Rafał OLBIŃSKI (1943), Overture; 2020

Inkography, paper; IV/XX, 29.5 x 21 cm
Signature and edition marking p. d.: IV/XX Olbinski
Provenance:
private collection Cracow

Graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the Warsaw University of Technology. In 1981, he immigrated to the United States and soon became a recognized painter, illustrator and designer. He received more than 150 awards for his work, including gold and silver medals from the Art Directors Club in New York and gold and silver medals from the Society of Illustrators in New York and Los Angeles. In 1994, he won the international Oscar for Most Significant Poster of the Year. In 1995, his poster won the "New York Capital of the World" competition. A year later, he received the Stephan Dohanos Award given by members of the Society of New York Illustrators for the best work of the year. The artist has collaborated with such magazines as "The New York Times", "Newsweek", "Bloomberg Businessweek" , "Der Spiegel" and "Charaktery". His works are in major contemporary art collections.
The inkography illustrates a ribbon arranged in the shape of women seen in profile or posing for a nude while reclining, which realizes the existence of a complex and inseparable relationship between the male and female elements. The author suggests that a man achieves full success only when he is supported by a woman, and the feeling of love and sexual energy give him the strength to go on.