Tadeusz Kantor was a director, creator of happenings, painter, stage designer, writer, actor, and was also involved in many other fields. He studied at the Faculty of Painting of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. During the occupation, together with his fellow students and Kunstgewerbeschule students, he created the underground Independent Theatre. His main form of artistic expression was abstract painting, especially of the informel type, he was also involved in graphic art; he arranged happenings, and worked in stage design and film. In 1978, he was awarded the Prix Rembrandt of the Goethe Foundation for his paintings.
