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Academy Of Fine Arts, Warsaw
Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw () is a public university of visual arts and applied arts located in the Polish capital. The academy traces its history back to the Department of Arts founded at the Warsaw University in the Duchy of Warsaw in 1812. As a separate institution it was founded in 1844 in Congress Poland. In an upgrade in 1904 it was named the Warsaw School of Fine Arts; and in 1932 it received recognition as an academy. At first the institute did not have its own building and classes were held in several locations around the city. Following an architectural competition a design by Alfons Gravier was chosen and construction began in 1911. The building was completed by the outbreak of the First World War. Faculties *Faculty of Painting *Faculty of Sculpture *Faculty of Graphic Arts *Faculty of Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art *Faculty of Interior Design *Faculty of Industrial Design *Faculty of Media Art Notable students and faculty *Magdalena Abakanowicz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public University
A public university, state university, or public college is a university or college that is State ownership, owned by the state or receives significant funding from a government. Whether a national university is considered public varies from one country (or region) to another, largely depending on the specific education landscape. In contrast a private university is usually owned and operated by a private corporation (not-for-profit or for profit). Both types are often regulated, but to varying degrees, by the government. Africa Algeria In Algeria, public universities are a key part of the education system, and education is considered a right for all citizens. Access to these universities requires passing the Baccalaureate (Bac) exam, with each institution setting its own grade requirements (out of 20) for different majors and programs. Notable public universities include the Algiers 1 University, University of Algiers, Oran 1 University, University of Oran, and Constantin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Industrial Design
Industrial design is a process of design applied to physical Product (business), products that are to be manufactured by mass production. It is the creative act of determining and defining a product's form and features, which takes place in advance of the manufacture or production of the product. Industrial manufacture consists of predetermined, standardized and repeated, often automated, acts of replication, while craft-based design is a process or approach in which the form of the product is determined personally by the product's creator largely concurrent with the act of its production. All manufactured products are the result of a design process, but the nature of this process can vary. It can be conducted by an individual or a team, and such a team could include people with varied expertise (e.g. designers, engineers, business experts, etc.). It can emphasize intuitive creativity or calculated Evidence-based design, scientific decision-making, and often emphasizes a mix of b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wojciech Gerson
Wojciech Gerson (; 1 July 1831 – 25 February 1901) was a Polish painter, educator, architect and art critic who was one of the foremost representatives of the Polish school of Realism during the foreign Partitions of Poland. He served as long-time professor of the School of Fine Arts in Warsaw, and taught future luminaries of Polish neo-romanticism including Józef Chełmoński, Leon Wyczółkowski, Władysław Podkowiński, Józef Pankiewicz and Anna Bilińska-Bohdanowiczowa among others. He also wrote art-reviews and published a book of anatomy for the artists. A large number of his paintings were stolen by Nazi Germany in World War II, and never recovered. Biography Gerson was born in Warsaw during the November Uprising against the Russians. He enrolled at the School of Fine Arts in Warsaw in 1844 and graduated with honors in 1850. In 1853 Gerson received a scholarship to the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts, and spent two years studying historical painting with Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wojciech Fangor
Wojciech Bonawentura Fangor (pronounced: ) (15 November 1922 – 25 October 2015), also known as Voy Fangor, was a Polish Painting, painter, graphic artist, and Sculpture, sculptor. Described as "one of the most distinctive painters to emerge from postwar Poland", Fangor has been associated with Op art and Color field movements and recognized as a key figure in the history of Polish postwar abstract art. As a graphic artist, Fangor is known as a co-creator of the Polish School of Posters. Between 1953 and 1961, he designed over one hundred posters working alongside Henryk Tomaszewski (poster artist), Henryk Tomaszewski and Jan Lenica, among others. As a painter, Fangor was trained by the Polish academic and figurative artist Felicjan Kowarski, Felicjan Szczęsny-Kowarski. After briefly conforming to the style of Socialist realism, Socialist Realism during the History of Poland (1945–1989), Stalinist regime in Poland, Fangor had moved toward non-objective painting by the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marian Czapla
Marian Czapla (28 July 1946 – 12 January 2016) was a Polish painter and graphic artist. Born on 28 July 1946 in Gacki, Staszów County, Gacki near Szydłów, Czapla graduated from the School of Plastic Arts in Kielce. He then attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and was a pupil of Stefan Gierowski (painting), Halina Chrostowska, and Joseph Pakulski (graphics). Czapla co-founded the art group Simplex S4, of which he was a member from 1974 to 1979. Since 1972 he has been a professor of painting at his former university. His works have been displayed at many solo exhibitions and group exhibitions in Poland and abroad. The National Museum in Kielce held an exhibition from May 24 to July 28, 2002, which featured 155 pieces from three decades of Czapla's work. He lived in Warsaw, and after 1979 was an Honorary Citizen of the municipality of Szydłów. He died on 12 January 2016, at the age of 69. References Sources ''Marian Czapla. W 30-lecie pracy twórczej.'' – cul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (; – ) was a Lithuanian composer, painter, choirmaster, cultural figure, and writer in Polish. Čiurlionis contributed to symbolism and Art Nouveau, and was representative of the fin de siècle epoch. He has been considered one of the pioneers of abstract art in Europe. During his short life, he composed about 400 pieces of music and created about 300 paintings, as well as many literary works and poems. The majority of his paintings are housed in the M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum in Kaunas, Lithuania. His works have had a profound influence on modern Lithuanian culture. Biography Childhood and early music studies Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis was born in Senoji Varėna, a town in southeastern Lithuania which at the time was part of the Russian Empire. His mother Adelė née Radmanaitė (Radmann) (1854-1919) was descended from a Lutheran family of Bavarian origin, born in Vileikiai village ( Lazdijai region). His father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halina Chrostowska
