Technique - Cast in bronze
Dimensions - h 115 cm
About the Artist:
In 1959 he graduated from the sculpture department of the Cracow Academy of Fine Arts. He is a sculpt or ofmonuments, as well as the interior design of churches (such as thechurch of the parish of the Elevation of the Holy Cross and Our Lady of Czestochowa in Pszczyna) . His works include. The monument toWojciech Korfanty in Katowice, themonument to the September Scouts in Katowice, the statuette of theSilesian LiteraryLaurel, theLaurel of Konrad - theAll-Polish Festival of Directing Art "Interpretations", the stat ue of the Ambassador of Jazz - Silesian Jazz Festival, the bust of Krystyna Bochenek in the Cultural Center of Katowice, and several monuments to John Paul II, such as. Pope's monument in Rybnik.
In 1994 he received theKarol Miarki Award[1], and in 2002 theWojciech Korfanty Award from theUpper Silesian Association[2]. On December 14, 2007, from the hands of Bogdan Zdrojewski, Minister of Culture and National Heritage , he received the Bronze Medal for "Meritorious Service to Culture Gloria Artis"[3]. In 2014, he was honored with theSilesian Juliusz Ligon Award.
