Wladyslaw Strzeminski
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Wladyslaw Strzeminski was a Polish
avant-garde
painter
of international renown.
During the 1920s he formulated his theory of Unism (Unizm in Polish
). His Unistic paintings inspired the unistic musical compositions of the Polish composer Zygmunt Krauze
. He is an author of a revolutionary book titled "The theory of vision".
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...
avant-garde
Avant-garde
Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
of international renown.
During the 1920s he formulated his theory of Unism (Unizm in Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
). His Unistic paintings inspired the unistic musical compositions of the Polish composer Zygmunt Krauze
Zygmunt Krauze
- Biography :Polish composer and pianist , who studied composition and piano at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw and with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. He is known as a composer of unistic music, based on the theory of unistic art adopted from the painting of Wladyslaw Strzeminski...
. He is an author of a revolutionary book titled "The theory of vision".