Marek Sobocinski was born in Poland in 1948

and has lived in Norway since 1984.

• MA equivalent in sculpting and in art didactics

• Associate Professor at Arts & Crafts Department, Tromsø University College

 

 

Education:

• 1984-1985 Faculty of Sculpture at Statens Kunstakademi, Oslo, Norway

• 1972-1977 Chair of Sculpture, Faculty of Fine Arts at

                       Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland

 

Professional Experience:

• work experience as freelanced sculptor and art teacher

• participation in exhibitions and open-air seminars

• designing decor for buildings and public spaces

• teaching experience in various educational institutions: primary and secondary schools; colleges and universities; private art studios

• specialisation in sculpting techniques and utilisation of various materials in artistic enterprises

 

Special Interests:

Both in artistic enterprises and in art teaching the pivotal place is occupied by the concern for the specificity of three-dimensional forms and their reception.

 

Additional Achievements:

• author of a course book “Form”  for Art secondary schools published in 1997

 

Selected Works:

• decor of the church of  Saint Bridget in Fredrikstad, 1997 - 2002

• decor of  the church of Saint Michael in Moss, 1988 – 2002

• “The monument of the Innocent”, Fredrikstad, 1997

• “Fjellskjæring” – decor of public space, 1995

• monument commemorating 100th anniversary of mining in Sulitjelma, 1994

• open-air seminar in Seljord, 1990

• decor of the art gallery “Sandbekkstua”, 1989