Jacek Soliński

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Painter

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Arts

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Male

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Biography

Jacek Soliński (born in 1957 in Bydgoszcz, Poland) is a Polish painter, photographer, publicist and publisher. Since 1979 together with Jan Kaja runs an art gallery Authors’ Gallery (org. Galeria Autorska) in Bydgoszcz. Member of ZPAP Association of Polish Artists and Designers.In 2015 he received from Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (Poland) special medal for his contribution in polish culture.

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In 1980s carried out conceptual projects and published on his own three books and five books of poems in linoleum print technique. Together with Jan Kaja elaborated and issued a number of monographic art books dedicated to fine artists.

Presented several dozen of solo exhibitions (in Poland: Bydgoszcz, Gdańsk, Sopot, Toruń, Warszawa, Łódź, Kraków, Lublin; and abroad in: Paris, Rome, Tokyo and Edinburgh).

Since 1986 carries out his annual birthday exhibition of linocuts in the Authors’ Gallery. Issued dozen or so of his own publications linking series of linocuts with epigrams, prayers, poetry and prose. Made many cycles of linocuts and a cycle of paintings of 366 angels entitled ″Guardians of time″.

Linocut (selection)

"Nauka pokory" (ver.2) (1988-2001)
"Drzewo Wszechświata" (I-IV 1990)
"Wyznaczona pora" (IV-V 1992)
"Siewca i wiatr (1993)
"Wypowiedzenie imienia" (VI 1994)
"Słuchanie szelestu liścia" (VI 1994)
"W każdym momencie" (1995)
"Przesłanie dla podróżnych" (VII-VIII 1996)
"Otwieranie obecności" (VIII 1996)
"Układanie kamyków"(IX 2001)
"... i szum jego słyszysz, lecz nie wiesz, skąd pochodzi i dokąd zmierza" (V-VI 2002)
bez tytułu (IX 2002)
"Domniemana przestrzeń" (2009)
"Zasłona" (2015)