Events

The Ełckie Cultural Centre, the Trail gallery, the ECK cinema and the Elk Town Hall invite you to a unique event. Opening of the exhibition of graphic artist Zdzisław Beksiński connected with the meeting with Magdalena Grzebałkowska, author of the book "Beksińscy. Double portrait ", and the film" Beksińscy. Videophone Album ".

EXHIBITION "ZDZISŁAW BEKSIŃSKI-GRAPHICS"-GALLERY TRACE, HOUR 18:00

"Creating graphics with the help of computer programs resulted from the openness of Zdzisław Beksiński to modern technology, to new possibilities. It was the curiosity of the technique that led to the creation of these works. "
Wiesław Banach-Director of the Sanocki Historical Museum, a friend of the artist

Zdzisław Beksiński was a painter, architect engineer, sculptor, illustrator, photographer. The artist was born in Sanok in 1929 years. After finishing the architecture at the Cracow University of Technology, he returned to this city. From 1959 to 1967 he worked as a plastic in the Autosan bus Factory, founded by Mateusz Beksiński, a great-grandson of the artist. In 1977 he decided to leave Sanok, after the city authorities decided to demolition the family house Beksiński. He settled in Warsaw. On February 21, 2005 Beksiński was murdered in his apartment in the Warsaw Mokotów. According to his will, he was buried in Sanok.

Computer graphics Painter was interested in the mid-90 years. Of the last century.

MEETING WITH MAGDALENE GRZEBAŁKOWSKA-SALA 25, TIME 18:30

Magdalena Grzebałkowska is a writer and reporter of Gazeta Wyborcza. She graduated from the University of Gdańsk. Author of the biography of Fr. Jan Twardowski, Krzysztof Komeda. Winner of Grand Press and Silesian Wawrzynu Literacki Awards. In 2016 he was nominated for the Literary Award "Nike" for the book "1945. War and Peace. "

Author of the book "Beksińscy. Double Portrait ", a biography of Zdzisław Beksiński and his son Thomas.

SEANS FILM "BEKSIŃSCY. VIDEOPHONE ALBUM "-CINEMA ECK, HOUR 19:30

"BEKSIŃSCY. Videophone Album "is a tale of the fate of Zdzisław, Zofia and Tomek, reconstructed from private, never before in such form unpublished, materials from the archives of the Beksiński family. The film was written on the basis of the bestselly biography of Magdalene Grzebałkowska titled "Beksińscy. Dual portrait ".

ADMISSION TO EVENTS IS FREE! Welcome!