Lech Polcyn

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Lech Polcyn
Born (1964-09-30) 30 September 1964 (age 59)
Białystok
NationalityPolish
EducationJan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts
Known forgraphics, photography, painting

Lech Polcyn (born 30 September 1964) is a Polish graphic artist, photographer and painter, professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków.

Biography[edit]

He attended the public highschool of fine arts in Supraśl (1979–1984)[1][2] and the Faculty of Graphic Arts of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków (1985–1990),[1][3] graduating with honors from the studio of Stanisław Wejman.[1] He also studied under Zbigniew Łagocki.[4]

In 1990, he was employed as an academic teacher at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, at the Department of Photography.[1] There, from 1995 he was an assistant at the studio of Zbigniew Zegan, teaching photography.[3] From 1998, he headed the photography studio in collaboration with Agata Pankiewicz.[3] In 1997 he collaborated as a photography assistant with Deborah Turbeville on her album Cantor Theater. Between 1995–2006 he took commercial commissions as a photographer.[a]

Since 1991, he has shown his works at various individual and group exhibitions in Poland and other countries, including in the USA, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Finland, Sweden and Slovakia;[3] receiving numerous accolades.[2] He participated in exhibitions held, among others, at the Museum of the History of Photography in Kraków, the MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art, the BWA Art Gallery in Katowice, BWA Art Gallery in Tarnów, Królikarnia and Starmach Gallery.

He obtained a Ph.D. in fine arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, at the Faculty of Graphic Arts in 2009.[5] In that same year he took the lead of the studio of digital photography (No.3) at the Department of Animated Film, Photography and Digital Media of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków.[6][7] In 2010 he obtained the degree of assistant professor,[7] and then associate professor at the Faculty of Graphic Arts of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków.[8] Since 2012, he has been a lecturer at the Institute of Art of the State Higher Vocational School in Tarnów,[6] where he also holds the position of associate professor.[8][9] In 2015, at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, he obtained habilitation, a postdoctoral degree equivalent with tenure.[8] In 2019, he became a member of the Expert Committee of the Polish Accreditation Committee.

In 2011–2020, he granted a free Creative Commons license to post twelve photographs of Polish scientists on Wikipedia.[b]

Art work[edit]

Lech Polcyn is active in the fields of fine-art photography (portrait, self-portrait, nude), painting, graphic arts and graphic design.[3]

One of the themes in his work, according to critic Agnieszka Gniotek, is the "chaotic reality" of the artist,[1] shown in a private, intimate presentation; the chaos is supposed to "prevail over the attempt to organize everyday life".[1] The artist's interests include "everyday objects, situations and feelings between two people, private stories and home chronicles".[1]

Initially, Lech Polcyn created mainly still lifes and portraits. In subsequent stages, his work evolved towards "ever greater generalizations, building the plane of the canvas with a clearly marked outline and a specific color spot, excluding modeling and chiaroscuro".[1] The form and the color palette of his works were simplified more and more. The artist eventually "lost color",[1] creating compositions using a subdued palette, or "almost monochromatic".[1]

As a consequence of further simplifications, Lech Polcyn started the stage of dividing the composition into smaller fragments.[1] Fragmentation acquired a spatial dimension, leading to the creation of photographic objects "as a result of tearing barite prints, transforming them into a photographic plywood, soaked in glue and formed or stitched to take the shape of real objects or body parts",[1] which Polcyn entitled "objects of reality".[1]

Exhibitions and awards[edit]

