Krzysztof Gliszczyński (1962), Gmerk, synergistic painting, pigments, oil, encaustic on canvas stretched on board, diameter 90 cm x 0 cm, 2017
About the work: Krzysztof Gliszczynski (1962), Gmerk, synergistic painting, pigments, oil, encaustic on canvas stretched over board, diameter 90 cm x 0 cm, 2017 The work has the form of a circle, a tondo often found in Renaissance art. The circle is recognized in the culture of Greek antiquity as a complete, perfect figure, as is the square.On ablue-red background, the artist places a drawing outlined with a red line, these are the fields of the square vertically, or rhombuses, divided into individual fields on the principle of delineating successive diagonals. The result is a unique symbol, a personal mark, like a medieval "gmerk" - a freeman's mark, the personal signature of the artist. The rich symbolism of this work, both in terms of method and abstract content, introduces the viewer to the atmosphere of European art of several eras. The juxtaposition of the circle form with rectangles in the drawing and the very energetic combination of blue and red colors also gives this work an unusual energy that fills the space with a positive aura. It further adds an aesthetic dimension tothis work . Investment work with an upward trend.
Krzysztof Gliszczynski (1962) studied at the Academy of Fine Arts (now the Academy of Fine Arts) in Gdansk, Poland, at the Faculty of Painting and Graphics from 1982-87 in Prof. Hugo Lasecki's basic painting studio and Prof. Kazimierz Ostrowski's graduation studio. He received the title of professor in 2011. In 1995-2002 he was the founder and co-manager of the "Kolo" Gallery in Gdansk. Originator of the Kazimierz Ostrowski Prize awarded to artists by ZPAP in Gdansk. He works at his alma mater. Served as Dean of the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk in 2008-2012 and as Vice-Rector for Development and Cooperation at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk in 2012-2016. Creates painting, drawing, spatial objects and video. Currently leads the 3rd Studio of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk. In 2023, he presented his works at the Zachęta National Gallery of Art in Warsaw in an exhibition entitled Color and Paint. Krzysztof Gliszczyński & Tadeusz Gustaw Wiktor. Krzysztof Gliszczynski's work is firmly rooted in the European tradition of painting, understood both as an artistic discipline, but also as a craft with the characteristics of an archetype in culture. The expression of the work rangesfrom an emotional, jittery line or a surface saturated with color, to symbolic geometric forms cemented by the conceptual construct of the cultural universe. The narrative carried out by the artist equally refers to the work in its autonomy, as well as to the human condition in its cultural and historical variability. The techniques used range from ancient encaustic techniques to ready-made installations and video projections. Encaustic is a painting technique involving the use of paints in abeeswaxbinder , sometimes with the addition of drying oils to increase the fluidity of the paint. It was used in ancient Greece and Rome. The artist's exhibition in Warsaw's Zachęta Gallery in 2023 and his achievements to date position the artist's work high on the art market's investment quotations.
