Zbigniew Andrzej Dłubak (1921–2005) was a Polish painter, photographer, and art theoretician. ''Kompendium'', Zbigniew Dłubak, Natalia Lach-Lachowicz, Andrzej Lachowicz, Wrocław Contemporary MuseumDłubak was born on April 26, 1921, in

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. During

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, following the

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aimed at the Polish

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and

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, he was arrested and sent to the

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, but managed to survive. In 1945 he returned to Poland, where he took an active part in the reconstruction of Polish artistic life after six years of foreign occupation. He became one of the cofounders of Grupa 55. He also cooperated with various art galleries and artistic groups, among them Krzywe Koło, Współczesna, Mała Galeria,

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, Zamek, Remont, Permafo, and Foto-Medium-Art. Between 1953 and 1972 he was editor-in-chief of the ''Fotografia'' monthly. He was also a tutor at the

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and at the Higher School of Fine Arts in

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. In 1975 he organized a group of youngsters interested in art theory into the ''Seminarium Warszawskie'' (''Warsaw Seminary'') group and discussion club. In 1982, during the period of Martial law in Poland, he was allowed to leave the country and settled in

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near

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. He died August 21, 2005, in Warsaw. In his oeuvre he had, among others, series of paintings (''Wojna, Macierzyństwo'', ''Amonity'', ''Antropolity'', ''Movens'', ''Systemy'') and cycles of photography (''Egzystencje'', ''Gestykulacje''). He was one of the winners of 'Nagroda Prezesa Rady Ministrów I stopnia' (''The Prime Minister's Award of the I Grade'') in 1979. He was awarded with Order of the Cross of Grunwald of the third grade, a Golden and Silver Cross of Merit, Cross of Valour.

External links

Interviews with Zbigniew Dłubak
(Polish)
Photos des années 1948-1950 et 1983-2000Zbigniew Dłubak at culture.plZbigniew Dłubak - Works - Image Gallery
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