Individual exhibitions

Group exhibitions

  • IX Konfrontacje `91, Myślenice – Distinction, 1991;[2]
  • Fotoforum, Ružomberok – Gold Medal of the Fédération Internationale de l'Art Photographique, 1993;[2]
  • V Grand Prix Photographique du Grand Passage, Geneva, 1994;[2]
  • Portret Miasta – Kraków – Grand Prix, 1995;[21]
  • XXV Gorzowskie Konfrontacje Fotograficzne, Gorzów Wielkopolski – First Prize, 1995;[2][22]
  • Hasselblad-Austrian Super Circuit, Linz – VŐAV Gold Medal, PSA Linz Gold Medal, 1996;[2]
  • Idea `97, I Ogólnopolski Przegląd Wydawnictw Reklamowych, Toruń – Distinction;[2]
  • On i Oni, Museum of the History of Photography, Kraków, 1998;[c][4]
  • II Ogólnopolskie Biennale Pasteli, Nowy Sącz – Second Prize, 1998;[23]
  • XXVIII Gorzowskie Konfrontacje Fotograficzne, Gorzów Wielkopolski – Honorary Diploma of the Artistic Council of the Association of Polish Art Photographers, 1998;[2][24]
  • Ogólnopolskie Biennale Pasteli, Nowy Sącz – Award of the Association of Polish Artists and Designers – Kraków Branch, 2000;[2]
  • 18 Festiwal Polskiego Malarstwa Współczesnego, Szczecin, 2000;[2]
  • 4 Triennale Grafiki Polskiej, BWA Art Gallery in Katowice, 2000;
  • Sacrum – Dzisiaj II, Zieliński Palace, Kielce – Second Prize,[d] 2001;[25]
  • Obraz Roku, Królikarnia, Warsaw, 2002;[2]
  • I Międzynarodowe Biennale Pasteli – Distinction, Nowy Sącz, 2003;[26]
  • Over view, Galerie Daniel Martinez, Munich, 2003;[2]
  • Some Like It Hot, Vernissage & Bloxham Galleries, London, 2003;[2]
  • Triennale z Martwą Naturą, BWA Art Gallery in Sieradz – Art & Business Magazine Award, 2003;[2]
  • International Print Triennial, Kraków, 2004;[2]
  • Targi Sztuki ST'art, Strasbourg, 2005;[2]
  • 6 Triennale Grafiki Polskiej, BWA Art Gallery in Katowice, 2006;[27]
  • Targi Sztuki, Innsbruck, 2008;[2]
  • Biennale Grafiki Cyfrowej Gdynia, City Museum of Gdynia, 2008;[28]
  • Materia medicinalis, materia artificialis – Award of the Director of the Museum of Pharmacy for painting Hygieia, Kraków, 2011;[29]
  • Fotografia, ślady czasu i emocji, Galerie Roi Dore, Paris, 2013;[2]
  • Ex Digitalis Salon, Centre of Contemporary Art in Toruń, Labsen, 2015;[30]
  • Inspiracje architekturą, Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, Promotional Gallery, 2016;[31]
  • Rzeczy. Przedmiot i obiekt w polskiej fotografii, Starmach Gallery, Kraków Photomonth, 2017;[32]
  • Bielska Jesień, Bielsko Biała, 2017;[33][34]
  • Ciało pedagogiczne, train station in Tarnów, 2018;[35]
  • Transgrafia, Fundacja Tytano, former tobacco factory in Kraków, 2018;[36]
  • Rzeczy i ludzie, BWA Art Gallery in Tarnów, 2019;[37]
  • Artyści z Krakowa. Generacja 1950–1969, MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art, 2020;[38]
  • 25. Międzynarodowy Wschodni Salon Sztuki, Centrum Spotkania Kultur, Lublin, 2020;[39]
  • * Transgrafia 2.0. Sztuka jest przestrzenią wolności, Unity Tower, International Print Triennial, Kraków, 2021.[40][41]

Distinctions[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Including for brands: Umbro, Zelmer, Vistula, Wólczanka, Pliva, Ahold, Tefal, Agmet, Ardo, Rowenta, Silica, Kael, Baltic Floor, Cersanit, Polish State Railways.
  2. ^ These included the portraits of: Jerzy Vetulani, Andrzej Szczeklik, Aleksander Koj, Jerzy Stachura, Włodzimierz Ptak, Stanisław Konturek, Ryszard Gryglewski, Edmund Przegaliński, Jacek Pietrzyk, Jerzy Maj, Marek Zembala, Włodzimierz Ostrowski.
  3. ^ Exhibition of works by Zbigniew Łagocki and his students.
  4. ^ The First Prize was not awarded.

