Piotr Błażejewski
Piotr Błażejewski
"In my paintings, or more generally, in my art, I pursue order and harmony. I often think about the endlessness and continuity and about the things that are already behind and the ones that we experience right now. I try for my paintings to be simple, synthetic and want those pivotal factors to contribute to their power. Therefore, I simplify, remove, clean… Planes of color, light and form, I want to make them perfect. I construct my painting using the simplest elements – planes and lines. And often differentiate the texture using a kind of frottage." - Piotr Błażejewski
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Biography

Was born in 1950 in Kluczbork. Painter and teacher. He studied in E. Geppert Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław and completed his diploma in painting in 1975 in Alfons Mazurkiewicz’s studio, additionally specializing in painting in architecture and urban planning, which he pursued in Mieczysław Zdanowicz’s studio. Right after graduation, he began teaching in his Alma Mater. Currently, having been awarded the title of professor, he runs his own studio in Wrocław where he teaches young adepts of painting. In 2000, upon the opening, he also started to work in the Landscape Architecture Institute in the then Wrocław’s Agricultural Academy (presently The Life Sciences University). Błażejewski is one of the most important painters of Wrocław’s structuralism and an important Polish geometrical abstractionist. Having decided to work in series, while still studying, he started to paint the series entitled “Color Architecture,” followed by: Interferences, Reflections, Collections, Unbelievable Geometric Figures, Cross Signs, Epitaphs and recently Painting Objects. So far, the artist prepared 50 individual exhibitions and participated in ca. 200 collective exhibitions (including ca. 40 abroad) winning several prizes in the prestigious painting contests. A very socializing person, he loves meeting people and sharing his experience with other artists and young people, hence his participation in ca. 50 of such events, quite often as the organizer. His greatest passion is collecting art, paintings, graphic and ceramics.

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Prizes and awards

2010

Major of Rzeszów Award in the competition ‘Triennial of Polish Painting’

1989

Grand Prix in the National Painting Competition ‘Barwy dźwięku’ (Colours of Sound) in Słupsk

Third prize in the 8th Jan Spychalski National Painting Competition in Poznań

1980

The 10th Polish Painting Festival in Szczecin - Silver medal and award of the Voivode of Zielona Góra

Exhibitions
2015 - On the road – with me, STALOWA Art Gallery, Warsaw
2013 - ‘Sign of the Cross’, Forum Gallery, Toruń
2010 - ‘Improbable geometric figures’, BWA, Rzeszów
2005 - ‘101 Pictures’, The Pokaz Gallery, Warsaw
2001 - ‘Reflections’, The City Gallery in Wrocław, Legnica
1991 - Individual Exhibition at the Castle of the Pomeranian Dukes, Szczecin
1990 - ‘Interferences’, BWA Katowice, BWA Częstochowa
1979 - ‘Architecture of Colour’, BWA AwangardaWrocław, BWA Opole
Group exhibitions
2009 - 4th International Drawing Competition, Wrocław
2008 - The Wrocław Academy of Fine Arts Presents Paintings, Graphics and Sculpture, Palace of Art, Cracow
2006 - 3rd International Drawing Competition, Wrocław
2003 - 3rd Forum of Polish Painting, Lesko, BWA Rzeszów, Ostrów Świętokrzyski, Gorzów Wielkopolski , Olsztyn , Krosno , Cracow, El Arts Centre in Elbląg, Wozownia Gallery in Toruń
2003 - 2nd International Drawing Competition, Wrocław
1999 - 1st International Drawing Competition, Wrocław
1995 - Homage to Henryk Stażewski , Chicago
1989 - ‘Poruszanie Myśli – Działania Równoległe’ (Moving Thoughts - Parallel Activities), Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw
1980/1978 - 9th and 10th Festival of Polish Contemporary Painting, Szczecin
AVAILABLE WORKS

Piotr Błażejewski

Zakynthos' slot III, 2013

acrylic, oil, canvas
100 x 40 cm

price: 5 000 zł