tributary, the Brda. With a city population of 339,053 as of December 2021 and an urban agglomeration with more ...
and then studied at the Sculpture Department of the National Academy of Fine Arts in
Gdańsk
Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...
. Gryniewicz was a student of
Alfred Wiśniewski and
Adam Smolana.
Monuments
* Monument to
Julian Tuwim
Julian Tuwim (13 September 1894 – 27 December 1953), known also under the pseudonym "Oldlen" as a lyricist, was a Polish poet, born in Łódź, then part of the Russian Partition. He was educated in Łódź and in Warsaw where he studied la ...
("
Ławeczka Tuwima") in
Łódź (bronze), (1999)
* Monument to
Jan Nowak-Jeziorański in
Warsaw (bronze), (2006)
* School bench in Warsaw (bronze), 2006
* Monument to the victims of Communism in Łódź (bronze), 2009
* Monument to
Jan Twardowski
Jan Jakub Twardowski (1 June 1915 – 18 January 2006) was a Polish poet and Catholic priest. He was a chief Polish representative of contemporary religious lyrics. He wrote short, simple poems, humorous, which often included colloquialisms. He ...
in Warsaw (bronze), (2013)
Television
*2012:
TVP- "Łódź kreatywna – WOJCIECH GRYNIEWICZ"
Prizes
* 1975: Monument "Obrońcom Helu"– I Prize
Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (Poland)
* 1985: "Ochrona zabytków Krakowa"– I Prize
* 2003: Monument to Julian Tuwim ("Ławeczka Tuwima")- The Best Art Sculptures 2003 – I Prize
* 2005: Monument to Julian Tuwim ("Ławeczka Tuwima")- Prize
Poland's Travel,
Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (Poland)Ławeczka nagrodzona
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Gallery
Image:Laweczka Tuwima.jpg, Tuwim's bench (bronze), 1999, exhibition in Łódź, Poland
Image:Kochankowie z Ulicy Kamiennej Lodz braz r.2004.jpg, Lovers of Kamienna Street (bronze), 2004, exhibition in Łódź, Poland
Image:Jan Nowak Jezioranski pomnik.jpg, Monument to Jan Nowak-Jeziorański (bronze), 2006, exhibition in Warsaw, Poland
Image:Pomnik ławki szkolnej 01.jpg, School bench (bronze), 2006, exhibition in Warsaw, Poland
Image:Ponik Ofiar Komunizmu 6.JPG, Monument to the victims of Communism (bronze), 2009, exhibition in Łódź, Poland
Image:Pomnik ks. Jana Twardowskiego w Warszawie 1.jpg, Monument to Jan Twardowski
Jan Jakub Twardowski (1 June 1915 – 18 January 2006) was a Polish poet and Catholic priest. He was a chief Polish representative of contemporary religious lyrics. He wrote short, simple poems, humorous, which often included colloquialisms. He ...
(bronze), 2013, Warsaw, Poland
References
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1946 births
Artists from Bydgoszcz
Polish sculptors
Polish male sculptors
Modern sculptors
Living people
Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk alumni
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