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Lukasz 49 | 1,746  
10 Oct 2007 /  #1
I really like paintings of T Lempicka (1898-1980)

her style is really impressing and I like this "evil" womens eyes on her paintings ;)))

and angel ;)

I like Rafal Olbinski art :) (paintings, posters)

hjggfd

tffdui

and I love our posters at all, we have our own style :)))

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Mermaid - | 29  
10 Oct 2007 /  #2
I like Zdzislaw Beksinski paintings. I visited his Gallery at the Castle Museum in Sanok, this summer. Amazing place.


OP Lukasz 49 | 1,746  
10 Oct 2007 /  #3
and more Posters authors:

Górowski Mieczysław
Tomaszwski Henryk
Wisniewski Leszek
Starowieyski Franciszek

I think our art says much more about our beautiful girls and short hair strong man ;)))

Kalarus Roman
Rosocha Wiesław
Wałkuski Wiesław
natalka - | 46  
10 Oct 2007 /  #4
I like Zdzislaw Beksinski paintings. I visited his Gallery at the Castle Museum in Sanok, this summer. Amazing place.

oh. love these paintings :)
one of my polish friends showed these to me late one night...
incredible :)

how far away his galler yfrom krakow?
OP Lukasz 49 | 1,746  
10 Oct 2007 /  #5
and before going sleep

Sawka Jan
Mermaid - | 29  
10 Oct 2007 /  #6
Natalka, I think it is about 230-250 km (5 hours drive). You can also take a bus from Krakow biega.com/sanok-bus.html
natalka - | 46  
10 Oct 2007 /  #7
thanks mermaid ^_^

i will be sure to visit there in the spring :)
witek 1 | 587  
10 Oct 2007 /  #8
What about Wojciech Kossak who participated in the painting of The Racławice Panorama which is a panoramic 19th Century panting in a rotunda (15 x 120 meters)depicting the Polish victory at the Battle of Racławice during the Kościuszko Uprising, it is located in Wrocław.


  • Kościuszko

  • rotunda
witek 1 | 587  
10 Oct 2007 /  #9
i have always liked Kossak
OP Lukasz 49 | 1,746  
12 Oct 2007 /  #10
We have a lot of paintings about history

Jan Matejko

Polish painter known for paintings of notable historical Polish political and military events. His most famous works include oil on canvas paintings like Battle of Grunwald, paintings of numerous other battles and court scenes, and a gallery of Polish kings. He is counted among the most famous Polish painters.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matejko

some of his paintings

self-portraid

Kazanie Piotra Skargi

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Battle of Grunwald
Lightbulb 1 | 39  
12 Oct 2007 /  #11
I like Zdzislaw Beksinski paintings. I visited his Gallery at the Castle Museum in Sanok, this summer. Amazing place.

Wow! Those are really incredible. It's amazing when seemingly classic archtypal scenes have layers and layers of depth that you don't immediately see, which seems to be the case with him. I'll definitely have to learn more about him. :)

We have a lot of paintings about history

Jan Matejko

Those are always great, though I'd really like to see them up close, since they have so much detail that's lost over the internet, it looks like.
Mermaid - | 29  
12 Oct 2007 /  #12
Beksinski's artwork is absolutelly stunning. There are a few links. I hope you will like the slideshow, it is amazing.


OP Lukasz 49 | 1,746  
12 Oct 2007 /  #13
information about this artist

here you have whole gallery of his famous paintings

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Matejko's_Gallery

as to details, yes they are really important, because there is a lot of historical persons, and their face or actions showed on painting have meaning. So maybe I will give you one exaple of it (the easiest ;) to show)

The jester is the only person at a royal ball who is troubled by the news that the Russians have captured Smolensk. This event happened in 1514.

and this jester isnt casual one ... (folow link below)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanczyk

so in other paintings most of characters have their interpretation, especially on pictures showing political events.
Lightbulb 1 | 39  
12 Oct 2007 /  #14
Beksinski's artwork is absolutelly stunning. There are a few links. I hope you will like the slidshow, it is amazing.

