Oskar Dawicki (born 28 July 1971 in Stargard) is a Polish performer and multimedia artist, a graduate of the Fine Arts Faculty at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń and co-founder of the Azorro Supergroup.[1] He has exhibited nationally and internationally at venues including Zachęta,[2] Manifesta[3] Biennale, Postmasters Gallery, New York, and Warsaw Raster Gallery which represent the artist.[4] Oskar Dawicki's life and work has been a subject of a movie, "Performer", directed by Maciej Sobieszczański and Łukasz Ronduda which premiered at Berlinale.[5] "Performer" was awarded[6] the "THINK: FILM AWARD" at the Berlinale Film Festival and was screened among others at Tate Modern London,[7] and the Museum of Modern Art[8] in Warsaw.

Oskar Dawicki
Born (1971-07-28) 28 July 1971 (age 53)
NationalityPolish
Alma materNicolaus Copernicus University
Occupation(s)Visual artist, performer

References

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  1. ^ [1] Artist's biography at Culture.pl
  2. ^ "Oskar Dawicki | Życie i twórczość | Artysta". Culture.pl.
  3. ^ http://www.manifesta7.it/artists/419] Dawicki at Manifesta 7
  4. ^ "Raster". en.rastergallery.com.
  5. ^ "Oskar Dawicki in The Performer". www.berlinale.de.
  6. ^ "The Performer by Oskar Dawicki wins at Berlinale". Culture.pl.
  7. ^ "The Performer: UK premiere of Maciej Sobieszczański and Łukasz Ronduda's Performer starring Oscar Dawicki – Film at Tate Modern". Tate.
  8. ^ "Filmoteka - Oskar Dawicki - Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw". artmuseum.pl.