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| First Name | Jacek |
| Last Name | Sowicki |
| Born | 1948-08-12 |
| Country | Poland |
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I was born in the heat of the strange August of 1948. What a wonderful year for me; the twelfth, Leo in the sun. Was it an omen? Warsaw was full of rubble, banners and theatre. I was never far away from the arts. In 1966 the happy era of childhood and adolescence was over. I became an heir and landowner and proud freshman student of the famous and Ancient Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. What explosive years! All the freedom, no money and everything open for me. I met the great master Jonasz Steern. It was a pity I was too young and wild to listen to his words of wisdom. I said farewell to Krakow in the playful year 1968. Returning to Warsaw, the graphic department seemed to be the logical choice. Entering the domain of printmaking meant more and more studies and experiments to achieve goal, which was so far away, resembling the Holy Grail. I was awarded the Masters of Arts degree with additional diploma. The collection of strange machines cans and bottles of poisonous chemicals were my companions. In 1973 I became a full-fledged artist and a member of Artists Union. Doesnt it sound like being a certified midwife or monster? It took some years to learn what the colour intaglio really is. It is the separate reality where everything is possible and magically you can multiply it. In 1984 I dared to teach. The old Academy. Great. As the years went by I found myself to be a sort of misfit in the institution; Good-bye steady job. And all the things that were my favourite pastimes are, not necessarily in this order: church murals, tarot, student theatre, lectures, paintings, marriages, Chinese masters, drawings, music, photography, kids and love. The cats are always around me. I learn a lot from them: how to preserve natural wild ideas, instincts, clarity and tranquillity. I live in Warsaw. Jacek
Polish artist Jacek Sowicki has graduated from Krakow Art Academy in 1968 and from Warsaw art Academy Graphic Department in 1973. He is a member of Poland´s artists union. He has been a teacher at Warsaw Art Academy. Sowicki is one of the great modern artists of Poland to day. He is a sensitive, spiritual and intuitive painter. His favourite pastimes are church murals, tarot, theatre, lectures, paintings, Chinese masters, drawings, music, photography, kids and love. Cats are always around him. He has learnt from them: how to preserve natural wild ideas, clarity and tranquillity. Jacek Sowicki lives in Warsaw. |
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| Tempera and temper - A paint and process involving an emulsion of oil and water. It was in use before the invention of oil paints. Traditionally it involves an egg emulsion; thus the term egg tempera. . |
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