Tomasz Urbanowicz (born 1959 in
Wrocław,
Poland) is an architect and a designer of architectural glass art.
Biography
Tomasz Urbanowicz graduated at the Faculty of Architecture of the
Wrocław University of Technology (1978–85). He took glass-window studies at the Fine Arts Academy of
Nicolaus Copernicus University in
Toruń, Poland (1982–85) and worked as an assistant in the Painting and Sculpture Establishment at the Architecture Department of Wrocław Institute.[1] In 1987, together with his wife, architect Beata Urbanowicz, he established his own studio, Archiglass, focused on creating architectural glass art. In 2016, Tomasz Urbanowicz was awarded the Honorable Graduate Award by
Wrocław University of Technology.[2]
His glassworks were featured in 'Colours of Architecture' by Andrew Moor (
London, 2006),[3] 'Contemporary Kiln-formed Glass' by Keith Cummings ( London / Philadelphia 2009)[4] and 'Szkło we Współczesnej Architekturze' by Ewa Wala.[5]
Architectural glass art composition by Tomasz Urbanowicz can also be found in many places around the world: the glass orb ‘
The United Earth’ is a central artistic element on
European Parliament building agora in
Strasbourg,
France;[7][11] the glass rainbow ‘Larc en ciel’ decorates G. Brassens College in
Paris, France; green glass castings enlight the lobby of the
Holsten Brewery Headquarters in
Hamburg, Germany;[7] and the composition ‘Blue Sunset in the Ocean’ cruises around the world on one of the world's biggest ocean liners
Queen Mary 2.[12]
In 2014, Urbanowicz's glass art works from the 'GlassHenge' series were exhibited at the
Wrocław Airport.[16][17]
In the years 2018-2019 Tomasz Urbanowicz together with prof. Przemysław Tyszkiewicz developed a new own technique to consolidate graphics in glass art.[18][19] They created several joint works called 'Corsydians' series, exhibited among others at the collective exhibition "Para.Ceramics.Prints' in Oblastni galerie in
Liberec[20] or the collective exhibition "Robinson's Ship" organized by the City Gallery and
Museum of Architecture in Wrocław.[21][22]
The latest realizations of large-scale architectural glass art, made by Tomasz Urbanowicz in cooperation with his son, arch. Konrad Urbanowicz, include the composition "The Spirit of Health" at the Integrative Medical Center Clinic in
Żerniki Wrocławskie[23] and the glass art EGG - concierge desk in the baroque interior of the historic
Main Building of the University of Wrocław.[24]
2018-2019 - 'Para.Ceramics.Graphics', The Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Arts and Design Collective Exhibition (host/guest), Oblastni Galerie,
Liberec,
Czech Republic[20][59]
2017-2018 - „Glasstosteron”, Collective Exhibition (Andrzej Kucharski, Marcin Litwa, Mariusz Łabiński, Wojciech Olech, Kazimierz Pawlak, Wojciech Peszko, Janusz Robaszewski, Czesław Roszkowski, Stanisław Sobota, Grzegorz Staniszewski, Tomasz Urbanowicz, Ryszard Więckowski, Igor Wójcik, Maciej Zaborski)
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abcDurczak, Mirosław (2000-12-31).
"Region Dolny Śląsk nr 8/2000, Wydanie Milenijne" [In Hanover, Lower Silesia at the EXPO 2000] (PDF). Region Dolny Śląsk (in Polish). 8/2000. Stowarzyszenie na Rzecz Promocji Dolnego Śląska: 27–29.
ISSN1506-2929 – via Wrocław: Stowarzyszenie na Recz Promocji Dolnego Śląska.
^
abStanikowa, Olga; Janacek, Zbynek; Sacharczuk, Bożena; Tyszkiewicz, Przemysław (2019). Para.Ceramics.Prints. The Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław III. Wrocław: Akademia Sztuk Pięknych im. Eugeniusza Gepperta we Wrocławiu, Wydział Ceramiki i Szkła. Wydział Grafiki i Sztuki Mediów.
ISBN978-83-65638-80-9.
^"Glass Art EGG". futurearchitectureplatform.org. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
^Kaczmarzyk, Bogdan (2019). Regionalny Przegląd Architektury 'BAZA' 2019. Studio Lisboa Identyfikacja wizualna. Wrocław: Stowarzyszenie Architektów Polskich Oddział Wrocław.
ISBN978-83-955101-0-6.
^www.asp.wroc.pl.
"CERAMIKA I SZKŁO. OBSZARY SENSUALNE". Akademia Sztuk Pięknych im. Eugeniusza Gepperta we Wrocławiu (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-04-09.
