Tadeusz Brzozowski (painter)

Tadeusz Brzozowski (born November 1, 1918 in Lemberg , † April 13, 1987 in Rome ) was a Polish painter and university professor.

Life

In 1936 Brzozowski began studying art at the Cracow Academy . During the occupation of Poland in World War II , he continued his studies at the Cracow State School of Applied Arts under Fryderyk Pautsch . In 1946 he received his diploma. Ignacy Pieńkowski and Paweł Dadlez were among his teachers . Shortly after graduating, Brzozowski became a teacher himself.

He worked at the Technical University of Cracow from 1845 to 1954 , from 1954 to 1969 at the High School of Fine Arts in Zakopane ("Zespół Szkół Plastycznych im. Antoniego Kenara w Zakopanem"), from 1962 to 1979 as a professor at the Art Academy in Poznan ( Polish: "Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Sztuk Plastycznych") and from 1979 to 1981 at the Cracow Academy.

Brzozowski was a member of the artists' association Grupa Krakowska , 1957 from the young group of Artists of Krakow (Polish: "Krakowie Grupe Młodych Plastyków"), with its members Maria Jarema , Tadeusz Kantor , Kazimierz Mikulski , Jerzy Nowosielski , Erna Rosenstein and Jonasz Stern he already had worked together had emerged. He was also active in the internationally oriented artist group "Phases".

Already during the German occupation Brzozowski was involved in the Krakow underground theater of Kantor. He appeared here as an actor in various plays. After 1945 he also took part in the university theater "Rotunda", in which Kantor and Roman Artymowski were also involved, who had a strong influence on his artistic development.

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Brzozowski initially painted compositions in which figures and objects were expressively deformed, as in the pictures “Wagon” ( railway wagon ) from 1947 and “Kuchenka” ( kitchen ) from 1950. By combining realistically painted people with rough surrounding objects, he created existential ones Symbols and a combination of sincerity and sensitivity that created a pathetic yet familiar atmosphere. The artist's sensitivity to colors was already evident here, which would later manifest itself in his abstract works. In the 1950s there was a gradual transition to abstract painting.

Brzozowski also created monumental works of art. In the 1950s, in collaboration with his wife Barbara Gawdzik-Brzozowska, he created colored wall paintings in the churches of the villages of Imielno and Mogilany . He designed tapestries for the Philharmonic ("Filharmonia Pomorska") in Bydgoszcz and other institutions . In 1959 and 1975 Brzozowski exhibited at the São Paulo Biennale and in 1962 at the Venice Biennale . In 1997 a retrospective took place in the National Museum in Warsaw . In Zakopane a street is named after the artist.

References and comments

1. ↑ The Cracow State School of Applied Arts (Polish: "Państwowa Szkoła Rzemiosła Artystycznego w Krakowie") was housed in the building of the Art School during the occupation. It existed until March 31, 1943, most recently under director Wilhelm Heerde
2. ^ Fryderyk Pautsch (1877–1950) was a Polish painter and university professor
3. ↑ ^{a b c d} Małgorzata Kitowska-Łysiak, detailed biography ( memento of the original from January 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at Culture.pl ( Institute of Art History at the Catholic University of Lublin , December 2001) - in English 
4. ^ Maria Jarema (1908-1958) was a Polish painter and sculptor
5. ↑ Kazimierz Mikulski (1918–1998) was a Krakow painter and poet
6. ↑ Erna Rosenstein (1913-2004) was a Polish Jewish painter and poet. She was the sister of Paweł Rosenstein-Rodan
7. ↑ Jonasz Stern (1904–1988) was a Polish painter and teacher
8. ^ Roman Artymowski (1919-1993) was a Polish painter