Signed p.d.: BK [tied monogram] | BĄK
Signed on reverse on panel: "PRIMA MOBILIA XLV" | 2014 | KAROL BĄK | 5.04.2022 plein-air - Szczyrk
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He graduated from the High School of Fine Arts in Poznań and received a diploma in interior design exhibition. In 1984, he began studying at the Faculty of Graphic Arts at the State Higher School of Fine Arts (now the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań). He completed his studies in 1989 with two diplomas with distinction, both in graphics, under Professor Tadeusz Jackowski, and in drawing, in the studio of Professor Jaroslaw Kozlowski. He received the "Diploma 89" award in Toruń for his graphics, while a year later he won first place in the "21st Post-Competition Exhibition for the best graphics and drawing of the year for the Jan Wroniecki medal."
Karol Bąk painted several hundred oil paintings over a dozen years, which constitute the largest part of his artistic output. In addition to them, he also created prints, ink drawings, pastel portraits, pencil sketches, and wall frescoes. His most popular series of paintings include Sailboats, Dialogues, Cocoons, Halos, Four Elements, Judith and Salome, Prima Mobilia, and Nocturnes inspired by the music of Frederic Chopin, on the occasion of the Chopin Year 2010.
The artist has had more than a dozen solo exhibitions since 1988 and participated in dozens of group exhibitions. Among the latter are Polish Surrealists (Warsaw 2008), ART.-EXPO (New York, Las Vegas 2008), Primavera (Rotterdam, Netherlands 2008 and 2009), Charm of Women. Charm of Flowers (Sopot 2009), Magical Dreams (Wloclawek 2011), Art Revolution Taipei (Taipei, Taiwan 2012 and 2013), ARTEUOMO (Rome, Italy 2012), Magical Dreams II (Szczyrk 2013). His works have also inspired students at the Higher School of Arts in Warsaw, who have designed their own creations based on the costumes created in the paintings. He has participated in international plein-air paintings at home and abroad, including in Segovia, Spain.
