The 16th “Park of Art” Painting Plein-Air Event was once again fortunate to take place on the grounds of the Zamek Kliczków hotel complex near Bolesławiec, thanks to the cooperation and support of the Wrocław Cultural and Art Centre – a Cultural Institution of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship Self-Government, the Pro Culturae Bono Foundation, and the Bolesławiec Cultural Centre – International Ceramics Centre.
Ten artists from Lower Silesia and beyond were invited to participate. As usual, the artists lived and worked in the complex belonging to the Zamek Kliczków Conference and Leisure Centre, enjoyed the green areas of the Lower Silesian Forests, had the opportunity to explore the picturesque surroundings of Bolesławiec, learn about the history of the place and enjoy nature.
The plein-air event brought together 10 artists and 10 approaches representing different generations, as well as 10 days of residence and 10 evenings during which long conversations about art and life could take place. These days gradually made it possible to open up to one another, get to know each other, recognise one another, talk, remain silent, observe, and “with impunity” and freely confront oneself with other artists. Work in the studio, as one might guess, is an observation of oneself on the plane of one’s personal horizon. Bringing 10 artists together in a space outside the comfort zone of their own studios offers—though it need not—the opportunity for a broader perspective and an exchange of thoughts, images and experiences. The synergy of the group and a sense of community emerge. The curator of the plein-air event is Krystyna Szczepaniak.
The plein-air event culminates in an exhibition at the Bolesławiec Cultural Centre – International Ceramics Centre. We warmly invite you to the opening on 8 November 2024 at 6:00 p.m. The works can be admired at the “W sam raz” gallery until 24 November 2024, during the opening hours of Kino FORUM.
ARTISTS
- Joanna Bruździńska
She paints and photographs, but her greatest fascination is ceramics, an art that continues to surprise her. Her sculptures are an endless space of emotions in which the boundaries of the imagination can be crossed. She runs her own studio near Bolesławiec. The fruit of her creativity includes numerous solo and group exhibitions. - Pati Dubiel
Born in Krosno. She studied at the Faculty of Glass and Ceramics of the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław. A winner of numerous awards and distinctions, and a scholarship holder. She collaborates with Villa Glass Studio, Mika Glass, Bymorritz, Yugo-Design, Glass Studio Borowski and many art galleries in Poland and abroad. Owner of the “Versus” art gallery. - Malwina Karp
She studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław. She received her diploma in the studios of Prof. P. Błażejewski and Prof. P. Pintal. She has received awards in painting competitions organised by BWA in Zielona Góra, the Director of the Municipal Gallery in Częstochowa, ZPAP in Wrocław and the Winter Salon in Radom. She has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Poland and abroad. - Katarzyna Kulpa
Painter, Doctor of Arts, academic teacher and art therapist. Member of the Artistic Council at the ZPAP Main Board. Graduate of painting and architectural painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław, and of the Academy of Expressive Therapies and SensArte in Warsaw. Assistant professor at the University of Applied Sciences in Wałbrzych. She works in painting and performance. - Marta Lech
Graduate of the Faculty of Graphic Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław. She remains associated with her alma mater as a lecturer. She works in graphic art, as well as painting and drawing. She creates works balancing on the borderline between the representational and the non-representational. Her prints and paintings have received numerous awards at international competitions. - Jacek Łydżba
He graduated with distinction from the Faculty of Graphic Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, specialising in poster design. “I have art in my genes, inherited from my father—a sculptor. That is why I create effortlessly, and inspiration does not get in my way,” he says of himself. An incurable optimist and lover of everything beautiful. He paints angels, balloons and aeroplanes, which belong to the element of air, and that is the one closest to him. - Marek Marchwicki
Degree in painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław. He creates paintings, sculptures, installations, sets of paintings and modular objects. His works reflect on culture, history and philosophy. He is interested in the issue of personal and collective memory. Images of memory are mixed with historical episodes, factual information with an invented narrative (“the archaeology of thinking”). - Edyta Purzycka
Graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław. In 1996, she received a diploma in graphic art under Prof. Halina Pawlikowska, with an appendix in painting and photography. In 1995–96, she was a scholarship holder of the Minister of Culture and Art. In her work, she uses several intaglio techniques, including etching, aquatint, soft-ground etching and spit-bite aquatint. - Krystyna Szczepaniak (CURATOR)
She studied at the Faculty of Painting of the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań. She received a diploma in painting in the studio of Prof. J. Kałucki and in book illustration under Prof. G. Marszałek. She lives and works in Wrocław. No artistic medium is foreign to her. Winner of several awards and distinctions. Participant in numerous exhibitions. For many years, curator of the “Park of Art” painting plein-air events at Zamek Kliczków. - Martyna Zaradkiewicz
Graduate of the Institute of Art Education at the Academy of Special Education in Warsaw. She received a diploma in the Sculpture Studio of Prof. Maciej Zychowicz and a Master of Arts degree in the Intermedia Activities Studio of Prof. Wiesław Karolak. She creates in Wrocław, where she takes part in numerous artistic and cultural-animation projects. She co-founded the “Tętno” Art Gallery.