Max Ernst

The exhibition introduces the artist?s work through the prism of his deep conviction about his avian origin and his reference to birds as his artistic alter ego. 0The motif of the bird that directs the exhibition narrative works also as a pretext to present the artist?s remarkable invention in experimenting with new artistic techniques (including collage, frottage, grattage, decalcomania, and oscillation), as well as the role he played in creating important trends in 20th century art, such as Dadaism, Surrealism, and allusive abstraction. The exhibition both presents Ernst?s diverse artistic output (in printmaking, painting, publishing, and sculpture), as well as employs documentary photographs and fragments of his texts to illustrate his outstanding personality.0Unique works by Max Ernst featured at the exhibition come from the collection of Max Ernst Museum in Brühl (Germany), which is the co-organiser of the exhibition. The latter is supplemented with two works by Ernst from Polish collections: an oil painting?Sun and Forest? (1928) from the Museum of Art in?ód?, and a collage for a volume of poetry by Jan Brz?kowski, titled?Tightened around the Lips,? (1936) from the National Museum in Krakow.00Exhibition: International Cultural Centre Gallery, Krakow, Poland (29.05. - 28.08.2016).