Ink drawing, tempera, dimensions 36x50 cm.
"Wojciech Sęczawa gives his realizations the character of constant construction. Radically simplifying the style, he shifts the focus of all decisions towards massive masses with angular, rhythmic shapes and clearly emphasized tectonics. Treating material as an important component of art and an attribute of ideas, the artist materializes his designs most preferably in wood, although he also combines this material with stone and ceramics. He considers the syncretism of the values of traditional art with the contemporary way of solving artistic problems, both formally and aesthetically, to be a matter of primary importance."
Born in 1961. Studied at the Department of Sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts (now the Academy of Fine Arts) in Gdansk, graduating in the studio of Professor Edward Sitek in 1986. Currently a professor at the Department of Sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk. He presents his works in prestigious galleries in the country (Gdansk, Elblag, Wroclaw, Poznan, Krakow, Warsaw) and abroad (Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, France, Switzerland, USA). Winner of many awards, including. Scholarship of the Minister of Culture and Art (1987), Winter Salon, Warsaw, silver medal (1993), Spring Salon, Warsaw, gold medal (1998), EFA Grant, New York (1995), First Prize for the design of the Mariner's monument in Gdynia (2006), Award (2011) and Scholarship (2012) of the President of the City of Gdansk.
