Zbylut Grzywacz
Zbylut Franciszek Grzywacz (June 4, 1939 – July 16, 2004) was a Polish painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and professor of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków with paintings in permanent collections of the National Museum in Kraków, Warsaw, Poznań, Gdańsk and Wrocław. Grzywacz took part in over a hundred Polish and international art exhibits, with around 40 one-man shows to his credit.
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- Name
- Zbylut Grzywacz
- Born
- 4 June 1939
- Died
- 16 July 2004
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków (MA)
- Occupation
- Painter, graphic artist, professor
- Nationality
- Poland
- Teachers
- Adam Hoffmann · Emil Krcha
- Honours
- Solidarność Cultural Award
- Languages
- Polish
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Zbylut Franciszek Grzywacz (June 4, 1939 – July 16, 2004) was a Polish painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and professor of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków with paintings in permanent collections of the National Museum in Kraków, Warsaw, Poznań, Gdańsk and Wrocław. Grzywacz took part in over a hundred Polish and international art exhibits, with around 40 one-man shows to his credit.
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Zbylut Grzywacz (1939–2004) was a Polish artist, dissident and opinion journalist, among other activities. The artist was born and died in Kraków.
Zbylut Grzywacz studied at Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. The artist worked for Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow and was a member of Association of Polish Artists and Designers, Solidarity and Straight Ahead.
Languages used include Polish. Works by Zbylut Grzywacz are held at National Museum in Gdańsk, National Museum in Kraków and National Museum in Poznań, among others.
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Zbylut Grzywacz studied at Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. Training under Adam Hoffmann and Emil Krcha is recorded. The recorded working language is Polish. Employment is recorded with Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. Work by Zbylut Grzywacz is recorded in the collections of National Museum in Warsaw, National Museum in Kraków, National Museum in Poznań, National Museum in Gdańsk and National Museum in Wrocław. Distinctions recorded are "Solidarność" Cultural Award.
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Key facts
• Name — Zbylut Grzywacz • Born — 4 June 1939 • Died — 16 July 2004 • Education — Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków (MA) • Occupation — Painter, graphic artist, professor
Career
Career
Grzywacz studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków 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 dissident movement in communist Poland before the Revolutions of 1989.
Major series of paintings
• Illustration — Zbylut Grzywacz, "Model", oil on canvas • 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)
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