Kazimierz Ostrowski
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Kazimierz Ostrowski was a Polish
painter.
. In 1934 Ostrowski left for Gdynia where together with his brother Zygmunt he painted signs and names of ships (among others SS Kościuszko
and MS Batory
).
After World War II in 1945 he reported together with his father and two brothers to the Urban Office in Gdynia where he was given the task of changing the street names and signs on the buildings of State institutions.
In the same year he began his painting studies at the Academy of the Fine Arts in Sopot
.
In 1949 he received a scholarship from the French government to study in Paris where he apprenticed to the famous French painter Fernand Léger
. In 1950 he came back to Gdynia and married Halina Krywald, with whom he had two children.
From 1964 to 1987 he was professor in the painting atelier at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk
. In October 1981 he received the title of associate professor.
Kazimierz Ostrowski presented his paintings on more than 60 individual and collective exhibitions. He was awarded with approximately 20 different awards.
On July 12, 1999 Ostrowski died in his flat-atelier in 62 Abrahama Street in Gdynia
. On the facade of the building a commemorative bronze plate was uncovered October 26, 2006.
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...
painter.
Biography
Kazimierz Ostrowski was born on February 14, 1917 in Berlin. In 1920 his family moved to PoznańPoznan
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...
. In 1934 Ostrowski left for Gdynia where together with his brother Zygmunt he painted signs and names of ships (among others SS Kościuszko
SS Kosciuszko
The SS Kościuszko was a Polish passenger ship, named after Tadeusz Kościuszko.She was originally a liner Tsarina and later Lituania before becoming the Kościuszko and afterwards Empire Helford....
and MS Batory
MS Batory
The M/S Batory was a large ocean liner of the Polish merchant fleet, named after Stefan Batory, the famous sixteenth-Century king of Poland....
).
After World War II in 1945 he reported together with his father and two brothers to the Urban Office in Gdynia where he was given the task of changing the street names and signs on the buildings of State institutions.
In the same year he began his painting studies at the Academy of the Fine Arts in Sopot
Sopot
Sopot is a seaside town in Eastern Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000....
.
In 1949 he received a scholarship from the French government to study in Paris where he apprenticed to the famous French painter Fernand Léger
Fernand Léger
Joseph Fernand Henri Léger was a French painter, sculptor, and filmmaker. In his early works he created a personal form of Cubism which he gradually modified into a more figurative, populist style...
. In 1950 he came back to Gdynia and married Halina Krywald, with whom he had two children.
From 1964 to 1987 he was professor in the painting atelier at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk
Gdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
. In October 1981 he received the title of associate professor.
Kazimierz Ostrowski presented his paintings on more than 60 individual and collective exhibitions. He was awarded with approximately 20 different awards.
Honors
- 1957 – First prize for painting in the First Exhibition of Polish young painting, sculpture and graphics
- 1959 – Artistic award of the city of Gdynia
- 1970 – Golden Cross of Merit
- 1974 – Commemorative medal for his efforts for the city from the MRN Presidium in Gdynia
- 1974 – Award of the President of the City of Gdynia for the entirety of his creative work
- 1976 – Medal from the Mayor of the City of Gdynia on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the city
- 1982 – First prize of the Ministries of Culture and Arts
- 1985 – First prize of PWSSP-Vice-chancellor in Gdańsk
- 1988 – Officers’ Cross of the Order of Polonia RestitutaPolonia RestitutaThe Order of Polonia Restituta is one of Poland's highest Orders. The Order can be conferred for outstanding achievements in the fields of education, science, sport, culture, art, economics, defense of the country, social work, civil service, or for furthering good relations between countries...
- 1991 – Award from the District of Gdańsk for his work as an outstanding artistic teacher
- 1995 – Artistic award of the Mayor of the City of Gdynia
On July 12, 1999 Ostrowski died in his flat-atelier in 62 Abrahama Street in Gdynia
Gdynia
Gdynia is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport of Gdańsk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea.Located in Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania, Gdynia is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdańsk and suburban communities, which together...
. On the facade of the building a commemorative bronze plate was uncovered October 26, 2006.