Halina Chrostowska (25 July 1929 – 22 April 1990), also known as Halina Chrostowska-Piotrowicz, was a Polish visual artist, graphic artist, printmaker, activist, educator, and illustrator. Biography Halina Chrostowska was born on 25 July 1929 in Warsaw, Second Polish Republic (now Poland). She was the daughter of noted artist, Stanisław Ostoja-Chrostowski. Chrostowska studied painting and printmaking at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (1946 to 1950) under . After graduation she taught at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw's faculty of graphic arts from 1950 to 1989. She found a printmaking studio in Warsaw in 1962, which remained open until 1989. Her early work was within the social realism movement, followed by a move towards more formal and technical work. She would combined various printing techniques, such as etchings combined with linocuts and woodcuts. Starting in 1968, she created colored prints, gradually blurring the boundaries between printmaking and painting. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caziel
Caziel (born Kazimierz Józef Zielenkiewicz; 16 June 1906 – 25 August 1988) was a Polish artist who lived and worked in Paris during the inter-war period and who worked alongside a number of important figures of the School of Paris, including Pablo Picasso and the art dealer Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler. Early years After a few years living in Russia, Caziel, his mother and stepfather fled Moscow, following the Russian Revolution (1917). Unable to return to their native Poland, they were forced to spend three years in Krasnoyarsk. Then a young boy, Caziel had to work for food and money, and among the many odd jobs he undertook he swept the studios of the local art school, as well as posing as a model for the life classes. Caziel was taken as a protégé of the art school director and was encouraged by other students to draw and to take interest in art. By the time Caziel and his parents finally reached Poland in 1920, he had decided he would be an artist. The early developme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogna Burska
Bogna Burska (born 1974) is a Polish playwright and visual artist known for installation art, installations, spatial photography and video. Her art is presented from a Feminist art, feminist perspective. Her initial painting compositions were narratives of congealed blood forms made with red paints applied by fingers on the walls, canvas and glass. Burska established the Warsaw Artists Action (WAA) organization in 2002. She also co-edited a Polish art magazine titled ''Internet Feminist and Gender Art Magazine Artmix'' which was the first of its kind dealing with subjects related to feminism and gender equality. She resides in Warsaw and works in Gdańsk. Her works have been exhibited throughout Poland and also abroad in many countries. Her art work has been described as a blend of "critical art and aesthetic issues." Her dedication to the cause of feminist movement is better expressed by quoting her own words: "I’m an artist, woman and feminist. I work on a variety of subjects i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magda Bielesz
Magda Bielesz (born 25 March 1977 in Warsaw) – painter, author of Installation art, installations, objects, drawings, video art, videos. Career Graduated from the Faculty of Painting Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, diploma in ''Gościnna'' atelier of prof. Leon Tarasewicz (2002).Magda Bielesz, in „Tekstylia bis. Słownik młodej polskiej kultury”, Korporacja Ha!art, Kraków 2006 .A. Kowalska, Cztery światy kobiece. Dyplomy 2002, Gazeta Wyborcza, Gazeta Stołeczna, 28-29.09.2002. As a student noticed by curators and critics, which resulted in the exhibition involving young artists ''Look at me'' / ''Spójrz na mnie'', organized by Bunkier Sztuki Gallery in Cracow (2002) and ''Blok.osiedle.mieszkanie'' by Galeria Działań / Raster Gallery (2002). Individual exhibition debut was held in Small Salon of Zachęta, Zachęta National Gallery of Art in 2003. In 2002 received half-year scholarship from Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (Poland), Ministry of Culture and N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirosław Bałka
Miroslaw Balka (born 16 December 1958) is a Polish contemporary sculptor and video artist. Life and career Miroslaw Balka is a sculptor also active in the field of experimental video and drawing, born in Warsaw, Poland. In 1985 he graduated from the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts,'The Shadow of Life's Mechanisms: A Conversation with Miroslaw Balka' ''Sculpture magazine'', November 2004. where since 2011 he has run the Studio of Spatial Activities in the Faculty of Media Art. Professor nominated by President of Poland in 2012. Between 1986 and 1989 together with Miroslaw Filonik and Marek Kijewski he established the artistic group Consciousness Neue Bieremiennost. He is a member of |
Piotr Abraszewski
Piotr Abraszewski (June 29, 1905 – June 9, 1996) was a Polish painter born in Zamość, Poland. From 1928 to 1934 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw with Professor M. Kotarbinski, and in 1935 he became Assistant Professor at the Academy. Between 1936 and 1939 he taught at the Academy and in other Warsaw schools. World War II When Nazi Germany attacked Poland on September 1, 1939, German Nazis began rounding up and killing the local intelligentsia (see: Operation Tannenberg) and forbade all higher education except for vocational ("useful") training. Abraszewski survived five different Nazi concentration camps, including the Wildflecken Labor Camp and Mauthausen, where he made minute sketches for the administration. Unwilling to return to Communist-ruled Poland after the Second World War, Abraszewski spent several years in Polish Displaced Persons camps in Germany where he taught art to refugees. In 1949, Abraszewski arrived in San Francisco with his wife who a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
