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Zbigniew Grzyb
New Works: Branch/Sky Series
Curated by Michael Shortell
| Hear the Artist: | |
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| Using color | |
| Like a language | |
| On good painting | |
| Using a large canvas | |
| Seeing work in the gallery | |
Artist Statement:
I have not worked toward any preconceived literal content. Every painting creates a new challenge for me; each one is a new mystery I have to solve. Inspiration comes from many places; it is contantly part of my creative process.
The meditative time I spend in nature influences my unconscious. I notice images and let them be absorbed for further interpretation, and they re-emerge when I am in the studio.
Before I begin a painting I do not have a specific goal or idea for the finished work. The ideas flow during the painting process and the image emerges as its own reality. No one part of the painting is important for itself; it is only important as a part of the whole.
About the Artist:
Zbigniew Grzyb studied at the Academy of Fine Art in Cracow, Poland, graduating with a master's degree. He left Poland for further study, and traveled through Italy, France and Turkey exhibiting his work. He came to the United States in 1973, and since that time he is focusing on further development of his art.
In 1983 he had his first one-person museum show, at the New Britain Museum of Art. He was included in the Mattatuck Museum's Biennial and most recently had a show at the National Museum in Przemy?l, Poland. In addition to showing his work through New England and New York, he is a recipient Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant, and in 2008 received a grant from the Greater Hartford Arts Council.
This exhibition was made possible with the support of our members, and:
Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
Greater Hartford Arts Council's United Arts Campaign
Travelers
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Sandy & Howard Fromson
Robinson & Nancy Grover
The Wallace Foundation
Lincoln Financial Group
The Nimoy Foundation
NewAlliance Foundation