Stanislav Poppyan biography

Born in the family of a professional sculptor. After the death of his mother, he was brought up in the family of Stankevichs - maternal relatives who gave Stanislav a good education. Despite the fact that Krakow was a provincial city in Austria-Hungary, the best traditions of Polish culture were preserved in it, and the Stankevich house was constantly visited by people close to art.

Here, the future artist met his mentor, the famous painter Yan Mateiko, who drew attention to the artistic talent of the boy.

Stanislav Poppyansky played one of the leading roles in the cultural movement “Young Poland”, engaged in the revival and popularization of national culture. Critics even call him the “fourth Polish prophet” along with such outstanding cultural figures as Mitskevich, Slovak and Krasinsky. The artist is known as the author of several monumental paintings and the mosaic in the churches of Lviv, Krakow and other cities.

He was an active participant in the influential art community “Art” and the editor of the progressive magazine “Life”, and his play-satir “Wedding”, ridicuating the shortcomings of the modern Polish society, was very popular with the public. With his versatile creativity, Stanislav Poppyansky made a great contribution to the development of Polish art and national self -awareness. Key ideas: - Stanislav Poppyansky was an unusually versatile person.

He created beautiful stained -glass windows and mosaics, connecting smooth natural lines into the bizarre compositions of Art Nouveau, wrote lyrical landscapes and chamber intimate portraits of his family and friends, was engaged in design, and developed the scenery for his own symbolist national dramas. The most large -scale and well -known work in this industry was the interior of the Church of the Franciscans in the hometown of Poppyansky - Krakow, which he completed in the year.

The wealth of shades, the intricate interweaving of floral patterns, geometric and heraldic elements caused admiration among contemporaries, and made the author a famous and popular master. Popyansky was engaged in illustration, theatrical scenery, created landscapes using the pastel and watercolor technique. One of them - “Kilgan Kostyushko” - was awarded awards of the Polish Academy of Arts.

In his creative heritage - a large number of realistic self -portraits, images of friends and family members of the artist. Particularly impressive are the drawings depicting children, which Poppyansky created with particular love and tenderness “sleeping Stas”. With the help of soft lines and halftones, the artist tried to capture the moment, to catch the essence of what was happening at this time and in this place.

Popyansky spoke of portrait painting: “Portrait can be written for a quarter of an hour, half an hour, an hour, but you can’t write it longer ... The portrait is a reflection of a minute, an artistic reflection that grasps the essence deeply.”