Famous People with Name Jacek

Jacek Andrzej Rossakiewicz            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Jacek Andrzej Rossakiewicz: is a Polish painter, theoretician of art, philosopher and interior architect.His first paintings were created in the 1980s. The paintings were inspired by the Pure Form Theory of Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz (Witkacy) and entrenched in the tradition of 20th century European Art. Beginning in 1985, J.A.R. showed in his paintings the social and political context associated with the criticism of the political regime instantiated in Poland after the martial law (Dec. 1980). The contemplation of the different functions of this art led to the artist’s formulation of the theory Art as a Freedom (1985)

Jacek Sempolinski            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Jacek Sempolinski: is a Polish painter, draftsman, art professor, critic, and essayist. He studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. He has been teaching at his alma mater since 1956.

Jacek Yerka            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Jacek Yerka: is a Polish surreal artist and painter from Torun.His paintings are acrylic on canvas and carefully rendered, using images from his childhood, including his grandmother's kitchen. He also includes odd beasts and whimsical landscapes. He comments, "For me, the 1950s were a kind of Golden Age ... If I were, for instance, to paint a computer, it would definitely have a pre-war aesthetic to it."Yerka's work has been exhibited in Poland, Germany, Monaco, France, and the United States. His works are also in Polish art museums.

Jacek Fafinski            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Jacek Fafinski: is a wrestler who is most famously known for winning a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta in the 90 kg Greco-Roman division.

Jacek Bednarek            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Jacek Bednarek: is a former male racewalker from Poland, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He set his personal best (3:51.34) in the men's 50 km walk event in 1988.