stanislaw baldyga (poland)

1. tell us about your everyday environment,
your hobbies and lifestyle

2. what do you see as the point of your works?

3. tell us your thoughts on the problems printmaking is facing today ? what might they be and where's the solution?

4. do you use computers in your work,
and if so, how do they help you and what do you think of them?

5. what do you think are the best and worst sides of print art?

6. what does printmaking give and mean to you?

7. where did you get the idea from to take part
in the tallinn print triennial?

8. your favourite artists?

i have been working in graphics for 30 years. at home prints are everywhere around me because my wife and daughter are graphic artists too. as well as artistic graphics we also make utilitarian graphics. i haven't had an ordinary full-time job for 25 years - i work creatively full-time. my interests? - history, culture, nature - they appear in my works. by using natural motifs i create my own world, a world of different spaces. i'm trying to talk about the threats to nature, about its existence, about the sacredness of the earth. i am also keen on good print-making technique (i don't use a computer). graphic art is developing. the threats to as well as the opportunities for the development of graphics derive from new techniques, for example computer imaging. the advantage of graphic art is that i can show any given work in different places, the disadvantage is the length of time required (my technique, point linocut, is very time-consuming). making graphics is my way of life. i've sent my works to tallinn because i haven't taken part in an exhibition in estonia yet, and my artist friends - artists encouraged me to participate in the xii tallinn print triennial on account of the high level of this event.