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Teofil Ociepka
Teofil Ociepka (1891-1978) Teofil Antoni Jaksa Kwiatkowski, known universally as Teofil Ociepka, was a Polish self-taught primitivist painter, occultist, and theosophist whose distinctive artistic vision captivated audiences worldwide. Born April 22nd, 1891, in Janów Śląski (present-day Częstochowa Voivodeship), Poland, he passed away January 15th, 1978, in Bydgoszcz. Alongside Nikifor Khrachevsky and Henri Rousseau, Ociepka stands as
one of the most prominent figures within Polish primitivism—a movement characterized by its rejection of academic conventions and embrace of raw emotion and instinctive expression. Early Life and Artistic Beginnings Ociepka’s formative years were marked by a profound engagement with spirituality and esoteric traditions. Largely devoid of formal artistic training, he honed his craft through observation and experimentation—primarily fu…
