Sculpture white Carrara marble, dimensions: height 42 cm, width 19 cm, depth 19 cm, signed on the side ( lower part ) R.PIOT
Ryszard Ignacy PIOTROWSKI
ARTISTIC BIOGRAPHY
1971-1976 Studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Faculty of Sculpture.
1975 Prize of the Minister of Culture and Art for the best students of art schools
1976-1981 work at the Academy of Fine Arts as an assistant in the Department of Sculpture
PROJECTS, REALIZATIONS, PARTICIPATION IN EXHIBITIONS
1976-1981 realization of projects in the field of portrait sculpture, monumental sculpture, land-art
1979 participation in the Bienale Dantesco in Italy
1981 participation in the Art Festival at "Zachęta".
since 1981 realization of works of a chamber character, small sculptural forms in marble, bronze, silver using a unique method of repus
Participation in individual and collective exhibitions permanent cooperation with galleries at home and abroad
2017 First prize in the competition for the monument to "Young Ludwik Zamenhof" in Bialystok - realization of the monument 2018
2018 First prize in the competition for the monument to the "Heroic Siberian Mother" - realization of the monument 2020
2022 Art3F Art Fair, Paris
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITS
1976 Warsaw
1978 Warsaw
1979 Bienale Dantesco, Ravenna
1981 "Zachęta" Art Festival , Warsaw
1984 Sydney
1987 Warsaw, Legnica
1988 Warsaw
1998 Warsaw - Orońsko - Bygdoszcz
2000 Warsaw
2003 Warsaw, Halmstad
2004 Taranto, Crispiano, Orléans
2005 Warsaw,
2006 Paris, Volgré
2006 Eindhoven
2018 Orléans, Warsaw, Gdansk
2019 Warsaw
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1983 Warsaw
1988 Warsaw
2003 Warsaw
2005 Warsaw
2010 Warsaw
2015 Orléans
2015 Edinburgh
2016Edinburgh
2016 Pasym
2016 Warsaw
2018 Orléans, Warsaw, Gdansk
2019Warsaw
Ryszard Ignacy PIOTROWSKI
ARTISTIC CURRICULUM VITAE
1971-1976Studies at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts, Faculty of Sculpture
1975Awarded the Prize for the "Best School's Students by the Minister of Art and Culture
1976-1981 Worked as an Assistant Reader at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts, Faculty of Sculpture
PROJECTS, IMPLEMENTATIONS, PARTICIPATION IN EXHIBITS
1976-1981 realized projects in portrait sculpture, monumental sculpture, land-art
1979participation in the Bienale Dantesco in Italy
1981 participation in the Festival of Artin "Zachęta "
since 1981 realization of works of a chamber character, small sculptural forms in marble, bronze, silver using a unique method of repus
Participation in individual and collective exhibitions permanent cooperation with galleries at home and abroad
2017 First prize in the competition for the monument to "Young Ludwik Zamenhof" in Bialystok - realization of the monument 2018
2018 First prize in the competition for the monument to the "Heroic Siberian Mother" - realization of the monument 2020
PARTICIPATED IN COLLECTIVE EXHIBITON
1976 Warsaw
1978 Warsaw
1979 Bienale Dantesco, Ravenna
1981 Art Festival "Zachęta", Warsaw
1984 Sydney
1987 Warsaw, Legnica
1988 Warsaw
1998 Warsaw - Orońsko - Bygdoszcz
2000 Warsaw
2003 Warsaw, Halmstad
2004 Taranto, Crispiano, Orléans
2005 Warsaw
2006 Paris, Volgré
2006 Eindhoven
2009 Hamburg
PARTICIPATED IN INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITION
1983 Warsaw
1988 Warsaw
2003 Warsaw
2005Warsaw
2010Warsaw
2015Orléans
2015Edinburgh
2016Edinburgh
2016Warsaw
2018 Orléans, Warsaw, Gdansk
2019 Warsaw
Ryszard Piotrowski
Graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Department of Sculpture
(1971-1976), assistant at the Department of Sculpture (1976-1981)
Author of monuments, outdoor sculptures, but also small intimate sculptural forms
I work in marble, wood, metal, ceramics, silver.
"I have always been fascinated by the works of the old masters, not only the final artistic expression, but also the technique of opposing the material of sculpture or painting to perfection. Of course, sculptors are closest to me. I admire such mastery over matter when hard stone or wood becomes plastic and soft, subordinated to the idea of the creator. This is what I strive for. My intention is not only to create beautiful things, but to confront the genius of the artists of the past, to confront perfect sculptures. I don't run away from being inspired by other great works, this is how Picasso worked, among others, processing "Portrait of Infanta Margaret" painted by Velazquez.
The process of inspiration and creation of my works is very different. Many times I have an idea for a sculpture and create several sketches before I start work. Other times it is the concept that arises on its own, evolving as I create. At other times, I am inspired by the material, setting the mood to create a given form. Sometimes reality influences the artist's work, and sometimes the artist influences reality, adding his element to it. Communing with matter interests me, especially that moment when I manage to bend it to my will. There are times when I find the working process itself more fascinating, what emotions I put into it while working, than the final product. I always look at my works through the emotions that accompany their creation.
I work in different materials and with different techniques. Each material requires a different approach. Working in clay and other modeling materials is like painting with oil paints, because you can always touch up something, correct it, change it, paint another layer of oil paints. Working in stone is like painting with watercolors or creating Japanese graphics, because one careless move and all the work is for naught, you just can't improve the stone. It resembles stepping on brittle ice.
On top of that, the structure of the mineral is not always predictable. Working in stone is extremely difficult and therefore fascinating Sculpting begins with "inscribing" the imagined shape into a lump of marble. The sculpture has to be fit into the outline of the stone, and then the excess unnecessary matter is laboriously removed. But the material in which I work doesn't matter much to me, what is important is the perfection of the workmanship, I often return to works that I considered already finished, I always find something to improve. I constantly strive for perfection."
Warsaw, March 5, 2022 Ryszard Piotrowski
