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1926 - 1997. Known for: Painting and sculpture.
Maria Tapta was born in Koscian, Poland, in 1926 and died in Brussels, in 1997. She studied at the National School of Visual Arts of La Cambre in Brussels, then staying in the Belgian Congo from 1950... Read full biography
Maria Tapta was born in Koscian, Poland, in 1926 and died in Brussels, in 1997. She studied at the National School of Visual Arts of La Cambre in Brussels, then staying in the Belgian Congo from 1950 to 1960. She directs the soft sculpture workshop at La Cambre 1976 to 1990, and the workshop... Read full biography
Maria Tapta was born in Koscian, Poland, in 1926 and died in Brussels, in 1997. She studied at the National School of Visual Arts of La Cambre in Brussels, then staying in the Belgian Congo from 1950 to 1960. She directs the soft sculpture workshop at La Cambre 1976 to 1990, and the workshop "Structure" of the Foundation of Tapestry in Tournai from 1980. Trained in traditional weaving art, the artist is recognized - internationally - as one of the main architects of renewal of the tapestry.... Read full biography
Maria Tapta was born in Koscian, Poland, in 1926 and died in Brussels, in 1997. She studied at the National School of Visual Arts of La Cambre in Brussels, then staying in the Belgian Congo from 1950 to 1960. She directs the soft sculpture workshop at La Cambre 1976 to 1990, and the workshop "Structure" of the Foundation of Tapestry in Tournai from 1980. Trained in traditional weaving art, the artist is recognized - internationally - as one of the main architects of renewal of the tapestry. This is partly thanks to her that the kind loses the general public connotation of "woman's work" to go to a work of art in itself. Using structures and ropes, she gives her compositions in the form of abstract and geometric sculptures integrating into... Read full biography
Maria Tapta was born in Koscian, Poland, in 1926 and died in Brussels, in 1997. She studied at the National School of Visual Arts of La Cambre in Brussels, then staying in the Belgian Congo from 1950 to 1960. She directs the soft sculpture workshop at La Cambre 1976 to 1990, and the workshop "Structure" of the Foundation of Tapestry in Tournai from 1980. Trained in traditional weaving art, the artist is recognized - internationally - as one of the main architects of renewal of the tapestry. This is partly thanks to her that the kind loses the general public connotation of "woman's work" to go to a work of art in itself. Using structures and ropes, she gives her compositions in the form of abstract and geometric sculptures integrating into the space in dialogue with their environment. Numerous solo and group exhibitions: Veranneman Foundation in Kruis... Read full biography
