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Zbigniew Kupczynski (born November 28, 1928) is a Polish-Canadian abstract expressionist artist known for his colorful portrait paintings of celebrities and children.〔(Vancouver Public Library )〕〔1997. "Flying Colours," ''Where Vancouver''.〕 His work has been the subject of hundreds of exhibitions throughout Europe, North America, Australia and Japan since the 1950s.〔Hogan, Judith (1988). "Calendar December", ''Vancouver'', p. 156.〕〔 Today, Kupczynski's works are held in private and corporate collections worldwide, including the estates of former US President Richard Nixon and Pope John Paul II.〔Alsop, Kay (1992). "A gift of art," ''The Whistler Journal'', p. 13.〕〔 ==Life== Kupczynski was born in Wilno, Poland, the only child of an officer in the Polish army. He started drawing with crayons as a child and was introduced to painting by his father.〔 At the age of 11, Kupczynski escaped to Warsaw with his mother during the Soviet invasion of Poland, while his father went to Britain to aid in the war effort.〔Kupczynski, Zbigniew (2003). ''Art Warrior'', Granville Island Publishing, Vancouver. ISBN 1894694228.〕 While Kupczynski is known for his abstract and figurative works, he has experimented with a wide range of mediums. In the 1950s and 1960s, his paintings were predominantly oils on canvas. In the late 1960s, he experimented with metal compositions, which were exhibited in Poland, Sweden and Denmark. Acrylic paint has been his preferred medium since the 1970s, when he immigrated to Canada.〔(Zbigniew Kupczynski on artnet ). Retrieved on February 3, 2013.〕 Described as "one of the wild boys of Polish art" by Harold Schonberg of ''The New York Times'', many of Kupczynski's portrait paintings are characterised by his unique personal style, use of bright colors on canvas, and trademark mini-scenes on the accentuated noses of his subjects.〔Makarewicz, Bonny (1992). "Internationally acclaimed Canadian poet, artist Kupczynski here Sunday," ''The Whistler Question Local News'', p. 23.〕〔〔Tant, Lisa. "A nose for art," ''Where Vancouver'', p. 38.〕〔Alsop, Kay (1993). "Wonderful whimsy," ''The Whistler Journal'', p. 16.〕 He signed a contract with The Art Emporium Gallery in Vancouver, before opening the Kupczynski Studio Gallery with his wife in 1980.〔 For 15 years, the gallery offered oil pastels, acrylics, posters, drawings and tapestries.〔Pollack, Jill; Kupczynski, Zbigniew (1997). ''Kupczynski'', Flower Valley Press, Gaithersburg. ISBN 1886388008.〕 Kupczynski devoted much of the 1980s to commissioned work, including posters for the Vancouver Opera, a ceramic mural for British Columbia's Children's Hospital, and a poster entitled ''Pax in Terra'' to commemorate Pope John Paul II's visit to Canada.〔〔Kupczynski, Zbigniew (1991). ''Three Hundred Years of Kupczynski'', Art West Publishing. ASIN B003AUTD8M.〕 Kupczynski lived in Stockholm, Sweden, for two years before relocating to Vancouver, Canada, where he now lives with his wife, Eva.〔 He has three daughters. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zbigniew Kupczynski」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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