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Polish wycinanki became a popular folk craft in the mid-1800s. [3] Wycinanki originated with shepherds cutting designs out of tree bark and leather during inclement weather. [4] Colorful wycinanki were pasted on furniture or roof beams as decoration, hung in windows, and given as gifts. Wycinanki vary by region.
The following is a list of some important Polish artists and groups of artists. ... Paweł Althamer (born 1967), sculptor, video art; Maess Anand (born 1982), ...
Polish art has often reflected European trends while maintaining its unique character. The Kraków school of history painting developed by Jan Matejko produced monumental portrayals of significant events and customs throughout Polish history. He is referred to as the most famous Polish painter or even as the "national painter" of Poland.
Before World War I Wianki was organised by institutions such as Polskie Towarzystwo Gimnastyczne "Sokół" ("Sokół" Polish Gymnastic Society). After World War II Wreaths became a "light and sound" event - a large-scale open-air performance. The event was partly a dramatic show (which featured theatre plays) and a finale firework show.
The Museum of Polish History or the Polish History Museum (Polish: Muzeum Historii Polski) is a museum and national cultural institute [2] in Warsaw, Poland. The purpose of the museum is to present the most important events in Polish history , with a particular emphasis on Polish traditions of freedom.
Many works of art of, at that time unknown or of uncertain provenance [11] (e.g. originating from Nazi German art repositories in Polish Recovered Territories in Kamenz, Karthaus, Liebenthal and Rohnstock among others) were nationalized by the communist authorities [13] using subsequent decrees and acts [14] from 1945, 1946 and 1958 and were ...
Magdalena Abakanowicz (1930-2017), sculptor; Wiesław Adamski (born 1947), sculptor; Kazimierz Adamski (born 1964), sculptor; Janusz Akermann (born 1957), painter and professor of Fine Arts in Gdańsk
Joanna Salska (active since the 1980s), Polish-American visual artist; Resia Schor (1910–2006), Polish-American artist; Maria Seyda (1893–1989), portrait painter; Krystyna Smiechowska (born 1935), painter; Karina Smigla-Bobinski (born 1967), intermedia contemporary artist; Anna Sobol-Wejman (born 1946), printmaker