Artist: JOANNA OWIDZKA
Country: POLAND
Title: Pink Linen
Size: 30 x 40 cm
Technique: technique thread
Year: 1985/2002
Biography: In 1980, the artist started the artistic creation connected with fibre art. Unexpectedly this field has became the major medium for her and she is still intrested in it. At the workshop of prof. Krystyna Szczepanowska she started learning of traditional weaving. What is more, she consulted with prof. Wojciech Sadley and completed a three-year training at the workshop of her mother. Her works can be found in the Central Museum of Textiles in Lodz and private collections.
Motto: Tkanina, najbogatsze źródło symboli, analogii i porównań, od początku historii człowieka do dni dzisiejszych , dla poezji, literatury i kultury - z lnem wiążą się jej najszczytniejsze momenty.