He graduated from Faculty of Interior Design In Academy of Fine Art in Cracow. His doctoral thesis from 1985 showed groundbreaking approach to methodology of designing process treated as a creative act or even a peak experience rather than simple realization of an idea. Emotional aspect of creating and self-awareness of designer are equally important in this theory based on transpersonal psychology and existentialism. Though the theory was innovative it occurred to be too controversial for its times in Poland. It became a valuable source for curriculum, implemented and developed in The Third Studio of Interior Design since 1994. He was Dean of Faculty of Interior Design from 1990 to 1993. As the first dean after 1989 he began process of reformation in Academy. He focuses on teaching and designing tangible and virtual realities, real spaces and cyberspaces.
Knowledge transfer
He was editor-in-chief of CyberEmpathy: Magazine of Visual Communication and New Media in Art Science Humanities Design and Technology , published by Marika Wato. The journal continued the transhumanistic research direction described for the first time in the book "From Empathy to Cyberspace" written by Andrzej Głowacki and published in 2009. Andrzej Głowacki was responsible for fourteen editions of the journal as an editor-in-chief : Issue 1 / 2011 Sketches from Virtual Reality Issue 2 / 2011 The Gilliam’s Atlas Issue 1 / 2012 Cyber Fields Forever Issue 2 / 2012 Cyber Sky Issue 1 / 2013 Soluble Fish Issue 2 / 2013 Contemporary Art in Public Space Issue 3 / 2013 Architecture for Human, Humanism for Architecture Issue 4 / 2013 The Code Issue 5 / 2013 Visual Strategies Issue 1 / 2014 Augmented Reality Issue 2 /2014 Cyber Art Issue 1 / 2015 Hyper Visions Issue 2 /2015 The Eco-existentialism Theories Issue 1 / 2016 The Archetypes of Cyber Space
Design
He was one of the most popular Polish designers in the 1990s. He set up legendary, surrealistic Gallery Jo Design, which was located in Doubting Thomas's Corner in Cracow from 1992 to 1996. Popular Polish and foreign artists: actors, writers, journalists were its frequent guests. Projects from the 1990s represent optimistic design, full of stylistic courage and fun crafts with form. Objects are unconventional and quite unrealistic but they do not lose their functionality. Furniture, lamps and glass projects are the most characteristic. Their finessed shapes and both funny and philosophic names had many admirers in Europe.
Inspirations
Theoretical physics is his great passion and influences his artistic activities. He often compares it with mystical knowledge of old cultures. According to the needs of the future he teaches transhumanistic ideas and designing for cyberspace.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions of drawing, painting, graphics, collage in Poland, Germany, Netherlands and France, ex:
Nijmeegs Museum – Commanderie van Sint Jan from 29/06 to 11/08 1985
Museum Oud Rijnsburg - from 22/10/1989 to 16/3/1990 - Kunst uit Oost- Europa
