Teresa Murak
Date of birth
1949
Studies: Faculty of History of Art, Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin (1 year) and Faculty of Painting, Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw, 1970-1875, in the studios of professors: Tadeusz Dominik and Jan Tarasin. Diploma in Prof Jan Tarasin’s studio, 1976. The artist creating in the spirit of neo-avant-garde. In her work she used unconventional materials, such as cress, soil, sourdough, river ooze. In 1972 she made the first sowing of cress seeds, and then used this material in many of her projects. Polish precursor of the trend defined as ‘land art’. Author of actions, performances, interventions, objects, graphics, photographs.