Stanisław Szukalski Livres

An overview of the art of Stanislav Szukalski. Szukalski (1893-1987) was one of the great sculptors of the 20th Century. Due to geopolitical upheavals in his native land, Poland, a large proportion of his work was destroyed. Yet thanks to the efforts of a group of dedicated art patrons, art critics, and personal acquaintances, the work of Szukalski is being rediscovered. This is the first critical view of his work published since 1923, and contains writings, drawings, and photographs of his sculpture.

This book represents a partial reprinting of the classics 1980 publication. It is but a small review of the science of Zermatism realized by Szukalski since 1940. The drawings herein were chosen from over 40,000 illustrations made for the Zermatism oeuvre, representing, in particular, some of the most important subjects as Universal Pictograph, the Flood Scumline and Anthropolitical Motivations. This is the first book in 50 years to bring Szukalski's work to the light of the American public.

Gdy opowiadanie Stanisława Szukalskiego 'Niemy Śpiewak' ukazało się w oryginale, w języku angielskim, zostało wysoko ocenione przez krytykę. Ze względu na wartości literackie i język utworu, autora przyrównano wówczas do Josepha Conrada. Natomiast Brytyjska Akademia Nauk zestawiła utwór Szukalskiego z prozą Guya de Maupassanta i Antoniego Czechowa. Pisze o tym w monografii poświęconej polskiemu artyście Lechosław Lameński.