Zbyslaw Maciejewski (1946 - 1999), Untitled, 1977

ink, paper, 46 x 63.5 cm, signed p.g.: "Zb. 7 IX 1977".



Counted among the leading Polish artists of the 2nd half of the 20th century. Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, where, in 1969, he received his diploma in the Painting Studio of Professor Waclaw Taranczewski. Later, he himself became a professor at the same academy (since 1989 he has led the Painting Studio at the Graphic Arts Department), as well as a professor at the European Academy of Arts in Warsaw. His work is inspired by the art of the Young Poland period, Art Nouveau, Colorism and the culture of the Far East, among others. Maciejewski often referred to metaphor, often with erotic overtones, which is why his compositions attract the viewer's attention mainly by their atmosphere - mysterious, enigmatic, or joyful, full of unbroken, though tension-laden, peace. He built up this mood with the help of an original system of painterly signs: the matter of his works is usually formed by vibrating, pulsating with his favorite colors (including various tones of green) and light small brushstrokes, mosaically filling the plane. He was an accomplished art connoisseur, a collector of Eastern carpets, porcelain, Japanese engravings and Polish painting. He died prematurely, after a serious illness, in 1999. For his paintings, among many others, he received the Witold Wojtkiewicz Award in 1997, awarded by the Cracow District of ZPAP.