Tomasz Urbanowicz (born 1959 in
Wrocław,
Poland) is an architect and a designer of architectural glass art.
Biography
Tomasz Urbanowicz graduated at the Faculty of Architecture of the
Wrocław University of Technology (1978–85). He took glass-window studies at the Fine Arts Academy of
Nicolaus Copernicus University in
Toruń, Poland (1982–85) and worked as an assistant in the Painting and Sculpture Establishment at the Architecture Department of Wrocław Institute.[1] In 1987, together with his wife, architect Beata Urbanowicz, he established his own studio, Archiglass, focused on creating architectural glass art. In 2016, Tomasz Urbanowicz was awarded the Honorable Graduate Award by
Wrocław University of Technology.[2]
His glassworks were featured in 'Colours of Architecture' by Andrew Moor (
London, 2006),[3] 'Contemporary Kiln-formed Glass' by Keith Cummings ( London / Philadelphia 2009)[4] and 'Szkło we Współczesnej Architekturze' by Ewa Wala.[5]
Architectural glass art composition by Tomasz Urbanowicz can also be found in many places around the world: the glass orb ‘
The United Earth’ is a central artistic element on
European Parliament building agora in
Strasbourg,
France;[7][11] the glass rainbow ‘Larc en ciel’ decorates G. Brassens College in
Paris, France; green glass castings enlight the lobby of the
Holsten Brewery Headquarters in
Hamburg, Germany;[7] and the composition ‘Blue Sunset in the Ocean’ cruises around the world on one of the world's biggest ocean liners
Queen Mary 2.[12]
In 2014, Urbanowicz's glass art works from the 'GlassHenge' series were exhibited at the
Wrocław Airport.[16][17]
In the years 2018-2019 Tomasz Urbanowicz together with prof. Przemysław Tyszkiewicz developed a new own technique to consolidate graphics in glass art.[18][19] They created several joint works called 'Corsydians' series, exhibited among others at the collective exhibition "Para.Ceramics.Prints' in Oblastni galerie in
Liberec[20] or the collective exhibition "Robinson's Ship" organized by the City Gallery and
Museum of Architecture in Wrocław.[21][22]
The latest realizations of large-scale architectural glass art, made by Tomasz Urbanowicz in cooperation with his son, arch. Konrad Urbanowicz, include the composition "The Spirit of Health" at the Integrative Medical Center Clinic in
Żerniki Wrocławskie[23] and the glass art EGG - concierge desk in the baroque interior of the historic
Main Building of the University of Wrocław.[24]
2018-2019 - 'Para.Ceramics.Graphics', The Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Arts and Design Collective Exhibition (host/guest), Oblastni Galerie,
Liberec,
Czech Republic[20][59]
2017-2018 - „Glasstosteron”, Collective Exhibition (Andrzej Kucharski, Marcin Litwa, Mariusz Łabiński, Wojciech Olech, Kazimierz Pawlak, Wojciech Peszko, Janusz Robaszewski, Czesław Roszkowski, Stanisław Sobota, Grzegorz Staniszewski, Tomasz Urbanowicz, Ryszard Więckowski, Igor Wójcik, Maciej Zaborski)
^
abcDurczak, Mirosław (2000-12-31).
"Region Dolny Śląsk nr 8/2000, Wydanie Milenijne" [In Hanover, Lower Silesia at the EXPO 2000] (PDF). Region Dolny Śląsk (in Polish). 8/2000. Stowarzyszenie na Rzecz Promocji Dolnego Śląska: 27–29.
ISSN1506-2929 – via Wrocław: Stowarzyszenie na Recz Promocji Dolnego Śląska.
^
abStanikowa, Olga; Janacek, Zbynek; Sacharczuk, Bożena; Tyszkiewicz, Przemysław (2019). Para.Ceramics.Prints. The Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław III. Wrocław: Akademia Sztuk Pięknych im. Eugeniusza Gepperta we Wrocławiu, Wydział Ceramiki i Szkła. Wydział Grafiki i Sztuki Mediów.
ISBN978-83-65638-80-9.
^"Glass Art EGG". futurearchitectureplatform.org. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
^Kaczmarzyk, Bogdan (2019). Regionalny Przegląd Architektury 'BAZA' 2019. Studio Lisboa Identyfikacja wizualna. Wrocław: Stowarzyszenie Architektów Polskich Oddział Wrocław.
ISBN978-83-955101-0-6.
^www.asp.wroc.pl.
"CERAMIKA I SZKŁO. OBSZARY SENSUALNE". Akademia Sztuk Pięknych im. Eugeniusza Gepperta we Wrocławiu (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-04-09.