Staszkiewicz (24.11.2020)
I made the Staszkiewicz metal sculpture at the special request of a client. My task was to make a male face in an openwork form. Since I was given a free hand in choosing the subject of the character’s profile and I don’t like creating sculptures without a history, I chose the character of Adolf Staszkiewicz.
I came across Mr. Staszkiewicz while reading an article by The Society of Lovers of History and Monuments of Kozy. It concerned voting for the project of rebuilding Mr. Adolf’s tombstone as part of the civic budget. Unfortunately, the project did not gain sufficient support, but thanks to it I became interested in the romantic biography of this young man.
Seventeen-year-old Adolf Staszkiewicz joined the Polish Legions in August 1914. In the first weeks of forming this unit and the first months of World War I. He was sent to serve in the 2nd Regiment of the 11th Company of the Legions. He participated in frontline battles in the Carpathians and Bukovina, Bessarabia and Volhynia. As his colleagues from the trenches recalled, as a member of the Sokół, Staszkiewicz did not drink or smoke. As a soldier, he constantly volunteered. He observed equal division in service. During his service in the Legions, he avoided wounds and hospitals. He was quickly promoted, first to the rank of corporal and after a non-commissioned officer course to platoon leader. After the so-called “oath crisis”, he escaped captivity twice, first to the Germans, then to the Austrians.
He took part in the Polish-Bolshevik War. He died on September 21, 1920, at the age of only 23. In 1921, his body was brought to Kozy and buried with military honors in the Kozy cemetery. Adolf Staszkiewicz was posthumously promoted to the rank of lieutenant, awarded the Virtuti Militari Cross and the Cross of Independence. A magnificent sandstone tombstone in the form of an obelisk was erected on his grave. According to family tradition, the tombstone was supposedly funded by Marshal Józef Piłsudski himself. Staszkiewicz’s grave was one of the first places of remembrance in Kozy. On national holidays, flowers were laid there, candles were lit, and young people would take up honorary guards. Staszkiewicz’s tombstone did not survive the turmoil of World War II – it was destroyed by the Nazis
In my sculpture, I wanted to capture its features in such a way that the whole thing would look like a three-dimensional drawing
In my original metal sculptures, I avoid the obvious or current trends. Above all, I focus on originality and uniqueness so that my effort does not get lost in the crowd of projects by other artists or craftsmen. It is the uniqueness and characteristic style of my works that guarantee you an increase in their value over the years. The metal sculpture “Staszkiewicz” is part of this growing creative output and you can find more about me in my biogramie
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PARAMETERS:
WEIGHT: 4 kg
HEIGHT: 39 cm
DEPTH: 20 cm
WIDTH: 20 cm
On request, I will make any sculpture in any size, from any materials and in any technique that would suit you best.
I also adjust projects to the proposed client’s budget. This is a popular form especially in the case of local government institutions or associations.
The distance to the potential client does not matter. My metal sculptures can be seen live in Bielsko-Biała and Kozy, but they have also found their place with many collectors throughout Poland, Europe, North America and Australia.
Status: sold
