acrylics and oil on canvas, 100 x 100cm, signed l.d A.Wąsek '21
Anna Wąsek is a graduate of the Faculty of Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, with a specialization in Conservation of Painting and Polychrome Wooden Sculpture.
During her studies, she has been actively involved in the life of the university. In 2016, while she was a third-year student, she assumed the position of chairman of the Crafts and Preservation of Intangible Cultural Heritage Circle at the WKiRDS of the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts, holding this role for 3 years, until the end of her sixth year of study. In the 2018/2019 academic year, she held the position of trainee assistant in the Department of Techniques and Technology of easel painting and the Department of Techniques and Technology of glazing at the WKiRDS of the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts, while still in her 6th year of study. From 2016 to 2019, she received an art scholarship. She participated in extra-curricular internships in Lebanon in Enfeh, Barghoun and Saidat Alkhayit.
In her free time, she has been developing her passion of creating historical clothing for several years. The works she has made have been presented at many exhibitions, reconstructions and shows, including: the exhibition "Żupan, Jupka, Karabela - Exhibition of Historical Tailoring" at the headquarters of the Union of Artists on Mazowiecka Street in Warsaw; a fashion show at the 4th and 5th Equestrian Art Festival. As she admits, in this work, the greatest difficulty is the proper selection of materials and cut so as to reproduce as accurately as possible the costumes that were worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
She also uses her skills when creating copies of paintings. Her greatest pleasure comes from paintings from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She creates paintings for herself, but also on commission. Her works have appeared in various art galleries, however, the greatest honor was the presentation of her works at the exhibition "Five Years Later" at the headquarters of the Association of Artists on Mazowiecka Street in Warsaw. In addition, Anna Wąsek teaches classes in historical fencing, archery and historical tailoring at summer camps for children and teenagers.
