Piotr Klemensiewicz (11 February 1956 – 5 October 2023) was a French painter and sculptor.[1]

Piotr Klemensiewicz
Born(1956-02-11)11 February 1956
Died5 October 2023(2023-10-05) (aged 67)
NationalityFrench
EducationÉcole supérieure d'art et de design Marseille-Méditerranée [fr]
Occupation(s)Painter
Sculptor

Biography

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Born in Marseille on 11 February 1956, Klemensiewicz was the son of Polish parents who fled after World War II following their serving in the Polish Resistance. He attended the École supérieure d'art et de design Marseille-Méditerranée [fr], where he graduated in 1979 and became a teacher in 1986. Although he served many years as a teacher, he still created many autobiography works and landscape sculptures. He also spent time in Germany, South Korea, and Canada to teach at the Université du Québec à Montréal.[2]

In 2005, Actes Sud published a retrospective on Klemensiewicz's work, which was commented on by Bernard Millet [fr]. In 2007, the usée des Tapisseries et le Pavillon Vendôme 'Aix-en-Provence exhibited his monography, "Nuance", edited by Archibooks [fr] and with text by Brice Matthieussent. In September 2017, Archibooks published a monographic book following one of his exhibitions at the Jardins de Salagon.[3] In July 2020, he exhibited at Silvacane Abbey, where many of the works he created throughout his life were on display. He said that his works were "an autobiographical dimension which goes beyond the question of painting and form. It's simply my moods, it's my life, it's other people, it's travel, it's lots of things. If we start to think about the need to do all this, it takes my hands off! I absolutely don't want to think that I'm painting for something specific".[4]

Piotr Klemensiewicz died on 5 October 2023, at the age of 67.[5]

Collective expositions

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Bibliography

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  • Le porteur d'eau (1993)
  • Peintures (1995)
  • Encombrements (2005)
  • Nuance (2007)
  • NBT et autres peintures vertes (2017)

References

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  1. ^ "Klemensiewicz, Piotr". Benezit Dictionary of Artists.
  2. ^ "Interview avec l'artiste Piotr Klemensiewicz sur son travail autobiographique et intimiste". Pébéo (in French). Archived from the original on 23 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Exposition Terrestre (paysages) de Piotr Klemensiewicz". 3 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Piotr Klemensiewicz - Artiste Peintre". YouTube (in French). 13 July 2020.
  5. ^ Paire, Alain (9 October 2023). "Piotr Klemensiewicz, la peinture comme un outil vivant et généreux". La Marseillaise (in French). Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  6. ^ Avila, Alin (1996). Philippe Charpentier - Peindre comme respirer (in French). Éditions Area.