Review of the Nuremberg Drawing Triennial(1985/86)
The most intimate contribution in the Eastern European section of the Triennial is shown by Poland. Alongside the Hungarian exhibition, it is certainly the most striking.
The most intimate contribution in the Eastern European section of the Triennial is shown by Poland. Alongside the Hungarian exhibition, it is certainly the most striking.
Polish prints, mostly dark and bright counterpoints to broadly pessimistic themes, reflect “traces of destruction”. A high level of craftsmanship contributes to the fact that these works are characterised by the “light”.
Programmes on Polish poetry and literature complement Jan Niksinski’s exhibition at the Zyndikat Gallery. On the evening of 1 March 1985 there will be a reading by the author of the book “Pole, who are you?”, Witold Wirpsza. The Zyndikat Gallery is increasingly focussing on Eastern European artists in connection with art that has to fight against political censorship.
The Gallery of the Association of Slovenian Artists in Ljubljana has recently been making more and more of an effort to inform us about the artistic developments and creative achievements of artists from neighbouring and other countries, which is more than welcome in these days when the flow of written information has almost completely stopped due to the lack of foreign currency.
It is no secret that the Warsaw School of Graphic Arts is known all over the world. Many people are interested in the central motifs of Polish artists, which are also the traditions of the nation’s ancestors. Many are interested in the situation of Polish artists, which are also linked to the traditions and history of the nation’s ancestors. It is no coincidence, however, that Polish artists also pose questions about cultural identity and the fates and failures of other nations.
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Studied (1973) at the Faculty of Pedagogy at the University of Gdansk, then at the State Higher School of Plastic Arts in Gdansk at the Faculty of Graphic Design in Gdansk at the Faculty of Graphic Design. In 1975-78 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw at the Faculty of Graphic Design.
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