Zbigniew Andrzej Dłubak (1921–2005) was a Polish painter, photographer, and art theoretician.
''Kompendium'', Zbigniew Dłubak, Natalia Lach-Lachowicz,
Andrzej Lachowicz, Wrocław Contemporary MuseumDłubak was born on April 26, 1921, in
Radomsko. During
World War II, following the
AB Action
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aimed at the Polish
intelligentsia
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and
Scouting movement, he was arrested and sent to the
Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp, but managed to survive.
In 1945 he returned to Poland, where he took an active part in the reconstruction of Polish artistic life after six years of foreign occupation. He became one of the cofounders of
Grupa 55. He also cooperated with various art galleries and artistic groups, among them Krzywe Koło, Współczesna, Mała Galeria,
Labirynt
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, Zamek, Remont, Permafo, and Foto-Medium-Art. Between 1953 and 1972 he was editor-in-chief of the ''Fotografia'' monthly. He was also a tutor at the
National Film School in Łódź
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and at the Higher School of Fine Arts in
Łódź.
In 1975 he organized a group of youngsters interested in art theory into the ''Seminarium Warszawskie'' (''Warsaw Seminary'') group and discussion club. In 1982, during the period of
Martial law in Poland, he was allowed to leave the country and settled in
Meudon near
Paris. He died August 21, 2005, in Warsaw.
In his oeuvre he had, among others, series of paintings (''Wojna, Macierzyństwo'', ''Amonity'', ''Antropolity'', ''Movens'', ''Systemy'') and cycles of photography (''Egzystencje'', ''Gestykulacje''). He was one of the winners of 'Nagroda Prezesa Rady Ministrów I stopnia' (''The Prime Minister's Award of the I Grade'') in 1979. He was awarded with
Order of the Cross of Grunwald of the third grade, a Golden and Silver
Cross of Merit,
Cross of Valour.
External links
Interviews with Zbigniew Dłubak(Polish)
Photos des années 1948-1950 et 1983-2000Zbigniew Dłubak at culture.plZbigniew Dłubak - Works - Image Gallery
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1921 births
2005 deaths
Polish photographers
20th-century Polish painters
20th-century Polish male artists
21st-century Polish painters
21st-century male artists
Recipients of the Silver Cross of Merit (Poland)
Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland)
Recipients of the Cross of Valour (Poland)
Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 3rd class
People from Radomsko
Polish male painters