Jacek PODLASIŃSKI (b. 1966), Systemic Contact, 2026

mixed media (acrylic and oil painting and sculpture: clay and acrylic), 30 x 40 x 6 cm (including: painting 30 x 40 cm, sculpture: 10.5 x 25 x 5 cm), signed lower right: Podl. Elements permanently mounted.

Born in 1966 in Warsaw. Sculptor, draftsman, and painter. He has been active in the “Society for the Renewal of Art” “Associations Pour le Renoveau de l’Art” since 1996 and the “Association of Polish Caricature Artists” since 1997. He has contributed to magazines such as “5,10,15,” “Ale Jaja,” “Perspektywy,” “PC World Komputer” as an illustrator, cartoonist, and creator of statuettes. He created caricatures and portraits of well-known politicians, actors, and musicians—including commissions for Pomaton EMI—as well as figurines for animated films for the Miniature Film Studio in Warsaw. He is the creator of numerous award statuettes, including the ERYK Award—an annual prize for Polish satirists and cartoonists presented at the Museum of Caricature in Warsaw. This award existed until 1999, and over the years, the recipients included cartoonists such as Andrzej Mleczko, Szymon Kobyliński, and Edward Lutczyn. He is the creator of the A. LORET statuette—an award from the Polish State Forests—as well as the TOURIST statuette, a film festival award whose first edition in Poland took place in 2006. Among those honored was director Krzysztof Zanussi. He studied interior design, but his passion is sculpture—particularly figurative, portrait, and caricature sculpture—as well as painting. He is also involved in design. Among other projects, he designed the interior of the Silver Screen Gdynia playroom for Portico Development. He has participated in dozens of exhibitions of satirical drawings, paintings, and sculptures. His works are included in numerous collections in Poland and abroad.