Karol Gawroński Imponderabilia

supervisor: prof. Jan Szmatloch
Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice
Faculty of Art

biography

Karol Gawroński, born in Katowice, Poland in 1990. Finished Secondary School of Fine Arts in Katowice in 2010. Graduated from Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice. His diploma was obtained in the Intaglio Studio of Professor Jan Szmatloch in 2015

past major exhibitions:

  • Distinction in International Painting Competition “Młody Wawrzyn” Galery DNA 2015.
  • First award: Student picture of the year - Academy of Fine Arts, Katowice, 2015
  • Guanlan International Print Biennial,2015
  • International Draving Competition, Figurama, 2015
  • 25th International Biennial Exhibition of Modern Exlibris, Malbork Castle Museum, Malbork, Poland, 2015
  • Second prize: The International Small Engraving Salon 2014, Florean Museum
  • 15th International Bienniale of Small Graphics Forms and Ex-libris, Museum, Ostrow Wielkopolski, Poland, 2014
  • International Ex Libris Competition Varna, 2014
  • 15th International Triennial of Small Graphic Forms, Villa Gallery, Lodz, Poland, 2014
  • Anatomy 2, an international art project, Museum Marka Chagalla, Centre for Contemporary Art, Witebsk, Belarus, 2014
  • SHARP- EYE SKILLS, Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice, Legnica 2014
  • XVI International Biennial Print Exhibit: 2014 ROC, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan, 2014
  • 1st International Higher Education Institution for art Studies Student graving Triennial, Katowice 2014
  • International Draving Competition, Figurama, Prague 2013, Bratislava 2013
  • Exhibition of works by students of the Painting Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice; “Masa Perłowa”; Gallery EMDES; Wroclaw; 2013
  • Exhibition of photographs and photobooks, Bibloteka Główna, Jastrzebię Zdrój, 2013
  • Exhibition of works by students of the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice and the University of Arts in Poznań; „ Obszary rysunku”; Ośrodek Kultury Chrześcijańskiej; Galeria u Jezuitów, Poznań, 2013

Series of works entitled “Impoderabilia” is made in an intaglio technique. Graphics are various, in a series are both - figurative and abstract works. Through the multiplication and synthesis of figuratives scenes I achieve a transition into unreal matters. Places, events and people that are close to me inspire and provoke the emotions and feelings. I try to study these fleeting moments and make them real, change them into shapes and structures.