Dariusz Piekut

Dariusz Piekut was born on November 10,1959 in Miączyn.

In 1979 he completed the Secondary School of Fine Arts in Zamość. From 1980 to 1984 he studied in the Institute of Art Education UMCS in Lublin. He obtained the diploma in prof. Danuta Kołwzan-Nowicka’s studio of lithography. At present he is engaged in graphics, drawing and painting. His works are in private collections both in the country and abroad/England,USA,Australia,Germany,Czech Republic,Belgium,Bulgaria/.
They are also in Museum in Lubaczów, the Center of Culture in Nowa Huta, the Centre of Culture in Hrubieszów, BWA in the Zamość’s Gallery and in The Museum in Bielsko- Biała. The Culture and Art Ministry scholar in 1997. He also takes part ,with many achievements , in competitions and art exhibitions on local, regional , national.Laureate the Honorary Certificate of the Highest Quality -Short List VII International Biennial of Drawing Pilsen 2010/Czech Republic/.

"Various lines. Stains. Spots. Smooth planes.. The planes spotted and dashed. A wavy motion. Inhibited and fragmented movement. Retrograde Motion. Plexus, cloth. Topic of the wall, scaled system. One voice. Polyphony. Getting lost and gathering strength line, (the dynamics)."

Paul Klee

The quoted speech by Paul Klee (1879-1940), an outstanding artist and art theorist, perfectly captures the atmosphere of drawing and painting works by Dariusz Piekut. He belongs to creators of the middle generation. Gained his aristic education at the turn of the 70s and 80s of last century in School of Arts in Zamość, and then at the Institute of Artistic Education UMCS in Lublin. Good mastery of drawing and lithographic workshop in the studio of prof. Danuta Kołwzan-Nowicka opened him the way to the meticulously polished monochrome counterparts and he still remains faithful to them.

Early Piekut works made in lithography are characterized by an economical composition and poetic metaphor. In already made graphics the author combines elements of a stylized landscape and forms of structural motifs, giving them an expression of "space", the futuristic creations. Soft, delicate structure of the lithographic composition disappears in later years,geometric forms built from small and tipped densely next to each short straight lines appears. Fine structure of parallel, perpedicular and oblique lines the author collide- by a contrast- with geometric figures, forming a compositional dominate of the picture. In sharp contrast artist creates still mysterious and surreal compositions, by putting in a "space" landscape structual components of machines. In this period(90th last year) to the composition of black and white the author introduces colour.Economical from the beginning ,tested to the limit mark, gradually changing into a broad "spilled" spot, forming a sharp colourful dissonances comlementary colour and formal contrasts, colliding with each other with a soft spot with sharp geometric forms. These works done with pen and "ekolina" (concentrated liquid watercolour) graphic techniques reveal metal influences, particularly engraving and aquatint.

The author's technique of drawing with "ekolina" which started in his works in the middle of 90s begins to dominate. Currently still in the drawing works of the 90s sharp color contrasts undergo elimination, like compiled with each other lines of varying length. The author goes slowly away from the formal and artistic value contrasts. He built his compositions with the help of carefully tipped 1-2 inches short strokes, giving - depending on the volume - smooth value transitions. The colour appears sparingly, creating a combination of grey pencil and black mark featherweight compositions of pastel shade. In the modern Piekut 's works appear the architectural motifs. But it is not a real architecture, inspired by references to specific implementation. Piekut's architecture is an imaginary architecture, betraying a fascination with Russian Constructivism by Vladimir Tatlin and Cubist realizations by Ferdinand Leger and other avant - garde currents of the first decades of the twentieth century. Raw, rooted in an abstract void space architectural forms suspended in a vacuum cylindrical towers with pyramidal structures, comtrasting with the horizontal mazes, take us into the unreal, industrial space full of complex interconnected elements of a mysterious, symbolic meaning. It is difficult to find his inspirarion in this form of creativity in the immediate vicinity of the artist. He creates far from the industrial centres, in a village near Zamość which lies the area of '' Działy Grabowieckie''... His creative works are the evidence of famous Polish and foreign exhibitions...

Dr Piotr Kondraciuk
Zamość, June 2009

1992 - the first prize in "Artistic Autumn" in HDK in Hrubieszów
1993 - the distinction in "Artistic Autumn"
1995 - the first prize in "Artistic Autumn"
1997 - the distinction in XIII National Exhibition of Art Educators – BWA in Rzeszów
1997 - the Culture and Art Ministry scholar
1999 - the first prize in "Artistic Autumn"
2000 - the distinction in "The Graphic and the Drawing of the Year" in Lublin
2008 - the prize of International Biennale of Arts Teachers Works in Lublin
2008 - the prize in International Painting Competition "The Colures of Roztocze" TDK in Tomaszów Lubelski
2008 - the first prize in „Konfrontacje 2009” in Leszno
2009 - the distinction in XXV National Exhibition of Art. Educators-BWA in Rzeszów
2009 - the prize National Biennale of Arts Teachers Works In Lublin
2009 - the prize II Project KZO in Sopot
2010 - the distinction in VII International Biennale of Drawing in Pilzno, Czech Republic

