Osudový dar krásy / Fatal Gift of Beauty

Date of event

Venue

Radnice
Náměstí Přemysla Otakara II. 1, České Budějovice, 370 01

"Marcin Krawczuk (* 1968 Kraków) graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague in 1994 in the studio of landscape painting of professor František Hodonský. During his studies at the Academy in Prague he was also lucky enough to be a pupil of Professor Zdeněk Beran and Professor Bedřich Dlouhy. Participation in courses led by the aforementioned group of artists undoubtedly broadened his knowledge and horizons of interest, which is reflected in the artist's paintings.
He is often inspired by and refers to less popular, sometimes somewhat forgotten works of art, but also to advertising graphics, film, etc. and their relationships in the context of the contemporary world (art feeds on art ;-))."
"An artist's reflection on the advancing uniformity, commercialization and globalization - inevitable phenomena. Each of us is more or less an active participant in them. The presented images are entangled in various contexts. They refer to familiar cultural motifs and often represent a commentary on the surrounding reality and current political and social events. Aesthetically, they may refer to images that the viewer is familiar with from everyday life, and through surprising elements they provoke thought - are we dealing with the fatal and inevitable in the end, or is there hope for optimism in every situation? Together, the dreamlike and symbolic elements in the paintings create a space for interpretation as well as an invitation to introspection and questioning or direct aesthetic impressions."


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