Zbylut Grzywacz (June 4, 1939 – July 16, 2004) was a Polish

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, and professor of the

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with paintings in permanent collections of the

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and

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. Grzywacz took part in over a hundred Polish and international art exhibits, with around 40 one-man shows to his credit.Interia.pl
Zbylut Grzywacz in Polish online encyclopedia (''text in Polish'')

Career

Grzywacz studied painting at the

and received his master's degree in 1963 in Emil Krcha atelier. He worked at the Academy as a teaching assistant in the Department of Painting since 1972 and in 1991 became a professor there. Interned during the martial law of 1981 Grzywacz was an active supporter of the

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movement in

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before the

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Major series of paintings

*1965-69 - Orantki, świadkowie, mówcy, padający (''Oracles, Witnesses, Speakers, and the Falling'') *1966-67 - Utrwalone (''Preserved''), reliefs *1971-75 - Człowiek bez jakości (''Man without quality''), paintings and assemblage *1970-75 - Lalki (''Dolls'') *1971-79 - Opuszczona (''Abandoned'') *1974-79 - Domy (''Homes'') *1976-81 - Cykl wołowy (''Beef series'') *1982-88 - Dwoje (''The Two'') *1982-86 - Kolejka (''The Lineup'') *1987-93 - Oddalona (''Distant She'') *1994 - 9 obrazów (''9 Paintings'')

References

Pictures of an exhibition of paintings by Grzywacz (''caption in Polish'')

Zbylut Grzywacz at www.culture.pl (''Biography in Polish'')
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Career

Major series of paintings

See also

References