Difference between revisions of "Jozef Robakowski"
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| − | + | Born 20 February 1939 in [[Poznan]], lives in [[Lodz]]. Author of films, photographic series, installations, drawings, objects, conceptual projects. Theoretician and academy professor. Studied art history in the Department of Fine Arts of the Mikołaj Kopernik University in [[Torun]], and cinematography at the National Higher School of Film, Television and Theatre (PWSFTviT) in Łódź. In Toruń, he was the founder of artistic collectives Oko (1960), [[Zero-61]] (1961-1969), and Krąg (1965-1967), and member of the 'Pętla' Student Cine Club (1960-1966). In Łódź, he co-organised the [[Workshop of Film Form]] (from 1970), and the 'Stacja Ł' Television Creative Group (1991-1992), which undertook experimental work in connecting film picture and sound, permanently entering the Polish arena of conceptual and postconceptual art of the 70s. He teaches at the National Higher School of Film, Television and Theatre in Łódź. | |
| − | + | An integral part of Robakowski's work are his statements and self-commentaries, as well as numerous programming texts and manifestoes, e.g. "Calling Once Again for 'Pure Film' " (1971), "Video Art - a Chance to Approach Reality" (1976), or "Manipulating!" (1988). Since the 1960s, Robakowski has remained an active animator of cultural life, as the author of a number of important initiatives (e.g. the Exchange Gallery), organiser and curator of exhibitions, and originator and editor of publications ("Nieme Kino", "Pst!"). Galeria Wymiany (Exchange Gallery) has been running since 1971 as a private gallery of present art, the aim of which is exchanging artistic thoughts, provoking creative initiatives. The gallery collects films, videotapes, documentation, it also produces video films and is a contact office for the international artistic movement [[Infermental]]. | |
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| − | + | * "Calling Once Again for 'Pure Film'" (1971) | |
| − | + | * "Video Art - a Chance to Approach Reality" (1976) | |
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Revision as of 23:10, 6 June 2009
Born 20 February 1939 in Poznan, lives in Lodz. Author of films, photographic series, installations, drawings, objects, conceptual projects. Theoretician and academy professor. Studied art history in the Department of Fine Arts of the Mikołaj Kopernik University in Torun, and cinematography at the National Higher School of Film, Television and Theatre (PWSFTviT) in Łódź. In Toruń, he was the founder of artistic collectives Oko (1960), Zero-61 (1961-1969), and Krąg (1965-1967), and member of the 'Pętla' Student Cine Club (1960-1966). In Łódź, he co-organised the Workshop of Film Form (from 1970), and the 'Stacja Ł' Television Creative Group (1991-1992), which undertook experimental work in connecting film picture and sound, permanently entering the Polish arena of conceptual and postconceptual art of the 70s. He teaches at the National Higher School of Film, Television and Theatre in Łódź.
An integral part of Robakowski's work are his statements and self-commentaries, as well as numerous programming texts and manifestoes, e.g. "Calling Once Again for 'Pure Film' " (1971), "Video Art - a Chance to Approach Reality" (1976), or "Manipulating!" (1988). Since the 1960s, Robakowski has remained an active animator of cultural life, as the author of a number of important initiatives (e.g. the Exchange Gallery), organiser and curator of exhibitions, and originator and editor of publications ("Nieme Kino", "Pst!"). Galeria Wymiany (Exchange Gallery) has been running since 1971 as a private gallery of present art, the aim of which is exchanging artistic thoughts, provoking creative initiatives. The gallery collects films, videotapes, documentation, it also produces video films and is a contact office for the international artistic movement Infermental.
- Writings
- "Calling Once Again for 'Pure Film'" (1971)
- "Video Art - a Chance to Approach Reality" (1976)
- "Manipulating!" (1988)
http://www.culture.pl/en/culture/artykuly/os_robakowski_jozef
http://www.robakowski.net/
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B3zef_Robakowski
