NATALIA GRADZKA
Natalia GrÄ…dzka – Artist
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Natalia was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1986. She studied sculpture at the prestigious Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw under Professor Piotr Gawron. Natalia’s love of the theater and performing arts also led her to study make-up artistry. Natalia also studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome, Italy.
Natalia believes that when you look at an artist’s work, you embark on a personal journey where you become an observer, a listener and a speaker. Because we are all different, every experience you have, no matter how large or small it may be, becomes exceptional and unique. These personal experiences are the small threads that become the tapestry of your life. Every thread is special. Every thread has its own story. And every thread is essential. As such, each individual experience in your life is a non-separable element which in turn gives context to art.
In a recent interview, Natalia explained, “The main theme of my work is life and its wide breath… It’s physical and emotional states, the multi-dimensionality of life, as well as its beginning and end. What I do is very personal to me, as I mainly use my own experiences as a source of inspiration.”
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Full portfolio is on Flickr page.
Natalia works with a wide array of materials such as cloth, clay, plasticine, gypsum, wax, paper, papier mâché, silver, brass and bronze. She has designed and created many sculptures, costumes, jewelry, ceramics, drawings, paintings and artistic installations for a wide range of clients.
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Education:
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2007 - 2012 Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland
Master's degree in art, Faculty of Sculpture
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Thesis topic: practical artwork: 1:1 figurative sculpture “Human development”
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Supplement artwork: Series of jewellery,
Series of graphics
Ceramics
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Theoretical work: “Research on depictions of human psyche in art”
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2012 Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland
Four months course regarding artistic works and copyright
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2008 - 2012 Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland
Jewelry design, course
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2010 - 2011 Academy of Fine Arts in Roma, Italy / Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma, Italy , Sculpture Department, Erasmus exchange program
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2006/2013 Post-secondary Art School of Make-up and stylization ,,In Art,, Warsaw, Poland
Thesis topic: practical artwork: Characterization of Frida Kahlo
Theoretical work: “The influences of traumatic physical and psychological events on Frida Kahlo's art”
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