Drawings

‘They stopped being children and became witnesses of terror and violence!’ Archive of postwar drawings reveals children’s harrowing experiences of WWII

Created in 1946 as part of a post-war nationwide school project, the pencil and crayon images obtained by TFN show the full, terrible experience of war from the perspective of children. Mausoleum of Martyrdom of Polish Villages in Michniów

Created in 1946 as part of a post-war nationwide school project, the pencil and crayon images obtained by TFN show the full, terrible experience of war from the perspective of children.

Having a field day: farmer vies for international prize with stunning ‘field painting’

Grzegorz Bardowski from Uniejowic is bidding for the Strauss Farmers Cup with a giant 4.7 hectare ‘field painting’ created using the latest farm tech.

Egg-cellent! Girl’s fried egg called Sadzek wins global IKEA comp to become part of its new toy range

The seven-year-old from Poland, who’s egg will be part of the furniture and home appliance’s SAGOSKATT range, beat off competition from over 60,000 entrants who submitted drawings of their dream toy.

The boy who drew Auschwitz: Harrowing artwork depicting horrors of deathcamp emerge 76 years after Holocaust

To deal with the trauma he had endured, Thomas Geve recorded his memories by putting them on paper. Now for the first time, more than 80 of his sketches are presented alongside his narrative of events in The Boy Who Drew Auschwitz, written with journalist Charlie Inglefield.

Fate of iconic paintings from legendary 1950s café unknown after coronavirus forces closure

The historic drawings at the former Lajkonik café on Warsaw’s Plac Trzech Krzyży depict various caricatures of famous people, amusing situations and frivolous visual commentaries on social events in Poland and the world at the time.

Artist brings Modlin fortress back to life with stunning murals depicting the past

An artist whose work went viral last year after he transferred the urban concept of street art to the Polish countryside is back in the news after revealing the fruits of his latest endeavour at the historic Modlin Fortress.

Kind-hearted residents offer older neighbours help with shopping so they can avoid coronavirus

A hand-written note which appeared outside a block of Warsaw flats read: “Dear Senior Neighbours! If you prefer not to leave the house in connection with the coronavirus, knock at number 77. We will gladly go shopping for you or go to the pharmacy.”

Take two: portrait painter snaps photographs of models to give work a striking twist

The pictures reveal the portrait artist’s skills at capturing the characteristics of his models.

Beautiful Christmas cards of yesteryear tell fascinating story of defiance to communist-era censorship

The beautiful cards depict what today we would consider fairly traditional seasonal scenes. But within the context of their times, depicting religious themes and symbols was revolutionary.

Collection of sketches and drawings reveal little-known side of film director Andrzej Wajda

Despite having a string of award-winning films to his name, the director’s first love was painting and the new exhibition entitled the ‘Japanese Notebook’ presents a collection of his drawings depicting the interesting and unique mysteries he came across during his time in the land of the rising sun.

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