Zygmunt Rytka

About artist

Born
11.03.1947
Died
23.03.2018
Country
Poland

Zygmunt Rytka (born March 11, 1947 in Warsaw, died March 23, 2018 in Sokołowsko) was an intermedia artist. He worked in photography, video art, and installation. He lived and worked in Sokołowsko.

Intermedia artist associated with the Polish neo-avant-garde scene of the 1970s and the independent art scene of the ‘80s. Author of photographic cycles, experimental films and video, as well as installations and objects, the latter after 2000. He collaborated closely with the Mała Gallery in Warsaw, the Wschodnia Gallery and the FF Gallery in Łódź. Co-founder of the In Situ Contemporary Art Foundation. In his work he combined a philosophical and artistic study of nature and human perception with an ironic reflection on contemporary media and politics. At the same time, he provided a fantastic documentation of the art scene of which he was an active participant.

Works

Zygmunt Rytka

Portrait of Krzysztof Zarębski

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