Maria Michalowska (1925-2018), Painting for Stażewski, acrylic on canvas, 80x80 cm, 1989.
Artwork information: Maria Michałowska (1925-2018), Painting for Stażewski, acrylic on canvas, 80x80 cm, 1989, back: signature on stretcher frame right top, left top author's sticker with description of work. Painting painted as a tribute to the doyen of Polish geometric abstraction Henryk Stażewski (1894-1988) on the first anniversary of the artist's death. The form refers to the aesthetics of the works of H.Stażewski, at the same time firmly rooted in the artist's series of works entitled In the Space of the Square, created in 1980-90. The work of painting has a conceptual dimension, in this case in the form of a reference to the classical form of the square and the color range of shades of blue color, taking into account the brightness and saturation of the hue. Information about the painting in the monograph Maria Michalowska, E.Kosciellak, 2014, p.61.
Maria Michalowska (1925-2018) studied at the Academy of Fine Arts (now the Academy of Fine Arts) in Wroclaw from 1951 to 1957 in the studio of Professor E. Geppert. From 1959 to 1995 she taught painting and drawing at the Faculty of Architecture at the Wrocław University of Technology, with a professorial title since 1991. She was in the founding group of the Wroclaw School (later Wroclaw Group) established by Prof. E. Geppert in 1961. She was involved in drawing, painting, photography, action art and conceptual art. She created spatial objects and installations. Her works belong to the following trends: geometric abstraction, minimal-art and conceptualism. The artist's works can be found in museum and private collections, at home and abroad. In Poland, Maria Michalowska's work is represented by Koscielak Gallery.
