Edward Krasiński (1925-2004)
Edward Krasiński was a Polish sculptor, painter, author of spatial forms, artistic installations and happenings. He was one of the most important protagonists of the Polish neo-avant-garde from the 1960s and 70s. His works can be found in the Pompidou Centre in Paris, the National Museum in Warsaw, Kraków and Wrocław, the Museum of Art in Łódź, and the National Gallery in Prague, amongst others.
Krasiński's work is a very complex, ephemeral and elusive phenomenon that combines constructivist tradition with Dadaist humour. Its most important aspect is the very life of the artist and his creative attitude towards reality, as expressed through "life in art". He constantly influenced the world with his personality, irony and humour by undermining and challenging traditional art forms and their meaning.
In the 1950s, Krasiński made erotic drawings and many surrealist paintings. Later he produced more "illustration-like sculptures", installations of wires, rods, plastic cables and discs suspended in the air or placed on disproportionately large pedestals. Krasiński was interested in the dynamics of still objects. He would combine banal objects in surprisingly simple constellations which looked like geometric graphs, achieving a formal minimalism.
EDWARD KRASIŃSKI
SOLIDARITY AVENUE/ALEJA SOLIDARNOŚCI
9th October to 29th November
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