Glass of Water by Andrzej Jakub Olejniczak

D E > C O N S T R U C T I N G A P AT T E R N | glass of water | by Andrzej Jakub Olejniczak Š 2015

Andrzej Jakub Olejniczak MA visual artist / designer Andrzej Jakub Olejniczak was born, raised, and educated in Łódź, Poland. After graduating from the Art High School there, he worked as a theater set designer before entering the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, where he earned a Master’s degree in 1974. He studied painting and composition, inter alia, in the studios of prof. S. Fijałkowski, prof. T. Jaskiewicz, prof. L. Kunka, and graphic design in the studios of B. Balicki, S. Łabęcki, K. Lenk and K. Zielinski. He taught typography and serigraphy at the Academy for number of years before moving to the United States.

In New York City, he established himself as a graphic designer, founding his own award-winning studio, O&J Design, Inc., in 1985. Today he leads Envisioning Business, Inc., a visual communication consultancy.

With his wide-ranging mix of skills, Olejniczak brings a truly interdisciplinary approach to design.

He moves effortlessly from traditional print design to 3-D to new media design. Over more than 30 years, his inventive work has received multiple design awards, been featured in numerous design publications, and been exhibited throughout the United States and Europe. Designed by Olejniczak everyday art objects were presented at MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) in New York.

Throughout his career as a designer and despite the demands of running a commercial studio, Olejniczak has remained committed to his work as a fine artist, engaged endlessly in explorations in photography, painting, sculpture, and multimedia composition.

In Olejniczak’s work dominates generative visual perception of the world.

His 2-D and 3-D compositions are exploring the principles of systems with endless possibilities of visual aspects of permutation. Often the same theme is continued in various media using time/movement, as part of the composition. In each work, he is looking for color, spatial configuration that will allow it to reach new visual experience. His art often focuses on the phenomena of randomness of nature and unpredictable events and how these influance creative process.

“The principles of geometry predominate in my quest as well as are the starting point for my work. Mainly in the design process where organization/coordination and the size of elements, graphic forms has a critical impact/influence on the correlations and genuine functionality.

Space, light, time and motion are my tools. Division, layout, and collision of planes lead me to the solution, expected and unexpected. I stubbornly return to subjects, objects, and geometric forms, without limitation inspiring new opportunities that arise from the differences in color, size and dynamics as well as the changing perspective. Giving these compositions a new action and creating surprising and unexpected results.“

glass of water 2015 limited edition of 16 plates / 10 sets in each size all plates are avable in 12 X 12; 24 X 24; 36 X 36 inch sizes archival quality inks digitally printed on painted aluminum substrate for more information contact: info@generativevision.com

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