The Old and New Art of WITOLD URBANOWICZ catalogue edited by Józef GRABSKI Cracow-Warsaw 2004 232 × 252 mm, Pages: 140 35 full-page colour ill., 8 full-page b&w ill. + 20 b&w and 95 colour photographs paperback / lamin ISBN 83-918454-6-X On the cover: Fragment of The Golden One, 1960, mixed technique on canvas, 118 × 120 cm

Catalogue of an exhibition of paintings and drawings of Witold Urbanowicz (b. 1931) - an artist for over half a century faithful to painting, one convinced - contrary to popular opinions - that it is just "painting that always wins. It goes through crises but it is revived in another form" - held at IRSA Fine Art in Warsaw.

The Warsaw exhibition confronts the old and new works of Witold Urbanowicz. Shown were both works dating from the period of matter painting, as well as from the recent years. Both groups were presented in relation to drawings, thus documenting changes of Urbanowicz's artistic concepts throughout over half a century of his artistic carieer.

In recent years the artist has synthesized his hitherto experiences. He returns to structural painting, combining it with expressive colour and dynamically drawn line, using the language of abstraction to express himself - "cellular" arrangements, calligraphic signs of non-existing script and the play of crumpled, foaming, relief-like-treated texture.

All exhibited works are reproduced in full colour in the catalogue, and the essays are accompanied by numerous photographs of the artist and his family.

CONTENTS

Tomasz GRYGLEWICZ — Colour and Form in the Painting of Witold Urbanowicz

Anna BARANOWA — The Intenseness of Witold Urbanowicz's Art

Rafał SOLEWSKI — Vigour, Rhythm and Ardour

Janina KRAUPE — A Side-note to Witold Urbanowicz Exhibition

CATALOGUE

Biography

Exhibitions

Bibliography