Bio

1977
Born in Wroclaw, Poland, amid political unrest but in a world of rich graphic arts, to an Architect father and an IT Network Systems Analyst mother

1981
Moved to Paris, France

1983
Moved to Calgary, Canada

1994
Graduated from Bishop Carroll High School with honours in English and French
Enrolled in the University of Calgary General Studies program with intent to major in Marine Biology
Withdrew after two semesters, dissatisfied with institutional learning of empirical sciences

1995
Began independent study of classical drawing techniques
Enrolled in extended classes to formalize

1996
Enrolled in the Alberta College of Art and Design in Calgary, majoring in Drawing

1998
Enrolled at the Cooper Union in New York City as part of the Mobility/Exchange program
Crucial formative learning experience in the petri dish of a throbbing metropolis

2000
Earned Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with Distinction
Began travelling in earnest to further pursue independent and direct study of classical anatomical and architectural forms, settling in Rome, Italy

2002
Left Rome on half-year self-contained bicycle tour of Mediterranean Europe
Direct, first-hand study of architectural forms and historical artistic expressions in the Western European tradition
Extended stay in Barcelona whilst participating in documentary film production

2003
Moved to Osaka, Japan

- Present
Continued travels expand visual and creative vocabulary, whose classical western base has by now  been consolidated with Japanese artistic, architectural, and cultural traditions of balance and harmony through asymmetry

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Elsewhere, check out the travelogue for my 2002 self-contained pan-European bike tour. (link opens in new window)