Bronisław Wolanin’s work is titled "Silence". It was made from stoneware composed of many small elements. And although its dimensions are modest—15 by 15 cm, as required by the biennial organizers—Bronisław Wolanin did not have an easy task. "It is difficult to work on such a small surface," the artist admits. In fact, it was only the second version of "Silence" that seemed successful to the renowned ceramic artist.
Bronisław Wolanin selected the recognized work from among 10 of his pieces. He chose it because, as he says, it "seemed the best." "There is a unique sense of calm in it. The other works were colorful; something in mine must have appealed to the jury," the ceramic artist adds modestly. As it happens, he learned about the recognition by chance. The artist’s daughter found information online that the biennial jury had noticed "Silence." Bronisław Wolanin is not the only Pole recognized by the international jury of the Argentine biennial. First place in Buenos Aires was awarded to a work by Joanna Teper, a researcher at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław.
All the submitted works will become part of the collection of the Contemporary Ceramics Museum in Buenos Aires. "That is what mattered to me," says Bronisław Wolanin. "For me, the creative process is the most important thing. The recognition was a great surprise," the artist adds.
Bronisław Wolanin (born in 1937) has served for many years as the artistic director and designer of the "Artistic Ceramics" Cooperative in Bolesławiec. His works can be admired in many Polish museums, as well as abroad: at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, United States, and at the Contemporary Ceramics Museum in Buenos Aires.
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