27.09.2024 - 20.10.2024, 00:00
11.10.2024, 10:00 - 18:00
Anna Forycka-Putiatycka
'Painted on Paper'
Exhibition curator: Jolanta Caban
Gallery DAP3 OW ZPAP at 11A Mazowiecka Street in Warsaw
Exhibition from September 27 to October 20, 2024
Opening at 18:30 on Friday, September 27, 2024
Despite technological advancements, the paper world remains a significant element of our lives, rich in opportunities for creative expression and conveying important information. It is not just a tool but also a carrier of values and traditions that successfully harmonizes with the dynamic digital world. In art and culture, paper plays an irreplaceable role as a medium for expressing creative ideas. From drawings and paintings to libraries - paper is a symbol of tradition and beauty. This tradition was instilled in me from a home full of family memorabilia, books, photographs, watercolors, and drawings. I live this tradition surrounded by my husband's library, portraits of ancestors, paintings by friends, and my own. Honoring this tradition, one of my ancestors, Stanisław Putiatycki, painted watercolors that were recently exhibited at the Ethnographic Museum. Before World War II, my grandfather's and father's factory not only printed books and maps but also produced paper. Unfortunately, the war interrupted everything, leaving only books, and I did not get to participate in this family activity. Only memories in the form of books remain, although many were lost during the turbulent years of the People's Republic of Poland.
That is why I dedicated part of my work to works on paper. These are travel notes, landscapes, or projects that I later use as designs for my oil paintings. The techniques I use here are watercolor and pastel.
The second part of my exhibition consists of musical paintings. These are works created using the monotype and watercolor techniques. The works are inspired by the creativity of Alfred Lenica. When I returned from Paris, I ran my own Gallery LICORNE in Saska Kępa for several years. One of the first exhibitions I organized was an exhibition of works by Alfred Lenica and his daughter Danuta Lenica-Konwicka, which the master Tadeusz Konwicki himself asked me to curate. The exhibition was opened by Wojtek Makowiecki - the director of the Poznań Arsenal - a well-known Poznań gallery at the time. I received over 50 carefully framed works by Lenica from Gallery ABC in Poznań and from the Arsenal. These were mainly works on paper, monotypes, and watercolors. Daily contact with the authentic works of this painter and musician led me to the idea of combining these two fields of art. This later resulted in the establishment of the Creative Group Symphony, which today brings together well-known Warsaw artists. My adventure with graphics began with monotypes. I presented a large exhibition of musical monotypes - 'Monotypes and Other Memory Cards' in 2015 at CPK Praga Południe and in 2016 at the Municipal Library in Puszczykowo - my hometown. I showed the monotype 'Gothique silvestre' at the 'Korekta' Gallery. Today, I focus on 'Musical Monotypes,' which are a hallmark of my abstract painting. Monotypes are unique because a painted image can only be printed once. The choice of the right paper is crucial, as it is not a matter of chance but an artist's choice, since the durability of the work also depends on the paper. This cannot be underestimated. I print my monotypes on Fabriano paper and sign them with a dry stamp, just like the other works made on paper. Each of my works has a certificate of authenticity.
Anna Forycka-Putiatycka - painter and graphic artist, member of the Association of Polish Artists and IAA/A/AP-UNESCO. She is a graduate of the Faculty of Interior Architecture of the State Higher School of Fine Arts (now the University of Arts in Poznań named after Magdalena Abakanowicz). She attended the painting studios of Professor Tadeusz Brzozowski and Professor Andrzej Kurzawski, as well as the exhibition studio of Stanisław Zamecznik. She also studied at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń at the Faculty of Conservation of Monuments.
At the PAN Scientific Station and the Polish Library in Paris (now the Polish Library Institute in Paris), and later in art galleries in Warsaw, she co-organized openings and cultural and scientific events. For many years, together with her husband and children, she ran the Scientific-Artistic Salon 'Souvenir Napoléonien.' During the 'Saska Kępa Festival,' she opens her studio and Art Gallery in the garden. She is the founder and curator of exhibitions of the Creative Group SYMFONIA at OW ZPAP (painting inspired by music). She writes reviews of art exhibitions, memoirs, and introductions to the 'Symfonia' Group catalogs. She is a member of the Hoover Group, Visual Dance, Art Interference, the 'Painters' Club' at the Szembek Historical Society, and is also a member of the Polish Maritime Artists Association. She is a finalist in the competitions: 'Muza 2015 - Magdalena Abakanowicz' - Warsaw 2015; International Competition - II Quadriennale Betesda 2021, 'Grafiteka 2019' competition. She participated in competitions: Paintings Painted by Music / Cultural Foundation of the Polish Landscape. J. Paderewski, Kraków 2010/11 - (work in the catalog), VI International Biennale of Pastels Nowy Sącz 2013 (work in the catalog), VII International Biennale of Graphics Guanlan China 2019 - monotype in the collection. She has presented her works at over 250 group exhibitions and 30 individual exhibitions in Poland and abroad. She is known for her unique monotypes - the 'Music' and 'Cathedrals' cycles. She paints watercolors, practices pastel painting, and engages in artistic graphics. However, her most important works are large-format oil paintings, which are a continuation of the diary of life that flows like a river, leaving behind a 'trace of the landscape' in the form of works of art. In her work, she focuses on light, counterpoint, melody, harmony, and color. She pays attention to the quality of texture. She conveys emotions related to experiences and observations of nature. To achieve her intended goal, she uses various means of expression: from realism to abstraction. She employs various techniques. In painting, she undertakes thematic cycles - trying to extract the beauty of a new expression derived from the tradition of art through artistic gestures. She draws inspiration from both her travels and her family's history.
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