Situation III' painting from 1989 by Jan Tarasin is an oil work on canvas measuring 65 x 81 cm, signed in the lower left corner: Jan Tarasin 89. The artist's characteristic style combines abstract forms and painterly 'writing', creating a complex system of signs and symbols. Tarasin's compositions refer to the structure of the micro and macrocosm, exploring relationships between objects and their unreal forms. His work balances between nature and abstraction, creating visual narratives based on rhythm, dynamics, and unique configurations of sign and form.

Portrait of the Creator

  • Artist

    Jan Tarasin

  • Date of birth and death

    11 September 1926 – 8 August 2009

  • Natinality

    Polish

  • Style

    Avant-garde, abstraction, metaphysical symbolism

  • Significant works

    Series of canvases depicting objects as metaphysical signs, social and avant-garde posters including ‘Bumelant’

Information about the work

  • Year:

    1989

  • Execution technique:

    oil on canvas

  • Theme:

    abstraction, symbolism, sign forms, contemporary Polish art

Internal Narrative and Creative Framework

  • Inner Narrative

    The work shows an artistic confrontation between program and chance, using irregularities and disturbances to build a new rhythm and drama in the painting, reflecting ongoing tensions in nature and perception.

The key to interpreting the work

Interpretation should consider the artist's personal language – abstract 'writing' and references to objectlessness, as well as his approach to dynamics and rhythm in the composition.

Auction information

  • Estimated price:

    150 000 - 200 000 zł

  • Auction price:

    150 000 zł

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Situation, 1986

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  • Year: 1986
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The Birth of Objects XIV, 1997

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  • Year: 1997
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Objectification

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  • Year: 1989
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Brzeg, approx. 1962

  • Artist: Jan Tarasin
  • Year: ok. 1962
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Sequence of Objects III, 1991

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  • Year: 1991
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Fragment, 1977

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  • Year: 1977
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Skupiska, 1990

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  • Year: 1990
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Zapis, 1993

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  • Year: 1993
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Complication of a Sequence VI, 1991

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  • Year: 1991
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