Barbara Kaczorowska

11.7 Artistic and Educational Props Dedicated to Contemporary Art (Poster)

Barbara Kaczorowska – The Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts, Łódź, Poland

Abstract:

This poster presents Artistic and Educational Props related to contemporary art, created by students of Artistic Education at the Faculty of Visual Arts of the Władysław Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts, Łódź. The project is under the content supervision of prof. Barbara Kaczorowska. Each prop illustrates or interprets a selected aspect of contemporary art. They are intended not only for viewing but also for active participation. The recipients can be children, youth, or adults.

The authors – students – designed and made not only the artifacts but also planned various creative situations using them. Each situation is an encounter with art in an unexpected territory: joyful fun, role-playing, logical games, solving riddles and puzzles, and interaction with others.

Artistic and Educational Props Dedicated to Contemporary Art

List of student’s props: 1. Klaudia Dudek: „APOS, abstrakcja, pop-art, op-art, surrealizm i nie tylko,” 2. Paulina Jóźwiak: „Sztukołap,” 3. Maja Makuch „Art puzzles,” 4. Hanna Miterka „Smoki Sztuki,” 5. Alesia Palkhouskaya „Magnezeum,” 6. Donata Turek „Uni Squad,” 7. Martyna Tomczak „Zgadnij kto to zmalował,” 8. Liwia Wilczewska „WitkaTY.” Technical notes: The entire exhibition consists of 8 frames – boxes with props (50x50 cm) and 8 posters (50x70 cm), one for each set.

12.8 The Identity of the Earth (Art Project)

Barbara Kaczorowska – The Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts, Łódź, Poland

Abstract:

The artistic and ecological project “Earth Identity” includes workshops, artistic actions and exhibitions in various places around the world. The subject of reflection is always the place and location where the project participants are. Do they associate any aspect of their identity with this place? Why are they in this place now? The local soil (sand) becomes the artistic material. It is not a neutral material. It always comes from a specific place, has a specific appearance and history dependent on geological and anthropological changes. In the author’s language – Polish, the same word is used to describe the earth-planet, earth – the place from which a given person comes, and earth – soil, sand. Participants of workshops and actions create art works using the soil painting technique. The summary is an exhibition of these works. During the congress, selected works (paintings made with soil, sand) and documentation from the project will be presented.

Barbara Kaczorowska – The Identity of the Earth (Art Project)