Tag: sculpture

The Trickster from Prague

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Experiences

The Trickster from Prague

There are countries in the world where an artist like David Černý would have long been in prison—or worse. But in the Czech Republic, this creator with no respect for all that the nation holds sacred is celebrated as the country’s most famous contemporary sculptor.

Stach Szabłowski

Always Against the Grain

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Fiction, Opinions

Always Against the Grain

Xawery Dunikowski was the first in Poland to practise sculpture as an art; in fact, he remains one of Poland’s greatest sculptors.

Zbigniew Libera

The Pygmalion Effect

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Experiences, Art

The Pygmalion Effect

According to the ancient myth, the king and sculptor Pygmalion fell in love with an ivory statue of his own creation. What do such legends tell us about the human psyche?

Anna Arno

The Stump Prophet

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Art

The Stump Prophet

To some, Karol Wójciak was a local eccentric; to others, he was an artist with a singular aesthetic. To most, he was known as Heródek, the creator of wooden gnotek sculptures of angels and saints.

Berenika Steinberg

The Man Who Tames the Elements

Soul + Body

The Four Elements

The Man Who Tames the Elements

Olafur Eliasson talks about recreating the sun, light in art, and engaging with the world beyond the gallery.

Jan Pelczar

I Held in My Hand Something Living

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I Held in My Hand Something Living

The sculptor Maria Papa Rostkowska led a happy life. Maybe that’s why so few people remember who she was.

Zbigniew Libera