During my years in Spain, I began painting a series of symbols, wich I called cryptograms.
The inspiration for this work came from the study of pictographic-heiroglyphics, which I found
in prehistoric cultures. In the series of painting, the representation of the sign appears in a continuos
simplify form, wich keeps the emocional and antropomorfical character of the symbols, however intact.
For this reason, I called this series of pictures „Emoticon“, wich ist my trademark of my artistic work.
Curriculum Vitae
1960 born in Boleslawiec, Poland. 1980 begining of studies art and graphic design at the Cracow Academy of Arts. In 1983 moved to Berlin West. Continuation of graphic and artistic studies at the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin (Academy for Art in Berlin West). In 1985 degree in Diploma in Graphic Design. 1986-92 positions as graphic designer and artist at publishers Ullstein, Bertelsmann, Cornelsen, among others. 1991-99 living and working in Spain. Positions with publishers such as Alfaguara, Anaya, Edaf, Ediciones del Prado, Mondadori, El País Aguilar, Tecnos, as well as with the Spanish Ministry of Culture. In 1999 return to Berlin. Working as an independed artist and grafic designer in various position with the publishers Beuth Verlag, Orlanda Frauen Verlag; Cornelsen Scriptor; ; Theater Zerbrochene Fenster; E&E Communikation Consultants AG; German National Theater, Weimar; iBVogt Process Engineering + Project Management GmbH; Księgarnia Akademicka Verlag, Cracow; BalletTanz, Europe‘s leading dance magazine; artist for Buddy Bär Berlin GmbH.
From the founding of Edition BETA , editing of "artists books".
Previously published: “Signs and Myth”, “Icons of Polish Feminity”, “Aphorisms”, “Labyrinth of time”, “Gilgamesh” (Georg Burckhard, translated from the German by Jozef Wittlin).
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