The audiovisual exhibition is inspired by the work of composer Roman Maciejewski.
The exhibition consists of a series of thirty paintings, which will be presented in the foyer of BOK-MCC. The individual paintings are displayed in such a way that they can be viewed while listening to a selected musical excerpt. For this purpose, headphones will be installed next to each painting. The exhibition will be complemented by a presentation of 38 drawings and 14 sculptures, which can be seen in the “mała Biała” gallery.
This is one of the artist’s most important works of recent years. Czesław Dźwigaj worked on the exhibition for four years. His encounter with the work of Roman Maciejewski took place at the beginning of this century, when the composer’s brother asked him to create a monument to him. The commission was never completed, but it served as inspiration and began a process of exploration that led to the culmination represented by this extraordinary exhibition—a tribute and monument to Maciejewski’s greatest work, as well as an individual vision of the great eschatological drama. The exhibition was inspired by Roman Maciejewski’s requiem “Missa pro defunctis”, which was created as a tribute to the victims of wars throughout history. This monumental musical fresco for four solo voices, choir and orchestra was composed between 1945 and 1959. The exhibition will be open until January 6, 2016.
Prof. Czesław Dźwigaj was born in 1950 in Nowy Wiśnicz. In 1977, he graduated from the Faculty of Sculpture at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. He received his diploma in the studio of Prof. A. Hajdecki. He is head of the Sculpture in Ceramics Studio at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków and head of the Department of Art at the University of Ružomberok (Slovakia). From 1994 to 2011, he lectured at the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Kraków. He has been a visiting professor at several universities in Europe. His artistic output includes several dozen monuments on every continent, comprehensive arrangements of sacred buildings, medals and monumental designs. Since 2002, a permanent exhibition of his artistic work has been on display at the Museum of the Wiśnicz Region, and since 2008 at the Lubomirski Castle in Nowy Wiśnicz. He is the recipient of prestigious awards and distinctions. He actively participates in artistic life through group and solo exhibitions. He has published three volumes of poetry and numerous critical articles on art.
