Bronze composition
Project and execution – Stanisław Biżek
A sculptural accent with a vertical composition. It presents a small, anonymous human figure, shown in a standing position, with arms outstretched. The figure is placed between two vertical planes (connected in the upper part by a small connector), in accordance with the author's intention, symbolizing a wide open door. The sculpture is set on a plinth, on a square plan.
This sculpture was made in 1982 at the request of the city authorities, as part of a project assuming the placement of twelve sculptures along the then al. Jedności Narodowej (today al. Jana Pawła II) up to and including pl. Lotników, aimed at creating an open city gallery. Two works that were created at that time, by Ryszard Wilk and Czesław Wronka, unfortunately have not survived to this day.
The initiator of the above-mentioned project was the author of this sculpture - Stanisław Biżek.
Archival photo of the sculpture:
Stanisław Andrzej Biżek (ur. 1938 in Wierzchowiska)
In 1964 he graduated from studies under the supervision of prof. Jacek Puget at the Faculty of Sculpture of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, in the same year he moved to Szczecin, where he has lived and worked permanently since then. He specializes in small sculptural forms, medals, outdoor and monumental sculpture. Participant of many individual exhibitions in Poland and abroad. Numerous outdoor sculptures by Biżek can be found in Polish and German cities. He is the author of, among others, the sculpture at the Polish-Soviet war cemetery in Kamień Pomorski, the settlers' monument in Chojna and co-author of the monument of the 1000th anniversary of the Battle of Cedynia on Czcibora Mountain. His works can be found in several museums, including the National Museum in Szczecin, the Museum of Medallic Art in Wrocław and the National Museum in Lublin, as well as in Polish and foreign private collections. Since 1964 a member of the Association of Polish Artists. He has received numerous awards, including 1st place in the Beauty of the Szczecin Land competition in 1970 and 1st and 2nd place in the competition for the medal "History of Szczecin Families in the 20th Century" in 1970. In 2005, he received the Artistic Award of the City of Szczecin. Initiator of numerous sculpture events..
Decorations
- Bronze Cross of Merit
- Medal of the 40th Anniversary of the People's Republic of Poland
- Bronze Medal "For Merit to the Defense of the Country"
- Badge "Meritorious Cultural Activist"
- Silver Medal "Meritorious for Culture Gloria Artis" (2018)
Text and study: Marta Płachta - author of the project entitled 'Halo! Whose sculpture is this?" (SBO 2024 edition)
https://infoludek.pl/szczecin/halo-czyja-to-rzezba-czyli-projekt-podpisania-szczecinskich-pomnikow/
Source:
https://bip.um.szczecin.pl/chapter_59232.asp
Wikipedia
https://pomeranica.pl/wiki/Plik:Akcent_rzezbiarski_Kompozycja_braz_1.JPG
