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Wojciech Fangor

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Polish artist (1922-2015)

ArtistsLived 1922 to 2015 · aged 92
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Wojciech Bonawentura Fangor, also known as Voy Fangor, was a Polish painter, graphic artist, and sculptor.

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Postaci (Figures), 1950 is one of the artist's most recognized figurative paintings from the Stalinist era in PolandPostaci (Figures), 1950 is one of the artist's most recognized figurative paintings from the Stalinist era in PolandMatka Koreanka (Korean Mother), 1951, was awarded the second prize at the Second Nationwide Display of Plastic Arts in Warsaw in 1951Matka Koreanka (Korean Mother), 1951, was awarded the second prize at the Second Nationwide Display of Plastic Arts in Warsaw in 1951Studium przestrzeni at Salon Nowej Kultury in Warsaw designed with Stanisław Zamecznik in 1958Studium przestrzeni at Salon Nowej Kultury in Warsaw designed with Stanisław Zamecznik in 1958No. 29, 1963 is an example of Fangor's use of the circle, a major visual motif of the artist's work between 1958 and 1978[20]No. 29, 1963 is an example of Fangor's use of the circle, a major visual motif of the artist's work between 1958 and 1978[20]Between 1960 and 1962, Fangor designed abstract mosaics to decorate the walls and ceilings of train platforms at Warszawa Śródmieście railway station[24]Between 1960 and 1962, Fangor designed abstract mosaics to decorate the walls and ceilings of train platforms at Warszawa Śródmieście railway station[24]No. 17, 1963 was included in The Responsive Eye held at The Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1965, an exhibition credited with originating Op art movement in the United States[25]No. 17, 1963 was included in The Responsive Eye held at The Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1965, an exhibition credited with originating Op art movement in the United States[25]

Awards 3

Medal for Merit to Culture
Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Gold Cross of Merit‎

Connected to Wojciech 6

Tadeusz GocłowskiAlso won Medal for Merit to CulturePiotr PalecznyAlso won Medal for Merit to CultureJerzy JarockiAlso won Medal for Merit to CultureKrzysztof MeyerAlso won Medal for Merit to CultureZofia KucównaAlso won Medal for Merit to CultureWitold SobocińskiAlso won Medal for Merit to Culture

About this person

Wojciech Bonawentura Fangor, also known as Voy Fangor, was a Polish painter, graphic artist, and sculptor. Described as "one of the most distinctive painters to emerge from postwar Poland", Fangor has been associated with Op art and Color field movements and recognized as a key figure in the history of Polish postwar abstract art.

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Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 2015 · aged 92
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