Michał Bałdyga

born 24.04.1980 in Warsaw

I graduated from the Fine Arts High School in Bielsko-Biała. I gained my experience studying Artistic Education – graphic art at the University of Silesia in Cieszyn. I graduated with a degree in Artistic Education from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań, and am currently studying Graphic Arts at this Academyan artist who works with sculptures, performance, visual arts and graphic design. “In my work, there is no distinction between a symbolic creation and a real threat. In my early works, I used to focus on the corporeality and its asymmetry. I would look at the asymmetry through its origins in my life, in the past and the present. I have created my own type of martial arts, where one fights with quite prosaic barriers put up for us throughout life. A ritual battle and victory build own self-confidence by creating a ritual of living. It takes its roots and inspiration from my own life. I look at people’s attitude towards me, what happens around me, and the attitude towards physical, psychological and mental limitations of life. By working with the past, with memories, I create a therapeutic space for my own development. In the body of my work, a memory is not only an inspiration but also a main substance, a vital content. Since a memory is not static, I treat it as a creating process. I raise questions on the relation between the past and the present. My own biography, my memory and own past play parts in my work. Utilising memories of certain events, I provide a testimony of my individual existence in the world. I create a self-portrait of a memory.

My second stage of work includes the problem of Culture and culture-related aspects in the world in which I live. My interests include the issue of the sacred vs. the profane. I search for the border between the two. Concentrating on symbolism, and on the effect and meaning of colours and shapes, as well as thoughtful observation the and the contemplation of phenomena with an archaeological scrupulosity, allows me to discover the ritual, as well as to create a new ritual in life. The ritual, not associated with any religion or denomination, is simply a ritual, in its pure form. A ritual, which allows me to take the next step.

I participated in:

Individual exhibitions:

• Individual exhibition” VERA ICON” Galeria 7_ Andrychów 2011
• Individual exhibition” MYSTIC” Galeria KCK_ Inowrocław 2011
• Individual exhibition” RHYTMS” Galery POST OFFICE_ Poznań 2011
• Individual exhibition” CONTACT” Galery ODA_ Piotrków Trybunalski 2010
• Individual exhibition “ IN BETWEEN” Galery NARÓD SOBIE Poznań 2008
• MEMORY AS A CREATIVE PROCESS” Galery Kraków 2007
• Individual exhibition Poznań 2007
• Individual exhibition, Cieszyn 2004
• Individual exhibition, Bielsko-Biała 2002
• Individual exhibition, Warsaw 2002

Group exhibitions:

• Exhibition at” InSPIRACJE” Galeria 13 Móz_ Szczecin 2012
• Exhibition at” BIENNALE SZTUKI” Piotrków Trybunalski 2011
• Exhibition at” BIELSKI FESTIWAL SZTUK WIZUALNYCH” Bielsko Biała 2011
• Exhibition at” ARTIFICIAL” Zielona Góra 2011
• •Exhibition at “BARWY OCHRONNE” ŁUDŹ 2011
• Performance art at”WIECZÓR PERFORMANCE” Biała Podlaska 2010
• Performance art at”EPAF” WARSZAWA 2010
• Performance art at”SOLIDARNOŚĆ, TWÓJ ANIOŁ WOLNOŚĆ MA NA IMIĘ” Gdańsk 2010
• Exhibition at” ARTENALIA” Poznań 2010
• Performance art at”PERFORMANCE PLATFORM” Lublin 2009
• Exhibition at” MIĘDZY 30 A 35” Poznań 2009
• Performance art at” MIĘDZY NIERZECZYWISTOŚCIĄ A RZECYWISTOŚCIĄ” Łódź 2009
• Performance art at” TYDZIEŃ AKTUALNEJ SZTUKI” Lwów 2009
• Performance art at” GRANICE WNĘTRZ” Poznań 2009
• Performance art at “GRANICE WNĘTRZ” Poznań 2009
• Exhibition at “HOME SWEET HOME” Sanok 2008
• Exhibition at ‘HOME SWEET HOME” Prague 2008
• Performance art at “IV FESTIWAL ULICY WZGÓRZE” Bielsko-Biała 2008
• Performance art at “ARTENALIA” Poznań 2008
• Performance art at “ODDECH WIOSNY” Toruń 2008
• Performance art at “STEPBYSTEP” Toruń 2007
• Exhibition at “OBRAZ ŚRODOWISKA” Biennial, Poznań 2007
• Performance art at “YOUTH ART FESTIVAL PRZECIĄG” Szczecin 2007
• Performance art at “ARTERIE” Katowice 2007
• Performance art at “RACIBÓRZ ART FESTIVAL” Racibórz 2007
• Exhibition at “BIELSKO FESTIVAL OF VISUAL ARTS” Bielsko-Biała 2007
• Exhibition and performance art at “SFUMATO” Warsaw 2007
• Performance art at “PRIMA APRILIS” Toruń 2007
• Performance art as part of the project “PERFORMERZY DO PRANIA” Katowice 2007
• Performance art, installations as part of the project “INCYDENTY – PRZEKRACZANIE GRANIC” Tesin 2006
• Performance art as part of the project “EXPLORING REALITY” Uppsala 2006
• Performance art at “INTÉRIEUR” Poznań 2006
• Performance art at “INTÉRIEUR” Bielsko-Biała 2006
• Exhibition and performance art at “SILESIA ACTIV” Katowice 2006
• Performance art at “INTERNATIONAL ART WORKSHOP” Sława 2005
• Exhibition at „PIKNIK ARTYSTYCZNY” Twierdza Modlin 2005
• Group exhibition “HTTP://FREE.ART.PL/12RZEZBA” Poznań 2005
• Group exhibition “WODA, POCZĄTEK I KONIEC” Poznań 2005
• Show at “BETWEEN POZNAN AND POTSDAM” Poznań 2004
• Performance art at “STREFA SZAREJ” Festival CIESZYN 2004
• Performance art at „ARTERIE” Katowice 2003
• Exhibition at “MIEZINARODNI HUDEBNI FESTIVAL” Letohrad 2001
Permanent exhibitions:
• Multimedia installation “GIOCONDA” Sulkowski Castle, Bielsko-Biała 2008
• “IN BETWEEN” installation, KaSS „Střelnice” Community Centre, Tesin 2006

Workshops:

• Part of the project “W RYTMIE KAMIENIA, WIATRU, KROPLI I SŁOŃCA, CZYLI JAK NATURA UCZY TAŃCA” Poznań 2008
• Part of the project “W CO SIĘ BAWIĆ” Cieszyn 2008
• Part of the project “INTERAKCJE” Piotrków Trybunalski 2007
• At “KIESZEŃ VINCENTA FESTIVAL” Poznań 2007
• Part of the project “ZNAKI CZASU” Poznań 2007
• Part of the project “INTERAKCJE” Piotrków Trybunalski 2007
• Part of the project “INCYDENTY – PRZEKRACZANIE GRANIC” Tesin 2006
• At “KIESZEŃ VINCENTA FESTIVAL” Poznań 2006
• At “KIESZEŃ VINCENTA FESTIVAL” Poznań 2005
• At “KIESZEŃ VINCENTA FESTIVAL” Poznań 2004