Title: Jan Dobkowski October 1-31, 1972 Gallery 72 [...] Chelm
Author: Jan Dobkowski
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Notes: Affiche illustrated with two works by Jan Dobkowski (oils: "Fruiting" and "Sin". - typical of the artist's fluid biological-erotic forms) with an extensive text by Bożena Kowalska published in an edition of 500 pieces
About the author: Jan Dobkowski a.k.a. "Dobson" (born 8.06.1942 Lomza) painter, illustrator, author of actions and spatial installations. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts (ASP) in Warsaw in 1968, majoring in painting in the studio of Prof. Jan Cybis. In 1967-1970, together with Jerzy Zieliński (Jurry), he formed the "Neo-Neo-Neo" group. The artist in this period used only four colors in his works: red, green, yellow, blue. Since 1968 the famous series of works in red-green tones. In 1972, the artist received a Kosciuszko Foundation scholarship, then he went to New York. There he creates figures from colored Plexiglas plates. In 1978, a retrospective exhibition of J. Dobkowski's works from 1963-1978 was organized in Warsaw's Zachęta Gallery, a characteristic feature were numerous erotic themes and fluid biological-erotic forms. The 1980s saw the creation of the monochromatic series Erotikon, Hope and Darkness, Either-or, with the artist gradually introducing more and more color, and in the 1990s the series Sounds, followed by Simultaneous Images (1995-1996), Carnival in Rio (from 1997), Nocturnes (1998) and the series of watercolors Universe, begun in 1992. He has exhibited his works in more than 100 solo exhibitions around the world, works in prestigious collections. Among others, he received a gold medal and an award at the Golden Grape symposium in Zielona Gora (1970), the C. K. Norwid Award (1978) and the Jan Cybis Award for lifetime achievement (1994)
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Item in nice condition, trace of multiple secondary folding.



