Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts
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The Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts, or Kraków Academy of Fine Arts , located in Kraków
, Poland
, is the oldest Polish fine-arts academy, established in 1818.
It is a state-run university that offers 5- and 6-year Master's degree
programs. As of 2007, the Academy's faculty comprised 94 professors and assistant professors as well as 147 Ph.D.
s.
's Department of Literature and was initially (1818-1873) called School of Drawing and Painting (Szkoła Rysunku i Malarstwa). It received the status of an independent institution of higher learning in 1873 as the School of Fine Arts (Szkoła Sztuk Pięknych). The first President of the Academy was painter Jan Matejko
. The main building based on a neoclassical
design by architect Maciej Moraczewski was erected in today's Matejko Square in 1879. The first professors were Florian Stanisław Cynk, Aleksander Gryglewski and Leopold Loeffler.
Following the death of Jan Matejko in 1893, the next ASP President was Julian Fałat, who remained at his post till 1909. Fałat gave the Academy a new direction hiring new art instructors associated with contemporary Western art philosophies; painters such as Teodor Axentowicz
, Jacek Malczewski
, Jan Stanisławski, Leon Wyczółkowski, Konstanty Laszczka
, Józef Mehoffer
, Stanisław Wyspiański, Wojciech Weiss
, and Józef Pankiewicz
.
On the 100th anniversary of its founding, in 1979, the Academy was named for Jan Matejko
, its founder and first president, who contributed greatly to its artistic legacy.
In 2008 the Academy joined Icograda
(the International Council of Graphic Design Associations) and became that organization's first educational member in Poland.
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, is the oldest Polish fine-arts academy, established in 1818.
It is a state-run university that offers 5- and 6-year Master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
programs. As of 2007, the Academy's faculty comprised 94 professors and assistant professors as well as 147 Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
s.
History
The Academy of Fine Arts was originally a subdivision of the Jagiellonian UniversityJagiellonian University
The Jagiellonian University was established in 1364 by Casimir III the Great in Kazimierz . It is the oldest university in Poland, the second oldest university in Central Europe and one of the oldest universities in the world....
's Department of Literature and was initially (1818-1873) called School of Drawing and Painting (Szkoła Rysunku i Malarstwa). It received the status of an independent institution of higher learning in 1873 as the School of Fine Arts (Szkoła Sztuk Pięknych). The first President of the Academy was painter Jan Matejko
Jan Matejko
Jan Matejko was a Polish painter known for paintings of notable historical Polish political and military events. His most famous works include oil on canvas paintings like Battle of Grunwald, paintings of numerous other battles and court scenes, and a gallery of Polish kings...
. The main building based on a neoclassical
Neoclassical architecture
Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing...
design by architect Maciej Moraczewski was erected in today's Matejko Square in 1879. The first professors were Florian Stanisław Cynk, Aleksander Gryglewski and Leopold Loeffler.
Following the death of Jan Matejko in 1893, the next ASP President was Julian Fałat, who remained at his post till 1909. Fałat gave the Academy a new direction hiring new art instructors associated with contemporary Western art philosophies; painters such as Teodor Axentowicz
Teodor Axentowicz
Teodor Axentowicz was a Polish-Armenian painter and university professor. A renowned artist of his times, he was also the rector of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków...
, Jacek Malczewski
Jacek Malczewski
Jacek Malczewski was one of the most famous painters of Polish Symbolism. In his creativity he successfully joins the predominant style of his times with motifs of Polish martyrdom.-See also:...
, Jan Stanisławski, Leon Wyczółkowski, Konstanty Laszczka
Konstanty Laszczka
Konstanty Laszczka was a Polish sculptor, painter, graphic artist, as well as professor and rector of the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków...
, Józef Mehoffer
Józef Mehoffer
Józef Mehoffer was a Polish painter and decorative artist, one of the leading artists of the Young Poland movement and one of the most revered Polish artists of his time.-Life:...
, Stanisław Wyspiański, Wojciech Weiss
Wojciech Weiss
Wojciech Weiss was a prominent Polish painter and draughtsman of the Young Poland movement.Weiss was born in Bukovina to a Polish family in exile of Stanisław Weiss and Maria Kopaczyńska. He gave up music training to study art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków under Leon Wyczółkowski...
, and Józef Pankiewicz
Józef Pankiewicz
Józef Pankiewicz was a Polish painter, graphic artist, and pedagogue.Pankiewicz was born at Lublin. He studied under Wojciech Gerson and Alexander Kamiński. He travelled to Saint Petersburg with Władysław Podkowiński after winning a scholarship to the Imperial Academy of Arts there...
.
On the 100th anniversary of its founding, in 1979, the Academy was named for Jan Matejko
Jan Matejko
Jan Matejko was a Polish painter known for paintings of notable historical Polish political and military events. His most famous works include oil on canvas paintings like Battle of Grunwald, paintings of numerous other battles and court scenes, and a gallery of Polish kings...
, its founder and first president, who contributed greatly to its artistic legacy.
In 2008 the Academy joined Icograda
Icograda
International Council of Graphic Design Associations was founded in London in 1963. Icograda is the world body for professional communication design and visual communication. Icograda network members include professional organisations, design promotion bodies, design media and design education...
(the International Council of Graphic Design Associations) and became that organization's first educational member in Poland.
Faculties
- Painting
- Department of Painting
- Department of Drawing
- Department of Additional Specializations
- Department of Stage Design
- Sculpture
- Department of Sculpture (I, II)
- Department of Drawing
- Department of Architecture-Sculpture Design
- Interior Design
- Industrial Design
- Graphic Arts
- Department of Graphic Arts
- Department of Graphic Design
- Department of Drawing and Painting
- Art Conservation
- Interdisciplinary Department of Art History
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 Jacek Malczewski Jacek Malczewski was one of the most famous painters of Polish Symbolism. In his creativity he successfully joins the predominant style of his times with motifs of Polish martyrdom.-See also:... |
 Jan Matejko Jan Matejko was a Polish painter known for paintings of notable historical Polish political and military events. His most famous works include oil on canvas paintings like Battle of Grunwald, paintings of numerous other battles and court scenes, and a gallery of Polish kings... |
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Teodor Axentowicz Teodor Axentowicz was a Polish-Armenian painter and university professor. A renowned artist of his times, he was also the rector of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków... |
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