Dimensions: 170 x 134 cm
signed, dated and described on the reverse: '"REQUIEM | XI. - Gregorian | JAN | BER | DYSZ | AK | 1968'' and a sticker from Jan Berdyszak's exhibition at the National Museum in Poznan.
Origins
collection of Wojciech Fibak
Exhibited
"Jan Berdyszak", BWA "Arsenal", Poznan 1968
"Jan Berdyszak. Painting", sculpture, graphics", "Zachęta", Warsaw 1969
"Jan Berdyszak", National Museum in Poznań, 5.04-18.08.1974
Literature
Jan Berdyszak, cat. exhibition, BWA "Arsenal", Poznań 1968, cat. no. 9 (il.).
Jan Berdyszak. Painting, Sculpture, Graphics, "Zachęta", Warsaw 1969, cat. no. 13 (ill.)
Andrzej Kostolowski, Jan Berdyszak, "Współczesność", no. 13, 1969 (ill.).
Catalog of the exhibition of Jan Berdyszak, ed. by Maria Berdyszakowa, National Museum in Poznan 1974, cat. no. 69, nlb
Biography
Sculptor, painter, graphic artist, author of installations. Studied sculpture at the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Poznań. From an early period, his work focused on issues of space (the series PODWÓJNE WHEELS, 1962-1964 and 1967-1969). The next stage of exploration was the introduction of real space into the painting in the form of a hole cut in the canvas. Berdyszak's work also includes ephemeral actions. He has participated in many artistic events at home and abroad. He received the Art Prize of the "Od Nowa" Club in Poznań for his debut in painting and drawing (1960) and the Art Prize of the City of Poznań (1994).
