Symbol i groteska: O malarstwie Witolda Wojtkiewicza

A lecture in the series "Young Poland's Revolution" organized by the Art Tranfser Foundation.

Boy-Żeleński admitted that no one took Wojtkiewicz seriously in the early 20th century. His works were described as strange and perverse; no one knew how to classify these works full of the grotesque and mysterious metaphors. Today the work of the author of Circuses is considered one of the most outstanding artistic achievements of Young Poland painting and graphic art.

Presenter: Paweł Bień - art historian, culture expert, poet. He graduated from Interdisciplinary Individual Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences at the universities of Wrocław and Warsaw. He regularly collaborates with the National Museum in Warsaw and the Fryderyk Chopin Institute. He has been a guest lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, art exhibition offices and several Universities of the Third Age. He is the author of the poetry book Light Sensitivity.