Adam Marczyński
Adam Marczyński (born December 24, 1908 in Krakow ; † January 13, 1985 there ) was a Polish painter and graphic artist . He is one of the most important representatives of abstract painting after the Second World War.
Adam Marczyński studied from 1929 to 1936 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków with Władysław Jarocki and Ignacy Pieńkowski . He began taking part in exhibitions in 1933 and had his first solo exhibition in 1936. In 1930 and 1936 he stayed in Paris .
Before the Second World War Marczyński had close contacts with the “ Krakauer Gruppe ”, which included the artists Sasza Blonder , Maria Jarema , Leopold Lewicki , Stanislaw Osostowicz , Jonasz Stern and Henryk Wicinski . After the war he re-founded the Cracow Group (II) with Jarema and Stern .
In the 1940s, Marczyński painted in a style between Cubism and a Polish variant of Post- Impressionism , called " Colorism ". In the beginning he painted landscapes , portraits and still lifes . After the war, his painting became more abstract.
Marczyński was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow from 1945 to 1979. In addition to his work as a teacher, he always painted, made illustrations and also designed sets . In the 1960s he started experimenting with collages . In the 1970s he created paintings as works of art in small boxes with lockable lids.
Marczyński has participated in numerous international exhibitions and biennials, including the Venice Biennale in 1956 and the documenta II in Kassel in 1959.
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| SURNAME | Marczyński, Adam |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish painter and printmaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 24, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Krakow , Austrian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 13, 1985 |
| Place of death | Krakow , Poland |