Edward DWURNIK (b. 1943), Image No. 343, 2015

oil, canvas; 30 x 80 cm;
signed, dated and described on the reverse: 2015 / E. DWURNIK / "PAINTING NO: 343" / NO: XXV -343- / =5239=.

The only Polish artist who managed to achieve international success before the transformation (including participation in "documenta 7" in Kassel in 1982). Also - the only artist who, regardless of recognition in professional circles, became popular in all circles of art consumers. In 1963-70 he studied painting, printmaking and sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw.
In 1965, he began a series of drawings and watercolors independent of his course of study, and from 1966, oil paintings "Hitchhiking Journeys" - characteristic views of cities from a bird's eye view (continued to this day). Since 1970, more than a dozen other series of paintings are created, including 1972-1978's "Sportsmen" - one of Dwurnik's most highly regarded painting series today, depicting half-caricatured, half-comic strip characters of ordinary communist everyday life. Among the subsequent series of paintings are two series dedicated to the tragic fates of people caught up in history: in "Road to the East" (1989-1991) Dwurnik commemorates the victims of Stalinism, and in "From December to June" (1990-1994) he commemorates the victims of martial law in Poland.
Dwurnik's oeuvre also includes non-aligned paintings, such as the "Blue" series (1990s) are horizonless seascapes close to abstraction, and "Twenty-fifth" colorful abstractions in action painting technique. In addition to painting, Dwurnik pursues printmaking and drawing. He created drawings and gouaches for the animated films "Warzywniak, 360 degrees" (2007) and "Oasis" (2009), directed by Andrzej Baranski.
(source: dwurnik.pl)