IRENEUSZ SZANDAŁA, Trace of the tan, 2001

oil on canvas, 40 x 33 cm, signed.

(b. 1974) Graduate of the Jan III Sobieski First High School "Carolinum" in Nysa and the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow. Between 2001 and 2011, he was the co-founder of the Poland-art project and the "Galerie" guidebook, aimed at promoting contemporary art. For a decade he also created art projects, documentary and multimedia materials for the Poland-artTV channel, where he served as a video producer. In his professional career he realized himself as Art Director, Director of Photograpy, Vidoe Editor. Over the years, he developed his skills by studying at Utrech School of Art and AMA Film Academy, Certified trainer of Apple Final Cut Pro and experienced lecturer of animation and video editing at Publishing School in Cracow, Poland. He is currently studying for an international degree in Creative Management in New Media at the Krzysztof Kieslowski Film School, where he is working on a graduation project entitled. "Promise and Mystery: The Art of Ambiguity in Movie Trailers / Teasers / Spots and the Impact on Audience Engagement".