References[edit]

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Lech Polcyn – CV". Galerie Sandhofer. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Informacje o autorach wystawy" (in Polish). krakow2000.pl. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b "On i oni" (in Polish). fototapeta.art.pl. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  5. ^ Katalog aukcyjny. Teraz nowoczesne 11.05.2016 (PDF) (in Polish). Rempex / artinfo.pl. 2016. p. 94.
  6. ^ a b "Lech Polcyn z przedmiotami na granicy rzeczywistości w Tarnowie" (in Polish). ownetic.com. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  7. ^ a b Grafika ASP Kraków (in Polish). Kraków: Akademia Sztuk Pięknych im. Jana Matejki w Krakowie. 2013. p. 101.
  8. ^ a b c "Lech Polcyn w bazie Ludzi nauki" (in Polish). nauka-polska.pl. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Lech Polcyn" (in Polish). Wydział Grafiki Akademii Sztuk Pięknych im. Jana Matejki w Krakowie. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  10. ^ Marta Majewska (30 October 2003). "Ideogramy rzeczywistości" (in Polish). fotopolis.pl. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Wernisaże wystaw i inne wydarzenia 2003" (in Polish). photomonth.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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  13. ^ "Kalendarium wystaw w Galerii Fotografii PAcamera" (in Polish). soksuwalki.eu. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  14. ^ Agnieszka Gniotek (2007). "Fragmenty chaosu" (in Polish). kwartalnik.exit.art.pl. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  15. ^ Agnieszka Gniotek. "Lech Polcyn – Galeria Ars Nova w Łodzi" (in Polish). artinfo.pl. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  16. ^ "Przedmioty nie/rzeczywiste" (in Polish). bwa.tarnow.pl. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Galeria Miejska BWA w Tarnowie: Lech Polcyn Przedmioty nie/rzeczywiste" (in Polish). tarnow.naszemiasto.pl. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Lech Polcyn – Przedmioty nie/rzeczywiste 2" (in Polish). Wydział Grafiki Akademii Sztuk Pięknych im. Jana Matejki w Krakowie. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  19. ^ "Przedmioty nie/rzeczywiste 2" (in Polish). Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej Solvay. April 2017. Archived from the original on 2 January 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  20. ^ "Lech Polcyn, wystawa "foto\grafika"" (in Polish). Wydział Grafiki Akademii Sztuk Pięknych im. Jana Matejki w Krakowie. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  21. ^ "Dekada fotografii krakowskiej" (in Polish). fototapeta.art.pl. April 2002. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  22. ^ "XXV Gorzowskie Konfrontacje Fotograficzne" (in Polish). mosart.pl. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  23. ^ "Pastelowy Nowy Sącz" (in Polish). Dziennik Polski. 4 July 1998. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  24. ^ "XXVIII Konfrontacje 1998" (in Polish). Gorzowskie Towarzystwo Fotograficzne. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  25. ^ "Wystawa "SACRUM - DZISIAJ II"" (in Polish). palacykzielinskiego.pl. 2001. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  26. ^ "I Międzynarodowe Biennale Pasteli" (in Polish). galeriabwa.bydgoszcz.pl. 2003. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  27. ^ "6 Triennale Grafiki Polskiej" (in Polish). gazeta.us.edu.pl. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  28. ^ "Biennale Grafiki Cyfrowej Gdynia 2008" (in Polish). kultura.trojmiasto.pl. 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  29. ^ "Wystawa pokonkursowa malarstwa "Materia medicinalis, materia artificialis"" (in Polish). sztukpuk.pl. 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  30. ^ "Wystawa Ex Digitalis Salon 2015" (in Polish). csw.torun.pl. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  31. ^ ""Inspiracje architekturą" na ASP w Krakowie" (in Polish). portalludzisztuki.pl. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  32. ^ "Rzeczy. Przedmiot i obiekt w polskiej fotografii" (in Polish). karnet.krakow.pl. 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  33. ^ "43. Biennale Malarstwa Bielska Jesień 2017" (in Polish). bielskajesien.pl. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  34. ^ "Biennale Malarstwa Bielska Jesień Edition 2017" (in Polish). galeriabielska.pl. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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  37. ^ "Rzeczy i ludzie" (in Polish). bwa.tarman.pl. 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  38. ^ "Artyści z Krakowa. Generacja 1950–1969" (in Polish). MOCAK. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  39. ^ "Wystawa pokonkursowa "Międzynarodowy Wschodni Salon Sztuki"" (in Polish). spotkaniakultur.com. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  40. ^ "MTG 2021. Artyści wybrani na wystawę transgrafia 2.0" (in Polish). triennial.cracow.pl. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  41. ^ "transgrafia 2.0. – Sztuka jest przestrzenią wolności" (in Polish). triennial.pl. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  42. ^ "Odznaczenia dla zasłużonych pracowników ASP im. Jana Matejki w Krakowie" (in Polish). prezydent.pl. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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