Stanislaw Wysocki
Born in 1949 in Elk, Poland. In 1978-80 he studied at the Poznan State Higher School of Fine Arts, and later in (1981-86) at the Hochschule der Kunste in Berlin, in the studio of Prof. J.H. Lonas. He received his diploma in sculpture in 1986.During his studies in Berlin, he worked as an apprentice at the famous sculpture foundry "Herman NOACK Bildgieserei", where he met many world-renowned sculptors, including Henry Moore and Kenneth Armitage.During his apprenticeship, he began studying at the Hochschule der Künste, an art academy in Berlin. In 1986, he returned to Wroclaw. In 1990, together with a group of Wroclaw artists, he exhibited his works at the Cannden Art Center in London. He made his first independent exhibition in 1991 at the Wroclaw "Desa" on Kosciuszko Square.
At that time, prestigious Scandinavian galleries were interested in his works. Since then, his sculptures are known in England, Denmark, Sweden, Belgium, France and Germany.
Cooperation in making sculptures resulted in a residency at his Pery Green studio near London in 1990.
The artist currently lives in Wroclaw. He has had dozens of solo exhibitions and dozens of group exhibitions. His works have been exhibited in Germany, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, England, Turkey and numerous galleries in the country.
More important works
- Statuette of the "Personality of the Year" award granted in 2004.
- "Flood" - Wroclaw 1998,
- "Sybiracki Cross" in the church of the Redemptorist Fathers in Wroclaw,
- The "Negro" statue standing on a building on Solny Square in Wroclaw
- Monument to Marshal Józef Piłsudski in Lubin
- Swimmer - Wroclaw 2010, the hall of the Wroclaw SPA Center on Teatralna Street
- Statuette of the award "Personality of the Year" awarded under the auspices of the monthly magazine Special Cars published by the Publishing Office MAZUR,
- Statue of the "Laurel of Eco-Friendship" award granted for outstanding contributions to environmental education at the request of the Editorial Board of the monthly Ekonatura,
- Monument to Pope John Paul II in Wroclaw at St. Maurycy Church (2014)
- Sculptures exhibited on the world's largest cruise liner RMS Queen Mary 2.
- Orpheus in front of the National Forum of Music
In 2009, he was awarded the Wrocław Prize.
