Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis. Studia de Cultura (May 2015)
Mieszkanie poetyckie – koncepcja twórczości Władysława Wołkowskiego
Abstract
The concept of work by Wladyslaw Wołkowski is mainly based on the notion of poetic flat. He called for the nature to be used within the flat and the nature’s language to be transformed into its interior. The author’s anthropocentric attitude could be found in every, even the smallest project. The furniture and elements of decoration were supposed to serve the human in a best possible way, both because of its usefulness and its visual, symbolic and finally spiritual values. The piece of art, beside its beauty and usefulness, has to possess the elements of the era during which it was created and the author’s national identity expressed by history, literature, legends and fairy tales. The art, according to the poet, should aspire to unify the outer world with his inner state, assuming that it can influence such state. Wołkowski created modular materials in accordance with rhythmic and harmonic constructions. Harmonic merger of an individual with community – according to Wołkowski – is the guarantee of wellbeing and calmness of spirit.