tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210408773928235445.post4091745412361664318..comments2023-12-20T21:19:20.824-06:00Comments on Black & White and Bronze!: The Painful Artworks of Marian Kolodziej (1921-2009)Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210408773928235445.post-70156979852288815892018-12-14T07:44:47.250-06:002018-12-14T07:44:47.250-06:00Doug, thanks for posting this artwork. Kolodziej&#...Doug, thanks for posting this artwork. Kolodziej' work is painful to view, but amazing in it's intensity and detail. And the messages that work carries need to be repeated, over and over again. Seeing all that in person , and immediately after touring Aushwitz; staggering...Redartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221459636234713619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210408773928235445.post-8069805225782467752018-12-12T10:02:32.146-06:002018-12-12T10:02:32.146-06:00Charlie, try Youtube - theres a twenty plus minute...Charlie, try Youtube - theres a twenty plus minute piece on Kolodziej in English that comes up if you search his name.<br />Its an episode of something called Catholic Focus, which probably gives you a pretty good idea of where its coming from (no offence to anyone, but I'd have preferred a secular doc).<br /><br />Between what happened to him and then the effect of his stroke the work raises all sorts of questions about the relationship of art to life and so on, but I don't have much of a comment to make. Given the context, discussing technique or whatever seems a bit beside the point.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210408773928235445.post-42971458986371698532018-12-10T20:55:05.317-06:002018-12-10T20:55:05.317-06:00Hi, Charlie -
When I searched for Kolodziej, his ...Hi, Charlie -<br /><br />When I searched for Kolodziej, his Wikipedia page was in Polish. My version of Chrome asked me if I wanted to translate the page; when I clicked yes, it just converted the same page to English. However, if you can't do that, go to https://translate.google.com/ and you can copy/paste text into that page.<br /><br />Not the best solution, but hopefully you can make something work.<br /><br />Thanks for the comments!<br /><br />DougDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210408773928235445.post-75747922294489318702018-12-10T17:54:08.283-06:002018-12-10T17:54:08.283-06:00Hi Doug, So I googled and there seems to be very l...Hi Doug, So I googled and there seems to be very little in English on Marian Kolodziej. Do you have a link you could share? Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210408773928235445.post-88212160301269386512018-12-10T17:18:29.314-06:002018-12-10T17:18:29.314-06:00To survive that, to produce these works... Thanks...To survive that, to produce these works... Thanks for sharing. <br /><br />Such cruelty is beyond comprehension yet always ready to rise up, it seems. When I lived in southern Germany my numerous visitors wanted to see Dachau. I tried to talk them out of it, warning them they would feel down and hate Germans for the next several days. But I couldn't and they did...Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210408773928235445.post-91716848688644416292018-12-10T12:13:39.150-06:002018-12-10T12:13:39.150-06:00Thank you, Edo. It was a day I will never forget. ...Thank you, Edo. It was a day I will never forget. The memories of that gallery remain vivid. I know readers don't have time for all of the stories I could tell, but there were things our guide said that have really stuck with me. Just heartbreaking, haunting, information.<br /><br />DougDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210408773928235445.post-43629195212714787952018-12-10T12:10:33.610-06:002018-12-10T12:10:33.610-06:00I have heard of Kolodziej, and I've seen some ...I have heard of Kolodziej, and I've seen some examples of his work before. But these are very good photographs, Doug.<br />His work is hard to look at but compelling at the same time. It is amazing regardless.Edo Bosnarnoreply@blogger.com