Dariusz Benda, Poppies, 2013.

Dariusz Benda (b. 1963)
Poppies, 2013.
oil on canvas, 51.5 x 61.5 cm, 61.5 x 51.5 cm, diptych
signed p. d. corner: 'D. Benda 2013'
framed


One of the first graduates of the Koszalin High School of Fine Arts. Portrait printmaker, painter, conservator, art technician. Already during his high school years he was involved in the conservation of sculptures and canvases in the museum at the Castle of the Pomeranian Dukes in Slupsk. He collaborated on the installation of Władysław Hasior's "Burning Birds" and also actively participated in "Drawing Theater", by Franciszek Starowieyski. After losing his parents as a young man, he emigrated to Germany, where he created and exhibited his works, most often at the Art Gallery in Bremerhaven. His works also traveled to Greece, Italy, Portugal, Great Britain and the United States.
Upon his return to Poland, he usually exhibited his works at the Gdansk Gallery on Dlugi Targ, and in Zielona Gora and Szczecin. He also participated in many group exhibitions. He finds himself most at home in dry pastel, pencil portraiture, oil painting and mixed techniques.