dr hab. Marek Szczęsny, prof. UWM
1965-Marek Szczęsny was born on July 16rd in Bydgoszcz. 1988 Marek attends at the Art Institute of Toruń. 1992 graduated the University of Toruń with MKiS scholarschip.
1993 first participation in an important exhibition Polish Painting at the Pałac Eskenów in Toruń
Continuation of artistic education at the Accademia via Ricasoli Florence in Italy at the painter's workshop of Professor Giorgio Ulivi. 1994 summer return to Poland to Olsztyn where meets prof. Janusz Kaczmarski and stars teaching at the Highscholl in Olsztyn.
1994 Marek had his first exibition at the quarters of Polish Artists' Union in Olsztyn in The forecastle tower.
1995 Journey to Italy with visit to University Siena.
After a visit start's teaching at the Pedagogical University in Olsztyn.
1996 take part in the Annual Exhibition for Young Contemporary Painting and after festival of Contemporary Painting in Szczecin.
4th international outdoor painting workshop Jurajska Jesień. 1999 starts teaching at the University UWM in Olsztyn. Works in an abstract, surrealist style important for Marek's development linear abstraction of Kandynsky.
2000 The Arts Club Ost-preussen of Ellingen Germany Marek's had his first exhibition outside Poland.
2003- an individual exhibition organized at Olsztyn Friends of Art Society and Galeria L. The exhibition later travels to the Contemporary Art Gallery in Olsztyn, Zpap Kętrzyn,
Museum F. Nowowiejskiego in Barczewo and Art Institute of Toruń.
2001-2006 Biannual Competition of Contemporary Painting in Olsztyn and Bydgoszcz, Tarnów; 1st prinze for an oil painting entitled "Technica" 2st for "Rugia"and "Lying nude" "Silhouette"and a distinction for "Soundown over the lake".
A-fresco in church dedicated to Holy Family in Olsztyn.
Works in Erasmus Office as faculty coordinator.
2006-2009-2nd individual exhibition at the Olsztyn Castle, organized by Artistic Exhibition Office (BWA), catalog with an introduction by prof ASP Wrocław Paweł Lewnadowski/Palle
2010 5th Exhibition of Olsztynian Art at the BWA or at the Castle.
2011 becomes professor of painting and drawing at University UWM in Olsztyn. Holiday outdoor painting workshop in Kętrzyn, Kadyny togerther with prof Tadeusz Brzeski.
2012 Participates in The famous "Master and students" exhibition at the Reszel Castle, Museum of Modern Art.
Becomes a chairman of the painters'facolty at the University UWM in Olsztyn.
In his paintings, we can see symbol and a few chosen, meaningful situations.
The colours are vivacious and fresh, and the form is non-real, which multiplies the effect of ambiguous expression. The period is characterized by the joy taken from existing in world created by himself.
He loved music and literature and is in volvs in philosophy, especially the works of Goethe, Nietzche, Heidegger .
They believed that music is the true language of emotion. In The Birth of music and painting is the synthesis of the Dionysian and the Apollonian poles. Dionysus is the god of "the ineducable Art of music", Apollo of "visual Art". In his painting he articulates the conflict between the estatic primeval Dionysian experience of ancient cults, something above the individual and the later visual depiction of this state in his painting.
Art with its link between melancholy and merriment creates metaphorical consolation. This yearning for a metaphysical world and glorification of the tragic myth ( ancient, slavic and Prussian) is important for of his art.