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Wojciech Kubrakiewicz
 
 
About the Artist

Artist’s statement
Tradition in art has always had immense impact on my work. My fascination with Callot’s and Goya’s graphics as well as the memories of the second world war passed on in my family lent my works narrative character. However, I do not want my graphics to be appealing through brutal scenes or distorted pictures showing atrocities of war. I want to emphasize the aesthetic side of composition with simple forms as opposed to the graphics’ subject. This method of building up narration, when the subject of my work is not self-evident at the beginning, seems genuinely appealing to me. I deliberately resign form programming my work to be interpreted in only one way. It is possible to make art that is committed without moralizing at the same time. It all depends on how we use the symbolic means of expression. My graphics depict war without literal representation. Years of excessive exposure to suffering images have not changed anything. In the context of war atrocities it is far more important to show something unobtrusive and trivial. It helps us to understand that evil resides in reality and that it is present in everyday life.

 
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St Matthew of Rue Saint Denis

2007
Silkscreening
80x60

St John of Avenue de Wagram

2007
Silkscreening
80x60

Judith and Holofernes of Saint Maurice

2007
Silkscreening
80x60

Bleriot

Linocut with algraphy, 60x74 cm, 2007, printed on Hahnemuhle paper

Blockade

Etching with algraphy, 60x80 cm, 2006, printed on Hahnemuhle paper

Landing operation

silkscreen with linocut 60x80 cm, printed on Hahnemuelle paper 300 gr 2008

Destrozatanques

Linocut with algraphy, 2008 60x80cm, printed on Hahnemuhle paper This work has been awarded the Edmonton Print International 2008 University of Alberta Museums and Collections Services Acquisition Award.

The Hunt I

Linocut with algraphy (photo litography), 2008 60x80 cm, printed on Hahnemuhle paper

The Hunt II

Linocut with silkscreen 2009 60x80 cm printed on Hahnemuelle 300g paper

Landing ground

linocut with serigraphy 60x80 cm 2009 printed on Hahnemuelle 300 g paper

Kaboom

Linocut with silkscreen, 60x80 cm, printed on Hahnemuele paper, 2009

Mnovers

Linocut with silkscreen, 60x80 cm, printed on Hahnemuele paper, 2009

Two Skies

Linocut with algraphy, 60x80 cm, printed on Hahnemuele paper, 2008

Sunken

Linocut with silkscreen, 60x80 cm, printed on Hahnemuele paper, 2008
 
Education and biography
I was born in 1974 in Warsaw, Poland. 1996 I began to study painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. In 2001 I gained a Diploma in Painting and Printmaking.
I’ve been working as an assistant at the Graphic Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw since 2001.

Selected Exhibitions:
1999 – PN Gallery in Warsaw 2002 – 3A Gallery in Warsaw /// Arboretum Gallery in Warsaw 2004 – „Genius Loci” Test Gallery in Warsaw 2005 – „2 x Graphics” in Sarajewo /// 3A Gallery in Warsaw /// „Homo Mobilis” Olimpic Centre In Warsaw 2006 – „Contemporary Polish Graphic Art” - Oslo /// „The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” Arboretum Gallery in Warsaw 2007 – „Hans vs. Hans“ Lazienkowska Gallery in Warsaw /// "A portrait of Warsaw" Museum of History of Warsaw /// "Meeting - Centre/South" Wodozbior Gallery in Warsaw 2008 – The 13th International Biennial Print Exhibition, Taiwan /// Edmonton Print International 2008 - Edmonton, Canada (Award) /// 1st Kulisiewicz International Graphic Arts Triennial IMPRINT 2008 in Warsaw, Poland 2009 – 2nd Guanlan International Print Biennial - Shenzen, China /// 1st International Biennial Eastern Salon of Art Lublin 2009

Awards:
Museums and Collections Services Acquisition Award – Edmonton Print International 2008

Tadeusz Kulisiewicz Foundation's Grant 2009

Several times awarded on Grafika Warszawska – Warsaw Print competition. It is one of the few cyclical events promoting contemporary printmaking. The competition is attended by artists from Warsaw and the Mazovian province.

Works in collections:
Museum and Collections at University of Alberta - Print Study

National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts

Kulisiewicz International Graphic Arts Triennial IMPRINT Collection

The Organizing Committee of Guanlan International Print Biennial Collaction
 
Website:  www.flickr.com/photos/hans74/
 
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