Listy i podróż Antoniego Rząsy
The Letters and Journey of Antoni Rząsa

Summary/Abstract: The sketch pertains to the letters of Antoni Rząsa, aPolish sculptor, and his brother, Józef, whose vast correspondence lasted between the mid-1950s and Antony’s death at the beginning of 1980. Antoni Rzą- sa appears to have been an 'extremely human' person – the letters addressed to his sibling do not conceal anything. Hence, they often mention painful and dif- ficult issues, at times probably much too frequently and intensely. The second part of the sketch deals with the journey made by Antoni Rząsa to Italy in the winter of 1962, akey experience in his artistic deve- lopment. All these factors constitute testimony of the artist’s activity; despite the fact that he applied arti- stic means interpreted as purely folk, Rząsa dealt with all that is universal, regardless of the cultural compe- tences of his recipients. The reason could lie in the fact that the artist strove towards recounting that which is the ultimate truth: he told about man.

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