INDIVDUAL EXHIBITIONS:
1993
The Small Gallery of Art in HDK in Hrubieszów
1994
Studio Gallery - The District Museum in Zamość
The House of Culture in Zamość
1995
The House of Culture -Gallery in Krosno
BWA in Gorlice - "The Court Gallery of Karwacjans"
The Gallery of NN Theatre in Lublin
BWA – The Small Gallery in Rzeszów
BWA - The Gallery in Krosno
1996
The District Museum in Zamość
The Spa Gallery of Iwonicz Zdrój
The Small Gallery of Art - HDK in Hrubieszów
The Vetter Gallery - MDK in Lublin
The Gallery of Podlaska in Biała Podlaska
The Gallery of The Centre – NCK in Kraków
1996/1997
The District Museum in Zamość
2001
The Renault Showroom in Zamość
2002
BWA - The Gallery of Zamość
2005
The Art Gallery "Łącznik" in Skierbieszów
2007
TESCO Krasnystaw
2008
The Small Gallery of Art HDK Hrubieszów
2009
The Gallery TDK Tomaszów Lubelski
The Gallery "Kropka" in Czeski Cieszyn (Czech Republic)
The Gallery of Rampa Theatre in Warszawa
2010
The Gallery DK "Zacisze" in Warszawa
The Gallery Umelcov Spisa, Slovakia
The Gallery ”Kondratowicza” in Warszawa
The Gallery BWA in Zamość

PARTICIPATION IN COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS:
1981
BWA Lublin "The Students of IWA"
1983
The Office of Chancellor - UMCS in Lublin - The Graphics of IWA
1989,1990,1992,1993,1995
The Small Gallery of Art HDK in Hrubieszów
1995
"The Graduate" - The District Museum in Zamość
1996
II Triennial of Polish Modern Drawing in Lubaczów
1997
III Triennial of Art "Sacrum" in Częstochowa
XIII National Exhibition of Art Educators – BWA in Rzeszów
"Bielsk’s Autumn 97" - Bielsk’s Gallery - BWA Bielsko Biała
1998
"Sacrum" BWA Wałbrzych
"Bielsk’s Autumn" BWA Bydgoszcz
XIV National Exhibition of Art Educators – BWA in Rzeszów
II National Painting Competition - Ciechanów 98
1999
"Sacrum" Exhibition - The Small Gallery of Modern Art in Zamość
The Small Gallery of Art - HDK in Hrubieszów
2000
"The Portrait in Works of Zamojszczyzna’s Artists" - The Gallery of Modern Art in Zamość
I International Drawing Competition, Wrocław 1999/2000. The Museum of Architecture
"Graphic and Drawing of The Year" - The Museum on the Castle in Lublin
Eastern Showroom of Art in Lublin, BWA Lublin
"Lufcik" ZPAP Gallery in Warsaw
2001
The Exhibition of Zamojszczyzna’s Artists-BWA – The Gallery of Zamość in Zamość
2002
The exhibition dedicated to the memory of B.Leśmian - The House of Fine Arts – Nadrzecze
Post Open - Air Exhibition for Painters and Illustrators Krasnobród 1999-2001, BWA The Gallery of Zamość
Post Competition Exhibition "The Work of The Year", BWA – The Gallery of Zamość
"Kuncewiczs’ Foundation", Kazimierz Dolny
2005
"The Graduates of PLSP in Zamość" - BWA – The Gallery of Zamość
2006
The Winter Art Showroom of Zamość - BWA - The Gallery of Zamość
2007
"The Pastel City" - The Museum of Bielsko-Biała
The Winter Art Showroom of Zamość - BWA - The Gallery of Zamość
2008
The National Biennale of Arts Teachers Works, MDK Lublin
"The Autograph" of Lublin - The Museum on The Castle in Lublin
International Biennale of Watercolors in Known, Lithuania
The Art Exhibition in "Full Stop Gallery" in Cieszyn, Czech Republic
"Tarnów’s Climates", BWA – The Gallery of Town in Tarnów
IX International Autumn Showroom of Art in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
IX International Pastels Biennale in Nowy Sącz
24. National Exhibition of Art Educators in Rzeszów
VI Triennial of Polish Modern Drawing in Lubaczów
VI International Biennale of Drawing in Pilzno( Czech Republic)
I International Painting Competition "Paintings painted by the music" in Kraków
2009
International Andriolli Drawing Competition, Nałęczów
2010
Pisart Expo 2010 in Pisa, Italy
International Biennale of Watercolors "Baltic Bridges" in Wilno, Lithuania
VII International Biennale of Drawing in Pilzno, Czech Republic
XXVI National Exhibition of Art Educators-BWA in Rzeszów
X International Autumn Showroom of Art in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
The International Exhibition Artists for Police "Museum of Independance" in Warsaw
II National Painting Competition "Paintings painted by the music" in Kraków

Drawings: pen, watercolour, ink, paper
Painting: oil, acrylic, pastels, canvas, paper