Jan Kaja
Jan Kaja (2016)
Born	Jan Kaja 1957 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Known for	painting

Jan Kaja (born 1957) is a Polish painter, photographer and publisher.

Kaja was born in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Since 1979, together with Jacek Soliński, he has run an art gallery Authors’ Gallery (org. Galeria Autorska) ^[1] in Bydgoszcz.

In 2015 he received from Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (Poland) special medal for his contribution in polish culture. ^[2]

Information

In 1980s carried out conceptual projects (posters – appeals). Together with Jacek Soliński elaborated and issued a number of monographic art books dedicated to fine artists.

Presented several dozen of solo exhibitions in Poland: Bydgoszcz, Gdańsk, Sopot, Toruń, Warszawa, Łódź, Kraków, Lublin; and abroad in: Paris, Rome, Tokyo and Edinburgh. ^[3]

Paintings

His paintings are based on a relation between a face and hands and they constitute peculiar one-person theatre. The painter treats his work as a return to the state of spontaneity thanks to which is able to discover a human in their entire simplicity of expression and at the same time with their spiritual profundity. Made cycles of paintings: "Characters unreal", "Gates", "Way of the Cross", "Conversations".

Paintings (selection)

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  „Cicha Noc” acrylic, canvas 73x81 (1993)
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  „Oczekiwanie” acrylic, canvas 80x100 (2008).
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  „W drodze” acrylic, canvas 80x100 (2008).
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  „Boże Narodzenie” acrylic, canvas 80x100 (2008).
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  „Magdalena” oil, canvas 101x125 (1991).
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  „Przeistoczenie” acrylic, canvas 73x100 (1991)
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  „Człowiek jest jak trawa” acrylic, canvas 90x70 (1998).
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  „Dzwonnik” acrylic, canvas 73x100 (2000).
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  „Chwile później” acrylic, canvas 73x100 (2001).
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  „Koncert” acrylic, canvas 73x100 (2000).
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  „Za bramą” acrylic, canvas 73x100 (2000).
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  „W głębi” acrylic, canvas 80x100 (1998).
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  „Tak” acrylic, canvas 80x100 (2008).
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  „Mały świat” acrylic, canvas 73x100 (2011).
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  „Naczynia” acrylic, canvas 73x100 (2011).
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  „Przygotowywanie” acrylic, canvas 70x90 (2013).
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  „Poczekalnia” acrylic, canvas 73x100 (2011).
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  „Jesienne popołudnie” acrylic, canvas 63x90 (2012).

Bibliography

"Chwile obecności (1979-2004)" Publisher: Galeria Autorska, Bydgoszcz, 2004, ISBN  83-91-4388-5-6

See also

• List of Polish painters

References

External links

• [1] - official website of Galeria Autorska
• [2] Archived 2019-04-04 at the Wayback Machine - biography on the website of Galeria Autorska
• [3] - exhibition in Poland (35 anniversary of gallery).
• [4] Archived 2015-06-28 at the Wayback Machine - information about artist in portal Bydgoszcz24
• [5] - information about exhibition in Rome