Wondeful video - definitely confirmed my guess that his work was highly intricate. Amazing range of color and textures there, and fitting music. It's pretty terrible to read about his last few years of life, but at least he had a long, accomplished career.
Eurola 4 | 1,902  
12 Oct 2007 /  #15
£UKASZ, thank you. What a beautiful art you supplied!
I'm so happy to see the deep imagination of the artist(s). The posters are absolutely stunning. So much talent. I think of all the times in the past (communist times), when so much talent was lost, not able to express themselves...
OP Lukasz 49 | 1,746  
12 Oct 2007 /  #16
I have noticed that we talk here about Polish sousage or vodka and we have a lot of much more intereting things in Poland. The same as USA has much more interesting things to show than Bush or McDonald ;)))

as to communist times ... yes I agree we lost a lot of talents and time ...
Eurola 4 | 1,902  
12 Oct 2007 /  #17
A very good observation £ukasz. It's time to get sausage, vodka and bigos (great things nonetheless) out of western minds. It may take however another generation to do that. Poland is such a new kid on the block and the government is not helping. Promotions and good, positive advertisement could do wonders. Unfortunately, it is the opposite in the media. This is why you hear more about Bush or McDonald, instead of all the greatness that America is and still could be much more...
Mermaid - | 29  
12 Oct 2007 /  #18
we have a lot of much more intereting things in Poland

I agree. You can not forget about theatre or music, either. An experimental theatre company Teatr Ósmego Dnia from Poznan (I was lucky to see their spectacular open-life performance "Raport z Oblezonego Miasta" by Herbert in Sopot in 1986 or 87), avant-garde theatre Cricot 2 formed by Tadeusz Kantor (The Dead Class is one of the most famous plays) or Jerzy Grotowski's Teatr Laboratorium are just a few examples of well known Polish theatre companies.

Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, Krzysztof Penderecki and Witold Lutoslawski are great composers of classical music
Daisy 3 | 1,224  
13 Oct 2007 /  #19
Lukasz and Mermaid

This thread is brilliant, thanks for showing this and providing the links

I love all of this stuff
OP Lukasz 49 | 1,746  
13 Oct 2007 /  #20
You can not forget about theatre or music, either.

OK I fell obligated to do it ;)
saddened - | 64  
13 Oct 2007 /  #21
its great saddened
Wyspianska  
13 Oct 2007 /  #22


What u guys think about this one?
porta 18 | 297  
13 Oct 2007 /  #23
Great picture, cool in a strange way :)
Wyspianska  
13 Oct 2007 /  #24
thx Porta for comment, wanted hear honest opinions but everyone cares about some match right now :)
isthatu 3 | 1,164  
13 Oct 2007 /  #25
What a fantastic set of pictures :),not all to my taste I admit but all pretty stunning non the less.

What about Wojciech Kossak

Actualy the artist I came on this thread to mention :). I found a large book of his art in a second hand shop in my town in the UK,a Polish book (many turn up as we have a large '45 generation pop') that thankfully at the time I bought it also had a section in English(it still has that section,i mean I didnt speak any Polish at the time....) and found his story and his work most interesting, he actually served as a Uhlan in the Austro - Hungarian army and has such an eye for horses.

A few years ago I was lucky enough to see one of his very large battle scenes close up,and one not on public view while visiting a friend at the Armed forces Museum in Warsaw and have been hooked ever since. I also think his adverts for a certain still available brand of piwo are charming.
witek 1 | 587  
13 Oct 2007 /  #26
more kossak





witek 1 | 587  
13 Oct 2007 /  #27
and some more paintings of W. Kossak





witek 1 | 587  
13 Oct 2007 /  #28
Józef Chełmoński





witek 1 | 587  
13 Oct 2007 /  #29
Stanisław Wyspiański





witek 1 | 587  
13 Oct 2007 /  #30
Józef Brandt






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