Konrad Kuźniewski

pseudonym Marc Ney

Curriculum Vitae

Date of birth: December 14, 1976

Address of residence: Kraków

e-mail: info@4Lifepolska.pl, marc@marcney.com

web: marcney.com

phone: 792486444

Education:

1998-2004 Academy of Fine Arts Jan Matejko

in Cracow

Department of Industrial Design

Specialization: product design, color design

Diploma: “Table culture – design of permanent elements of equipment”

“Salt in a multifaceted approach”

1995-1996 Cracow University of Economics

1991-1995 V Secondary School named after A. Witkowski

in Krakow, the profile of the mathematics and physics class

Distinctions: Diploma of “the Society of Friends of Fine Arts” for artistic diploma thesis

presented at the Palace of Art

Didactic activity:

2006-2016 Assistant at the Department of Space and Color

at the Faculty of Design

Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow

2007-2012 Lecturer at the University of Technology in Katowice

majoring in Interior Architecture

Experience:

since 2006 cooperation with applied art galleries:

Anita Bialic’s BB Gallery in Kraków and Wrocław

The Other Way Gallery

promotion of the projects: “Candlestick” and “Wine rack”

Patent applications:

2003 P360641 “Collecting device” Bobus in the Invention category

2004 W114131 “Vessel”

W115148 “Candlestick”

W115147 “Dispenser”

W115149 “Container”

W115603″Candlestick”

2004-2006 cooperation with the Przegląd Lekarski Publishing House, in creating

and editing the website

2010 Design of the “napkin holder/ candle holder” object promoting the MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art, currently available in the museum’s concept store

2015 Visual identification project, branding and interior identification of a service facility in Dębica No5.pl

2017 Project of greeting cards promoting Solaris – National Center for Synchrotron Radiation of the Jagiellonian University

Non-professional activities: Argo Archaeological Association

Running the Arsene Wiatrak Gallery in 2010-2013, where I organized over 30 exhibitions and artistic events, including two personal exhibitions of design and conceptual art

Participation in exhibitions and conferences: “Colour Harmony” Budapest April 24-26 2007

“Far Info” Stuttgart 27-30 September 2007

Participation in a collective exhibition at the Pryzmat ZPAP gallery

Participation in scientific and research works as part of the statutory research of the Department of Space and Color:

2006, 2007, 2008 topic continuation:

“A comprehensive collection of information on the state of knowledge about color and color design in Poland and in the world.” Creating theoretical and practical models of color space organization according to functional and aesthetic criteria – the assigned scope of activities is: photographic notation, using classic NCS templates and spectrophotometric measurements of color surfaces of Krakow as priority research areas.

Own research:

2007 Adaptations of post-industrial buildings to new architectural forms with the functions of public utility buildings.

Tasks: Creation of a collection of historical and technical documentation, material palette notation

and color, a proposal of design theses.

Selection of student works, care of the descriptive part in the NCS system for competition purposes

in cooperation with the Institute of Industrial Design.

Cooperation in the preparation of the publication “Cathedral of Space and Colors for the City of Krakow” – an illustrated text of 200 pages, student works, including archival ones, in the field of public spaces in Krakow.

Establishing cooperation with the company “Sztuka Beskidzka”

Preparing a series of shows in the Color Laboratory on: Object – a collection of objects, modeling with light using a research stand – Pantone Color View.

Research of color structures (selection according to specific criteria) in the field of architecture

and interior design using the semantic differential method.

Developing text patterns, including polarized sets of adjectives, conducting research with a group of forty students.

Cooperation in the creation of substantive and organizational programs of the Experimental Studio of Clothing Design of the Academy of Fine Arts.

Coordination of purchases of electronic equipment, research equipment and software, including Leica 3d Scanner

Many times I co-organized trips promoting the Faculty to Arena-Design in Poznań.

in the years 2013-2016, I managed the Schody Gallery at the Faculty of Industrial Design

2023 winner of the Touch of Art competition, work entitled Avantgarde Assemblage, presented by UMCS in Lublin, Bielsko-Biala (Galeria Bielska), RIPPL Gallery Kaposvár Hungary, Galeria Sztuki Wozownia w Toruniu: styczeń – luty 2024

BWA Kielce: marzec-kwiecień – 2025

2023 winner of the competition Park Sztuki in Biała Podlaska work entitled Breath / Colors of Polish Regions – Installation in the park space