Dimensions: 105 x 105 cm
signed p.d.: 'KNOP'
signed, dated and described on the reverse: 'SWIMMING POOL EAV XXI | Los Angeles 15 | RAFAŁ KNOP 2022 | OIL ON CANVAS 105x105 | #5193'.
Biography
Graduate of the State High School of Fine Arts in Bielsko-Biala. Studied at the University of Arts in Poznan at the Faculty of Painting, in the studio of Prof. Jozef Walczak. The artist works mainly in oil technique. His paintings are in private collections in Poland, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Italy and the United States. He organizes plein-air art events in Tuscany, Italy. One of the main themes of the artist's works is man, in various representations, in the context of his desires and weaknesses. They are also attempts to synthesize figures in space, often referring to current problems of today. These illustrations are intriguing and non-obvious. He has participated in numerous exhibitions: ATH Academic Gallery Meeting 7, Bielsko-Biala 2015; 3rd Bielsko Festival of Visual Arts - BWA Bielska Gallery - Bielsko-Biala 2014; Art Fresh Festival V - Warsaw 2014; ATH Academic Gallery Meeting 6 - Bielsko-Biala 2013; Habsburg Castle - Watercolor and gouache, Zywiec 2000.