Piotr Czyż Reflections

supervisor: dr. hab. Agata Dworzak-Subocz
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
Faculty of Fine Arts

biography

(born 1991, Bydgoszcz)
He is a graduate of Graphic Arts at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Toruń. He currently studies doctoral studies in the field of fine arts in Toruń. He participated in national and international art projects and exhibitions. Apart from participating in many group exhibitions such as GPMGP in Krakow or Poznań Student Biennale, he also had several solo exhibitions.
Often uses uncomfortable eye contrasts, compositions or combinations. He uses synthetic forms and multiplication staying modest about color, balancing between op-art, minimalism and conceptualism.

INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS

2014.08.22 - Czyżby Czyż / Mozg, Bydgoszcz 

2015.08.14 - Czyż Piotr serigraphy / Mozg, Bydgoszcz 

2017.04.19 - PO 3. / OdNowa, Torun

2017.06.21 – Reflections. / Gallery ZPAP - NURT, Torun


CORPORATE EXHIBITIONS

2014.05.09 - International exhibition "Ilawa, wind in the sails" / Cultural Center in Ilawa
2014.06.06 - Exhibition of the series "5 studios" - Studio of Serigraphy / House of Muses, Torun
2014.08.15 - Exhibition at the 1st Street Art Festival "The Wild Art Session" /  Znin
2014.08.29 - Participated in the audiovisual exhibition of  SOUNDSCAPE MIRROR / Mozg, Bydgoszcz
2014.10.17 - International exhibition "Ilawa, wind in sails" / Philharmonic in Olsztyn
2015.03.06 - Main exhibition 9. Student Graphic Biennial / Gallery Arsenal in Poznan
2015.03.13 - Main exhibition of the XVI Encounters in Mogilno / MDK, Mogilno
2015.09.21 - Grand Prix of Young Polish Graphic Art in Krakow / ASP Gallery in Cracow
2016.02.26 - Movies from the series Animated Evenings / House of Muses, Torun
2016.03.23 - 05.08 - Participation in several dozen shows of the 4th Polish National Festival Animation O!PLA'16
2016.05.13 - International Student Drawing Exhibition "Draw Naturally" / Gallery Wozownia, Torun
2016.06.09 - Screenings of the 8th National Amateur Film Competition KLAPS /Cinema Eagle, Bydgoszcz
2016.06.10 - Final film screenings of the 8th Polish National Film Competition KLAPS / Cinema Eagle, Bydgoszcz
2016.08.13 - Participation in the film show during the 5th Film Festival I Love Strange Cinema / CinemaTomi, Pabianice
2016.08.18 - Polish animation show on FOCUS ON POLAND: O!PLA ACROSS THE BORDERS # 4 at the International Festival of Contemporary Animation and Media Art LINOLEUM / Kiev, Ukraine
2016.09.02 - International Student Drawing Exhibition "Draw Naturally" / Art Gallery Contemporary in Suwalki
2017.03.24 - Main exhibition of the XVII Mogileńskis Encounters / MDK, Mogilno
2017.04.06 - Basic activities - collective exhibition "On the Way" / Hall of Exhibitions, Mogilno
2017.05.12 - Captured - exhibition / UAP, Poznan
SCHOLARSHIP \ AWARDS

- Minister's Award for Students for Outstanding Achievement for Academic Year 2016/2017

- Scientific scholarship of the Rector of the Nicolaus Copernicus University for the academic year 2014/15

- Scientific scholarship of the Rector of the Nicolaus Copernicus University for the academic year 2015/16

- Scientific scholarship of the Rector of the Nicolaus Copernicus University for the academic year 2016/17

- 2016.05.13 - Award of the Artistic Association Grain Storage GS in Mogilno at the International Student Drawing Exhibition "Draw Naturally"

- 2016.06.10 - 2nd place in Animation category at the 8th KLAPS Amateur Film Competition / Cinema 
Eagle, Bydgoszcz

OTHER

- Participation in the International Open Air "Ilawa - Wind in the sails"
  30.04-10.05.2014r.

- Participating in the cycle of meetings with children from elementary school in workshops
  graphic "Young Creators" at Faculty of Fine Arts UMK. 06.2016

- Participation in workshops of serigraphy for junior high school students on 21-25
April 2017 within the framework of the 17th Science and Art Festival in Torun

- 2017.05.25 - Door open - representative of the serigraphy studio.

The main part of my fine art thesis entitled "Reflections" was completed at the serigraphy workshop. It consists of 12 plexiglass plates, 70x70 cm each. The work is supplemented by videos documenting reflections which I was creating during the work process.
As the main theme I have chosen light and it's creations. I consider light (both it's natural form and the manmade one) to be an impressive and complex phenomenon. Light is something undoubtly elusive and ephermal and such elements are outstandingly attractive to us. Every artist creates a different and unique world using light, darkness and shades. Each viewer experiences plenty of stimuli in a different way and each may find a space characteristic for his thoughts and understanding.
Presented works were preceded by a variety of experiments with diverse substrates, light and paints mixed with different admixtures. The graphics were made by modifying the photographed reflections which I have had provoked earlier. The modifications were limited to regular picture editing basing on contrast and color correction and converting the picture into raster one which is characteristic medium in serigraphy.