Monday, January 28, 2013

Tadeusz Brzozowski (1918–1987)


Tadeusz Brzozowski (1918–1987)

Studied at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts in (1936 – 1945, time off during WWII)

Held positions at the Krakow Polytechnic Institute (1945-54), the Visual Arts College in Zakopane (1954-69), Poznań's State Higher School of Visual Arts (1962-79), and the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow (1979-81).

Painter, stage designer, fabric designer. Most known for his highly abstract paintings which were grotesque and turbulent in style using a striking sensitivity for color. Many considered his paintings surrealist. 

In 1954 Brzozowski moved to Zakopane,  where he associated with Tadeusz Kantor and his Cricot 2 Theatre.  Zakopane now has a street named after Brzozowski. 









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