Piotr Wyrzykowski
Piotr Wyrzykowski, also known as Peter Style, is a Doctor of Arts, multimedia artist, performer, set designer, and VJ. A creator constantly seeking new forms of artistic expression, he graduated from the Intermedia Studio “Pi” led by Professor Witosław Czerwonka at PWSSP (now the Academy of Fine Arts) in Gdańsk. He debuted as a performer in 1990 at Wyspa Gallery.
Since the 1990s, he has played an active role in shaping the Gdańsk art scene, engaging in creative initiatives and community activities. Wyrzykowski co-founded Otwarte Atelier, located in the former municipal bathhouse building (now Łaźnia Centre for Contemporary Art). He served as vice-president of the Wyspa Progress Foundation and collaborated with the Sfinks Foundation, creating some of Poland’s first live visualisations for techno music. He currently sits on the board of the Kolonia Artystów Foundation.
He is the author of the pioneering Polish internet artwork “44” (1999), based on Matejko’s Gallery of Polish Kings. As a creator of mobile applications and interactive installations, he works in public space and directs multimedia performances and video art. He develops the theory of transformism in art, experimenting with artistic language and exploring the creative potential of contemporary communication media.
His works—such as the video “Beta Nassau” (1993), in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and “Atomic Love” (with I. Chichkan, 2006), in the Musée National d’Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris—confirm his significant presence on the international art scene.
- Selected Awards and Honours:
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2021 – Grand Prix, Gdańsk Art Biennale, GGM, Gdańsk
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2018 – Award at the International Competition for Intermedia Artworks, ICIA, Kraków
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2008 – Award of the Mayor of the City of Gdańsk
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2003 – “Extended Body – Cyborg’s Manual – Hunting Posthuman” presentation, MoMA, New York
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2003 – Nomination for the Deutsche Bank Award, Zachęta Gallery, Warsaw
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2002 – Visiting Artist, Stanford University, Stanford, USA
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2001 – Visiting Artist, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA
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1997 – Second Prize, WRO International Media Art Biennale, Wrocław
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1995 – First Prize, WRO International Media Festival, Wrocław
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1995 – Award at Champ Libre Festival, Montreal, Canada
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1994 – Deutscher Videokunstpreis, ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany
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1993 – Award of the Director of PGS (R. Ziarkiewicz), Sopot
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Wyrzykowski’s works bear witness to his ongoing commitment to provoking reflection on reality and shaping new narratives in contemporary art.