From Purgatory to Heaven by Jacek Lipowczan
From Purgatory to Heaven

JACEK LIPOWCZAN


​about jacek lipowczan

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Jack Lipowczan was born in 1951 in Poland. He attended the most important school of Polish art, the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, and finished in 1976 obtaining a Master's Degree in Graphic Design. Directly after his studies, he worked as Assistant Scenographer for Polish Film Studios and also made some exhibitions that show his works: oil paintings and drawings. Jack left Poland in 1981 and lived in Sweden, Australia, and finally settled in Germany. Until 2002, he worked as Art Director, first in a film studio, and then in different advertising agencies.
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​Since 2003, Jacek has dedicated his life to painting and work as an independent artist-painter and illustrator. Jack Lipowczan was always fascinated by the art of Hieronymus Bosch, Peter Breugel, Holbein and, later, by the Italian Renaissance artists. These influences can be clearly seen in his paintings, which demonstrate meticulous attention to detail, composition and color. Jack's painting style can best be expressed as a fantastic realism interwoven with surrealism. He has a very personal attitude towards his art: his paintings are the ironic but benevolent synthesis of life, seen through the mirror of the soul. Each of Jack's paintings has some allegorical stories to tell, but leaves the interpretation to the viewer.
Artist Statement:

"My paintings are the reflection of my life experience, and the influence of the surroundings upon my understanding of the world, be i t political, historical, social or simply quite human.
I never try to explain them, and hate the expression "what did artist want to say". I leave the observer to understand my art in his own way, allowing the imagination to play. "