Adam Bakalarz, ABRZ 4/8

patinated bronze, 45x16x25 cm

Born in 1989 in Tychy. Works in painting, printmaking and sculpture. He graduated from the Faculty of Graphic Arts at the Pedagogical University in Cracow. He earned his diploma in 2016 under the direction of Dr. Stanislaw Cholewa in the intaglio studio. The main motif in his work is human figures, transformed and technically synthesized. He combines organic shapes with architectural-sculptural forms, adding an emotional charge and intimate intimacy to them. He often depicts his figures in a strong relationship with flora and fauna, and the feeling of their connection is heightened by their placement on a flat monochromatic surface. Boguslaw Deptuła aptly summed up his work in a brief statement: By sculpting he paints, by painting he sculpts.... The artist has had many solo and group exhibitions, and his works have been shown in the United States, Great Britain, Sweden and Italy, among others. They are also in numerous collections at home and abroad.