On Wednesday, September 23, theater and visual arts workshops were held at the Municipal Public Library for children aged 8 to 10. The sessions were led by painter Dariusz Miliński and Małgorzata Lemiszewska, a member of the Pławna 9 Art Group he founded.
The workshops aimed to introduce children to theater. The youngest participants could take on various roles. “It is both education and an expansion of the imagination,” Miliński told the IstotneInformacje.pl portal. “For years, I have been a guardian of fairy tales. I paint in a fairy-tale style and revive legends. And it often turns out that these forgotten stories delight not only children but adults as well.”
The artist emphasizes that activities of this kind help draw children away from television and the internet. “People lack a surreal, fairy-tale space. And here we perform a bit of magic. Why should we do something according to a rigid pattern? The whole world is rigid and orderly,” he says.
That same day, an opening of an exhibition of Miliński’s paintings was held at the BOK Długa Gallery. The exhibition is titled “Rübezahl, the Mountain Spirit” and is devoted to Liczyrzepa, the legendary ruler of the Karkonosze and Izera Mountains. “He is a very interesting figure,” the artist says. “I identify with him to some extent. He is a brawler who knows how to fight for what is his. I myself feel a bit like the Mountain Spirit. But essentially, I am friendly. I love people,” he says with a smile.
The exhibition can be visited through October 18.
Dariusz Miliński, a visual artist, has participated in more than 100 group and solo exhibitions, including in Poland, Germany, France and the United States. His painting is sometimes compared with the work of Hieronymus Bosch and Pieter Bruegel. He is also a set designer, actor and poster artist. Among other works, he painted the poster for Piotr Trzaskalski’s film “Edi”.
(BOK/ii information)