Albert Kozak, Silversmith
Lime wood, silver
Dimensions: 148 x 43 x 40 cm
Work signed
UNIQUE
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"Silversmith" was created as a result of a strong personal need to develop a portrait in fusion with a Roman coin and the use of silver flakes.
The figure, modeled on a self-portrait, is symbolically upside down, holding between his fingers a Judas silversmith - a denarius of Tiberius, slowly falling, leaving its infamous mark on the figure.
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Albert Mikolaj Kozak In 2018. received a diploma with distinction from the Faculty of Sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw in the studio of Prof. Adam Myjak, an appendix in medallic art in the studio of Prof. Hanna Jelonek. He is currently an assistant at his alma mater in the Sculpture Studio of Prof. Adam Myjak and in the Wood Studio of Dr. Marek Kowalski. He has participated in national and international exhibitions, including in Warsaw, Krosno, Gdansk, Poznan, Barcelona, London and others. Winner of many art competitions and reviews, including the "MEAM Purchase Award" at the 15th International ARC Salon in New York, "Mencion de Honor" at Figurativas 2019 in Barcelona, "The Tiranti Prize" at FACE2020 in London, "Golden Chisel" for the best diploma of the Faculty of Sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Finalist in the competition for the YES Scholarship in Poznan, Scholarship recipient at the University of Bergen (Norway), scholarship recipient of the Rector of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. National representative at XXXV FIDEM Art Medal Congress and Medal Exhibition in Ottawa (Canada). FIDEM member since 2020. He is currently working on his doctoral thesis at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. His sculptures are in collections at home and abroad (including the Museu Europeu d'Art Modern in Barcelona).
