In 1978-92, Michal Cala photographed the Silesian industrial landscape. That is how he created his most important cycle of black and white photographs, 'Slask'. Cala documented the coexistence of workers' districts, old factories, mines, and slag heaps characteristic of that landscape. He also photographed people living in those spaces. In the 1970s, he co-founded the Tyskie Photography Club KRON. Since 1983, he has been a member the Association of Polish Art Photographers. Since 1995, he has been living in Bielsko-Biala. He still photographs Upper and Lower Silesia.
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gelatin silver print on Baryta paper, 33 x 48.5 cm
signed in pencil on the reverse, seal from the Sixth Biennial of Polish Landscape and a note about awarding Grand Prix to the work
From the series Galicja 1976-1990, awarded at the the Sixth Biennial of Polish Landscap in Kielce in 1979 (Grand Prix), Arts and Culture Minister Prize
EXHIBITED:
- 'Pejzaz Polski' - Tychy, Teatr Maly 1978
- 'Ziemia Rzeszowska' - Jaroslaw, Jaroslawski Dom Kultury 1979
- 'Paysages de Pologne'- Bordeaux (France), Galerie Contraste 1985
- 'Galicja' - Zamosc, 'Ratusz' Photography Gallery, 1993
- 'Galicja' - Bielsko-Biala, B&B Photography Gallery, 1993
- 'Galicja' - Jastrzebie Zdroj, City Cultural Centre Gallery, 1998
- 'Slask i Galicja' exhibition celebrating 40 years of artistic practice - Galeria Katowice 2013
- 'Slask i Galicja' - Museum of the History of Photography in Cracow, 2016
LITERATURE:
- Monographic album 'Slask i Galicja', Museum of the History of Photography in Cracow, Cracow 2015
- 'FOTO' no. 7/79
- 'Fotografia' no. 3/15/79
In 1978-92, Michal Cala photographed the Silesian industrial landscape. That is how he created his most important cycle of black and white photographs, 'Slask'. Cala documented the coexistence of workers' districts, old factories, mines, and slag heaps characteristic of that landscape. He also photographed people living in those spaces. In the 1970s, he co-founded the Tyskie Photography Club KRON. Since 1983, he has been a member the Association of Polish Art Photographers. Since 1995, he has been living in Bielsko-Biala. He still photographs Upper and Lower Silesia.
ADDITIONAL CHARGE DETAILS:
In addition to the hammer price, the successful bidder agrees to pay us a buyer's premium on the hammer price of each lot sold. On all lots we charge 18 % of the hammer price.