Maciej Biberstein

March, the 18th, 1966 , now live and working in Milano, Italy
Strong, conscious of their power, lustful... Such portrait of women creates Maciej Biberstein in his paintings. As no one else, he believes in the myth of Eternal Femininity, a myth that was even refuted by Simone de Beauvoir in her worldwide known book The Second Sex. For painters, womanhood is almost always causative might demonic and dangerous, yet an origin of everything which is beautiful in life. Maciej Bartosik-Biberstein drawings of Venuses have a great similarity to prehistoric goddesses. On paintings we can see trembling spots of color and dynamic sights. Sometimes Maciej Biberstein grabs a tube of paint and just marks outlines. On the picture of The Warrior, which came into existence accordingly to documental about Asian female wrestling, we can see a thick stream of red dye, flowing by a female thigh.Erected swollen breasts, round bellies and vaginas are just some of the strong elements Maciej Bartosik-Biberstein brings in his paintings. At some moments the artist gets to that exact point of view. He takes away individual attributes, reduces shapes etc. He creates marks of femininity, his object of worship. He says: Suffering and mutilation comes with triump...

Medical Academy in Wroclaw, Poland 1985/1990
Academy of Fine Arts Wroclaw, Poland 1992-1997. Graphics department:
ateliers: pictorial art Konrad Jarodzki; workshop graphics Roman Kowalik; graphical design Jan Jaromir Aleksiun.
Graduation: A.D.1997 in art graphic prints
annexes:
in photography and graphical design.

Individual exhibitions:
2017. Maciej Biberstein Paintings and drawings,ZPAP Gallery, Gdansk, Poland
2016 The Rite of Spring Krokowa Castle Poland
2015 Int(f)renal Woman Mleczarnia Gallery Wrocław, Poland
2015 Inferno Revisited Culture Centre, Wroclaw, Lesnica
2009, " Things for waste" with Agata Strzaka, Wroclaw, Poland paintings
2009 " 12 portraits" Wroclaw, Poland, photos
2006, Krysztalowice, Choreia Foundation Imago- Own Paintings
2006, Wroclaw, Browar Mieszczanski, ADRASTEA Own Paintings
2005, Wroclaw, Impart, Eurynome Own Paintigs
1999, Brzeg Opolski, Ratusz Graphics of series Woman
1998, Lubin C.K. Muza Photography of series Family and Friends
1997, Wroclaw, Gradual exhibition
Joint exhibitions:
2012 Fertility, Performance with Ofelia Queen, Galeria Famiglia Marghini, Milan, Italy
2010 I am Abnormal Abnormal Gallery Berlin, Germany
2009, "Selected Artist from Poland" Budapest, Hungary, Opera Gallery
2008, Wroclaw, Poland, "KinKiet" Browar Mieszczanski
2007, Wroclaw, "SEX SHOP" Studio BWA
2004, Wroclaw, Browar Mieszczaski, Galeria bezdomna (Homeless Gallery)
2004, Krakow, BWA, Czarno-Biale (Black & White)
2001, Szczecin, Graphic Constellation
2000, Krakow, International Triennial of Graphics ...