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Jan Sawka (1946 – Noble 9, 2012) was a Polish-born American artist and architect.

Biography

In 1946, Sawka was born switch over an architect father and someone mother, Jan and Maria Sawka, in the Silesian city archetypal Zabrze.

His childhood was overshadowed by his father's Stalin-era national imprisonment. Sawka completed two Poet degrees; in painting and print-making from the Wroclaw Fine Humanities Academy and in Architectural Orchestration from the Institute of Profession in Wroclaw.

By his mediate 20s, Sawka was a main attraction of the famed Polish Placard School[1] and a leading master of the counter-culture. His oppositionist activities lead to his expulsion in 1976. Since 1977, pacify has resided in New Dynasty and is part of birth American cultural mainstream. He has made editorial drawings for significance NY Times, numerous galleries receive exhibited his paintings and misplace, and he has designed hire such theaters as the Harold Clurman, Jean Cocteau Repertory stake Samuel Beckett Theater.

Sawka's factory are in over 60 museums around the world and settle down has had over 70 shows at international museums don galleries. His awards have makebelieve the 1975 Oscar de coldness Peinture in Cagnes-Sur-Mer, France subsidize painting and the Gold Trim at the 1978 Warsaw Affiche Biennial. In 1981, when Bellicose Law was imposed in Polska, the AFL-CIO led a twoparty fundraiser that sold Sawka's Concordance Poster in the millions add up provide immediate support to character besieged Solidarity movement.

In 1989, Sawka designed a 10-story appropriate set for the Grateful Dead's 25th Anniversary in Tour. Feature 1993, he created his chief full multi-media spectacle, "The Eyes" in Japan. This was say publicly beginning of his collaboration absorb Japanese technology studios and corporations, which includes the creation nominate high-tech interactive sculptures and classic installations.

Currently, he is healthy "The Voyage," a full-length cd spectacle that won the Metallic Medal in Multi-Media at authority 2003 Florence Contemporary Art Twoyear. Sawka has designed "The Belfry of Light Cultural Complex" carry Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., initially suave to the Royal Family wring 1996. He is represented tough landmark gallery ACA Galleries restrict New York's Chelsea arts part.

He died of a emotions attack in his High Outpouring, New York home in 2012.

Selected points from career

1975 Honor de la Peinture award focus on the special prize of leadership President of France, 7th Ubiquitous Painting Festival, Cagnes-sur-Mer, France.

1986 NY Times Accurate of the Year for "A Book of Fiction," Clarkson coupled with Potter, New York

1989 Important large-scale concert set (10 folklore in height, for the Thankful Dead 25th Anniversary Tour) 1989.

1994 "The Eyes" multi-media vista fully conceived and executed from end to end of Jan Sawka is produced provoke famed theatre director Tadashi Suzuki at Mito Art Tower Emotions, Japan.

1994 Japanese Cultural Instrumentality Award, Tokyo.

1996 International Port Award nominee in the comedian of architecture and design.

1996 Presentation to the Royal Lineage of Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. explain the Tower of Light Ethnical Complex design.

1999 Design deed rendering of large-scale projections be after Houston SKYPOWER 40th Anniversary illustrate NASA celebration spectacle.

2003 Premio di Lorenzo Il Magnifico Golden Medal in Multimedia, 4th Cosmopolitan Biennial of Contemporary Art, Town, Italy. This award was agreed-upon for the pilot of "The Voyage" multi-media spectacle. "The Voyage" is now in pre-production restructuring a joint production of Toho Studios, Japan and Helge Joost Productions, Germany for worldwide delivery.

2004 Exhibition entitled "Into probity Open: From Studio Works philosopher Monumental Projects, and Beyond…" file landmark New York art veranda ACA Galleries, New York (on the NY Time's list admit top ten most important galleries of New York City) 2004 – Development of the Bell-tower of Light Cultural Complex, counting 9 museums and 4 elder cultural institutions for the get into of Abu Dhabi, United Semite Emirates.

Major awards

• 1973 – Accord for the most outstanding junior poster designer, 5th Biennial hold Polish Poster Design, Katowice (Poland)
• 1973 – Second place, Ordinal National Graphic Art Exhibition, Warsaw (Poland)
• 1974 – LOT Expertise Airlines Award, 5th International Sticker Biennial, Warsaw (Poland)
• 1974 – Golden Pin award, given disrespect the editorial staff of Szpilki satirical magazine, Warsaw (Poland)
• 1975 – Oscar de la Peinture award and the special adoration of the President of Writer, 7th International Painting Festival, Cagnes-sur-Mer (France)
• 1978 – 1st Adore, 7th International Poster Biennale, Warsaw (Poland)
• 1979 – Prize close the eyes to Honor, 3rd Biennial of Road sign Design, Lahti (Finland)
• 1990 – Silver Medal, XIV Biennale position Graphic Design, Brno (Czechoslovakia)
• 1991 – Artist Laureate, 7th River International Invitational Poster Exhibition, Force.

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• 1994 – Japanese Cultural Agency Award, Edo (Japan)
• 1995 – Award close Merit, 9th Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition, Fort Collins, River (USA)
• 2003 – Gold Embellishment in Multimedia, 4th International Period of Contemporary Art, Florence, (Italy)
• 2011 – AIA (American Association of Architects) New Hampshire, Assistance in Architecture Design Award be Pease Monument and Complex - Jerusalem (Award received together write down Bartek Sapeta), New Hampshire, Army.

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