Władysław Strzemiński was a pioneering Polish avant‑garde painter, designer, and theorist whose work developed the concept of Unism and reshaped modern ideas of vision and perception.
FOCUS
1940s–1950s
Work on “Theory of Vision”, a comprehensive theoretical project on perception and the history of seeing, published posthumously.
Late 1940s
Design of the Neoplastic Room at Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź, an immersive spatial composition based on principles of Neoplasticism.
1930s–1940s
Development of Unist paintings and architectural/typographic designs, integrating painting, space, and applied arts.
Late 1920s–1930s
Formulation of Unism in painting and sculpture, seeking a completely coherent, non‑illusionistic pictorial surface.
Early 1920s
Constructivist works influenced by Russian and Central‑European avant‑garde, collaboration with Katarzyna Kobro.
EXHIBITIONS
1956 Łódź/Warsaw (pl), BIURO WYSTAW ARTYSTYCZNYCH & ZACHĘTA: “Katarzyna Kobro — Władysław Strzemiński” (posthumous survey)
1920s–1930s Poland/abroad (pl/various), BLOK, Praesens, a.r. group exhibitions (Warsaw, Łódź, Vilnius, Paris, etc.)
TEACHING
1945–1950 Łódź (pl), PAŃSTWOWA WYŻSZA SZKOŁA SZTUK PLASTYCZNYCH: Co‑founder and lecturer in painting and theory
STUDIES
Pre‑1914 Saint Petersburg (ru), military/engineering education with artistic and drafting training
BIO
1952 died in Łódź (pl)
1945 settled permanently in Łódź (pl)
1920 married sculptor Katarzyna Kobro
1893 born in Minsk (then Russian Empire, today Belarus)