Leszek Rózga, Crete - Icon

Leszek Rózga, Crete - Icon,dry-etch + watercolor + crayons, 2008, 20 x 30 cm

Leszek Rózga - was born on March 18, 1924 in Zgierz. As is widely known, Leszek Rózga was a great, world-renowned artist who received a thorough education. He studied art from 1948 to 1954 at the State Higher School of Fine Arts (now the Academy of Fine Arts) in Lodz and the Katowice branch of the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow at the Department of Propaganda Graphics (1948-1954). He received his diploma in 1954 in painting from Rafał Pomorski and in graphic design from Bogusław Górecki.
With his extraordinary works, the professor was able to enchant, establish an intimate relationship, break conventions, and transport the viewer to the land of his sensitivity.
He had a number of both solo and group exhibitions. With his creativity-inspiring, always honorable attitude, he won respect among both the public and the art bohemia.