NADAN is pleased to present the first solo exhibition of ceramic works by multidisciplinary artist Antoni Starczewski in Germany during Berlin Art Week 2024. Entitled „Moulding the Ideas“ the exhibition showcases selected ceramic works from the artist’s oeuvre, highlighting the versatility and depth of Starczewski’s sculptural work and emphasizing the significance of his boundary-crossing endeavors.

The avant-garde character of Antoni Starczewski’s works resounds with exceptional force today. They are the result of experiments created from the late 1950s to the beginning of the 1980s, when they were an element of public de ceramics in Poland interiors or the heritage of folk culture. These realisations were part of the language of expressing the ideas of linear notation, materialising a very consistently developed concept.

Antoni Starczewski (1924–2000) was one of the most significant Polish artists of the 20th century. Educated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź, he was greatly influenced by the teachings of avant-garde artist Władysław Strzemiński. A particular characteristic of his art was the multimedia and multi-layered use of a wide variety of surfaces, techniques and textures, including ceramics, prints, textiles and in-situ projects. Starczewski explored the fields of visual art, music and language and combined them in an inimitable way. A fundamental principle of his work was his conscious refusal to differentiate between fine and applied arts. He sought the expression of his ideas in different materials and methods and regarded art as an area in which related statements can interplay in a variety of forms

Curated by: Marta Kowalewska, Grzegorz Musiał
Vernissage: September 6, 2024, 5 pm to 9 pm
Exhibition duration: September 7, 2024 to November 16, 2024
Exhibition location: Meraner Straße 7, 10825 Berlin
Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 1 pm to 6 pm (or by appointment)
Contact: nadan@nadan.org

More: https://nadan.org/moulding-the-ideas

Foto © Norbert Piwowarczyk / CMWŁ