Olaf Brzeski (b. 1975, Wrocław), "Cat" from the series "Villains—or the Long-Awaited Role Reversal," 2008

Provenance
private collection, Poland

Biography
A sculptor, installation artist, and filmmaker born in Wrocław. In 1994–95, he studied at the Faculty of Architecture at the Wrocław University of Technology, and then, beginning in 1995, at the Faculty of Sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław. He defended his diploma thesis in sculpture in 2000 in the studio of Prof. Leon Podsiadły. Brzeski experiments with materials, exploring the possibilities and limitations of the medium of sculpture. He is interested in durability, scale, and the spatial relationships in which his works are embedded. He has exhibited his works in solo and group exhibitions in Poland and abroad, most recently at the Polish Institute in Berlin. In 2009, he was nominated for the “Spojrzenia” competition (Deutsche Bank Foundation Awards) organized by the Zachęta National Gallery of Art in Warsaw. He lives and works in Wrocław.