Oil, canvas, 100 x 70 cm.
Piotr Naliwajko Born in 1960. Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, Department of Graphics in Katowice, 1979-84. In 1983-1989, together with Tercet Nadêty, or Group of Three , and after 1989 already individually, the artist organized more than a hundred exhibitions in Poland, Germany, Holland, USA, France. He repeatedly took part in group exhibitions in Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, the USA, France, Hungary, the USSR, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, Italy and Slovakia, among others. He exhibited large solo presentations of his paintings at International Artexpo New York 2000 and 2001, and at International Artexpo California 2000. More important publications describing P. Naliwajko's work: "Light is most important: Piotr Naliwajko and his paintings" Jacek Kurek, "Painting - conversations with Piotr Naliwajko" Monika Josińska. Jubilee catalog "50/50 Piotr Naliwajko", Plock Art Gallery, Plock 2010, "Art & Business", "Sztuka" ( several times); "Fine Art" (many times), "Art Expressions Magazine" (many times), "The Art Monthly", "Arteon", "Gazeta Antykwaryczna", Feuerländer- Regions of Vulcan : Malerei um Kohle und Stahl" (Aschendorff Verlag Münster, 2010) "Unter die Menschen gefallen" ( Cludius Verlag Munich) A. Krauss, "Malarstwo młodych 1980-1990" by J. M. Daszkiewicz, "Słownik malarzy polskich" (Arkady), "Civitas Mentis" vol. 2 (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego), "Malarze polscy XIX i XX wieku" (Gazeta Antykwaryczna) and numerous articles in the Polish, German, Dutch, American and Spanish press. The painter's paintings were written about more extensively by, among others: Andrzej Matynia, Monika Małkowska, Jerzy Madeyski, Jarosław Świerszcz, Krzysztof Cichoń, Irma Kozina, Jacek Kurek, Lechosław Lameński, Anna Kuligowska-Korzeniewska, Henk Abbink, Victor Forbes, Andreas Hildmann, Annette Krauss, Friedrich Kraft, The artist's activities (painting, street actions, unusual forms of picture presentation, etc.) have become the subject of several master's theses and one doctoral thesis. The work is documented in television films, among others: "Tercet Nadęty" W. Dobrzyński 1989, "Christus Fahrt Bus" from the series: Kunst und Botschaft RTL Germany 1991, "Brothers" J. Wolska, H. Jantos TVP 1999," Impresje" M. Olczyk TVP 2005, "Sztuka Ekranowana- Piotr Naliwajko" P. Fik TVP Culture 2009. In 2006 Piotr Naliwajko painted a curtain entitled: "Amazingly non-industrial spirit." (4.6 x 8.2m.) for the Powszechny Theater in Lodz, and in 2008 a large-format painting "Close, closest..." intended for the new Chorzow Cultural Center. He collaborates with Glass Garage Fine Art. Gallery in Hollywood.