Sebastian Kubica, B, P, S, 2012
linocut on paper

A FORMAL SHORTCUT

A set of three linocuts is an example of design activities of Kubica – a contemporary designer who also employs classic techniques. The format of his black and white linocuts corresponds to posters created by the artist, and they are an obvious continuation of thinking within the categories of a formal shortcut. The sharply cut surfaces combined with subtle reliefs visible on deckle-edged paper extend the concept of graphic design.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Sebastian Kubica is a graduate of the Kraków Academy of Fine Arts in the Graphic Art Department in Katowice. His work includes graphic design, drawing, illustration and graphic art. In 2012, he was promoted to the academic rank of associate professor of fine arts. He currently heads his own studio of poster and illustration in the Department of Graphic Design at the Art Institute of the Art Faculty in Cieszyn of the University of Silesia in Katowice. He also gives lectures and workshops for graphic design students at universities in Poland as well as the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Italy, Chile etc. He has been a judge in many art competitions, the author of several dozen individual exhibitions, and a participant in many hundred collective presentations in Poland and abroad, e.g. in Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic, France, Finland, Iran, China, USA, Japan and Korea. In 2008, he received the annual scholarship of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. Since 2014 he is a member of FECO Poland (Federation of Cartoonists Organizations), and since 2015 – AGI (Alliance Graphique Internationale).

Purchased from own resources (2017)

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