BOGUSŁAW LUSTYK | Blood and Ink – Stigmas of Time

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BOGUSŁAW LUSTYK "Ink and Blood – Stigmas of Time" 📅 27.08 – 24.09 🎨 Free admission 🕒 Vernissage: 27.08, 7:00 PM Accessibility: translation into PJM/PHONIC, audio description Bogusław Lustyk is a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. He earned his diploma (with distinction) from the Faculty of Painting and Graphics in 1965. He practices painting, sculpture, and applied graphics. He has held over 40 solo exhibitions in Poland and abroad. He has received 25 awards for his work in the fields of poster art and painting. Since 2002, he has collaborated with the Grand Theatre – National Opera in Warsaw. He is a versatile artist, exploring forms of expression to their limits. His rich experience allows him to express himself freely in the visual language – full of charm, yet very concise, infused with energy, and still hitting the mark. His curiosity about the world, creative persistence, and extraordinary sensitivity continuously modify his works, shaping new forms of expression. His unique works are the essence of dynamism, energy, and an incredible sense of form encapsulated in gesture. Even seemingly simple compositions in this case gain remarkable expression: sometimes through minimalism, and sometimes through layering, the works captivate with an exceptional sensitivity to detail. The exhibition is enriched by an installation made of hardened paper and cardboard. Lustyk calls this Crush Art. This Art of Crushing subtly reminds us of the fragility of our lives. A tabula rasa effectively inscribed, stained, torn, and carried daily by the winds of life acquires its characteristic, personal marks. None of them are the same; each had to take a different path, encounter different obstacles, and face different experiences. Similarly, the figures whose paper outlines are individual and difficult to replicate. Shadows cast on the ground are only a general outline – the superficiality we see in another person. Only through close contact can we discover deeper layers, structures, scratches, and scars. The "Exodus" series is not a historical-patriotic inspiration but rather a personal experience of the Warsaw Uprising and childhood spent in occupied Warsaw – imprinted on the skin, recorded in memory, and embedded in a part of life. Exhibition curator: - Elżbieta Gibulska Exhibition patrons: - Institute of National Remembrance - Museum of Independence in Warsaw - Association for the Memory of the Warsaw Uprising 1944 Media patronage: - TVP Kultura