http://hdl.handle.net/11089/25531 2026-04-06T17:36:50Z 2026-04-06T17:36:50Z Breska, Katarzyna http://hdl.handle.net/11089/25894 2019-02-25T13:53:42Z 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perception of Urban Habitat and the Structure of Human Interaction. Dialogues with the Artist as Part of Creative Intervention Breska, Katarzyna In this paper I bring closer some of the aspects of my work, I show the approach to the space when working in public locations. The components of this approach are a careful observation of the environment, spending time with the locals, talking to them, taking into account the symbolic nature of the contents brought by the people. So I quote and comment some of the dialogues that happened between me and the passers by during a four week creative intervention in the city’s oldest street.

2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Kostuch, Bożena http://hdl.handle.net/11089/25890 2019-02-25T13:53:44Z 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z

Among Prestigious Edifices – on Ceramic Decorations and Mosaics in Poland Post-WWII Kostuch, Bożena Ceramic materials may have multifarious applications, the visual arts being one of them. Furthermore, they have been often used in architecture for decorative purposes. In Poland, the application of ceramics in architecture reached its peak of popularity in the post-WWII period. It was used in mosaics, reliefs, architectural and sculptural details, as well as combined with other materials, like glass or stone. Ceramics was applied for creating various small decorative forms but also large compositions that covered even several dozen or several hundred square metres, in buildings that served various functions, and were situated either indoors or on their external facades. Amongst these, there are buildings which were both important for local communities and became landmarks for particular sites, like modern hotels, railway stations, theatres, museums or academies. The paper is focused on compositions executed for such prestigious edifices.

2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Romaniak, Ewa Maria http://hdl.handle.net/11089/25889 2019-02-25T13:53:44Z 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cricoteka – Theatrical Dimension of Architecture Romaniak, Ewa Maria The paper concerns the analysis of the building of Cricoteka in terms of theatricality, which is the role of architecture in the performance of city life. It discusses such aspects as the transfer of the idea of theatre onto architectural form, the dialogue with the viewer, the place of the building in the city and the influence of the object on the environment by generating tension between individual elements of composition solids. Theatrical dimension of architecture might be understood as a spectacle, invented and robust physiognomy, but also intriguing visual appeal. Through the versatile architectural costumes the architecture puts on, especially contemporary architecture, which stands out from the other buildings, tends to be incomprehensible to its recipients. Aiding the comprehension of the message, as well as its conscious shaping by the authors, is key to mutual understanding and establishing the dialogue. The detailed analysis of the building’s interior, which is the key aim of a project of Cricoteka, remains out of scope of this work. 

2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Białkowski, Łukasz http://hdl.handle.net/11089/25892 2019-02-25T13:53:44Z 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z

Does the Artist Need to Be Present? The “Paradigm of Visibility” and Art Practices in Public Space Białkowski, Łukasz The thesis of my paper is that art participatory practices in public space have a paradoxical potential to avoid a paradigm of visibility. What I call the paradigm of visibility is a formula of social presence of art which is based on a necessity of occupying a certain physical or symbolical space and an effort to sustain it. This kind of public presence of art is traditionally considered to be a guarantee of its value in terms of both artistic and social legitimisation. A question arises if this formula has an alternative. It seems that participatory art practices in public space – focused on production of objects and searching for social impact and social efficacy – can formulate a different model of presence of art (of its production and distribution) than object-based art.

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