This catalogue was published on the occasion of the exhibition, Julian Stanczak: The Life of the Surface: Paintings, 1970-1975, May 18 - June 24, 2017, Mitchell-Innes & Nash.
Summary:
Julian Stanczak was born in Poland in 1928. During World War II, Stanczak and his family were forced into a labor camp in Siberia, where they survived extreme conditions and near starvation. Stanczak ultimately fled to a Polish refugee camp in Uganda in the late 1940s, where he started to make work inspired by the atmospheric light of Africa. In 1950, Stanczak immigrated to the United States, where he studied under Josef Albers at Yale University. Albers?s teachings on color theory and the precision of geometric forms would become fundamental to the development of Stanczak?s mature style and method. 0Stanczak?s reverence for color comes from a desire to translate the drama and power of nature into a universal impression. His canvases are created through a complex process of tape masks upon which colors are systematically added and unveiled in layers. Despite the intricate and painstaking process, Stanczak does not use any preparatory drawings for his paintings, relying solely on his own vision of a finished work. 0The exhibition?The Life of the Surface? presents paintings from the years 1970 to 1975. 00Exhibition: Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York, USA (18.05.-14.07.2017).
