Listed Polish Abstract Expressionist Zbignew Kupczynski 1959

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Striking painting and certainly makes me wish the artist continued in this direction instead of painting those modern/pop figurative works he turned to later in his career when he re-located to Canada. Apparently abstract Expressionism was not being well received in Kupczynski's native Poland according to this bio: "Kupczynski moved to Wroclaw to receive formal training at the Academy of Fine Arts in 1946, at the age of 18. In 1952, Kupczynski became a member of The Association of Polish Artists, but the country's socialist realism policy barred his work from exhibition due to his tendencies towards expressionism and semi-abstract art. [7] A change in Poland's government in the mid 1950s precipitated new trends in abstract expressionism and rising interest in Kupczynski's work. In 1956, French artist Andre Pignon visited Kupczynski in Warsaw and was appalled by the living and working conditions. Pignon's intervention resulted in the Ministry of Arts and Culture in Poland allocating a studio to Kupczynski.By the late 1950s, Kupczynski had attracted the attention of both Polish and Western critics, and he was featured in various publications, including Tygodnik , Stolica , Przeglad Kulturalny , Wspolczesnosc , Po Prostu , Munchen Merkur , and Tagebuch . He was one of three artists featured in a documentary by The National Film Board read more

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