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1946 Zabrze, Poland - 2012 High Falls, New York. Known for: Multi-media public monuments, politically themed posters.
Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist. Jan Sawka, Polish Artist, Dies at 65. By PAUL VITELLO. Published: August 27, 2012. Jan Sawka, a Polish artist, arrived in New York in 1977 with... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist. Jan Sawka, Polish Artist, Dies at 65. By PAUL VITELLO. Published: August 27, 2012. Jan Sawka, a Polish artist, arrived in New York in 1977 with his wife and baby, four suitcases and a portfolio of the theatrical posters that had provoked the... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist. Jan Sawka, Polish Artist, Dies at 65. By PAUL VITELLO. Published: August 27, 2012. Jan Sawka, a Polish artist, arrived in New York in 1977 with his wife and baby, four suitcases and a portfolio of the theatrical posters that had provoked the Polish government to expel him. The family settled in a one-bedroom apartment in Manhattan, where Mr. Sawka (pronounced SOFF-ka) began creating a body of work that eventually included paintings,... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist. Jan Sawka, Polish Artist, Dies at 65. By PAUL VITELLO. Published: August 27, 2012. Jan Sawka, a Polish artist, arrived in New York in 1977 with his wife and baby, four suitcases and a portfolio of the theatrical posters that had provoked the Polish government to expel him. The family settled in a one-bedroom apartment in Manhattan, where Mr. Sawka (pronounced SOFF-ka) began creating a body of work that eventually included paintings, sculptures, engravings, editorial illustrations, architectural installations, peace monuments, light shows and a movable 10-story stage set for the Grateful Dead's 25th-anniversary concert tour. The head-spinning diversity of it made labeling Mr. Sawka... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist. Jan Sawka, Polish Artist, Dies at 65. By PAUL VITELLO. Published: August 27, 2012. Jan Sawka, a Polish artist, arrived in New York in 1977 with his wife and baby, four suitcases and a portfolio of the theatrical posters that had provoked the Polish government to expel him. The family settled in a one-bedroom apartment in Manhattan, where Mr. Sawka (pronounced SOFF-ka) began creating a body of work that eventually included paintings, sculptures, engravings, editorial illustrations, architectural installations, peace monuments, light shows and a movable 10-story stage set for the Grateful Dead's 25th-anniversary concert tour. The head-spinning diversity of it made labeling Mr. Sawka difficult, which suited him fine. "I have no idea which trend of art I represent," he told Arts magazine in 1983. "Nothing interest... Read full biography
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About Jan Sawka: Keywords
Keywords (14)
Art Method
- •Installation Art
- •Painting, Fine Art
- •Poster Art, Poster Design
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
- •Theatre Scene Painting, Stage/Set Design for Television and/or Movies
Art Media
- •Engraving, Engraver
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
Added Description
- •Newspaper Staff, Events, Artist, Cartoon, Illustration, Photography, Graphics
- •Public Art: Mural, Sculptures, Painting, Architecture in Public Places
- •THE NEW YORK TIMES Illustration and/or Photography
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Polish