Walka na słowa i obrazy. „Znaki ostrzegawcze” Leszka Sobockiego
Using Words and Images in Fight. Leszek Sobockis ‘Warning Signs'

Summary/Abstract: The series of lino prints titled Warning Signs, executed by the Cracow artist Leszek Sobocki in 1968-71 and made up of 21 compositions is discussed. As seen against the output of other Polish artists of the time, the linocuts can be judged as thoroughly analysed comments, not merely registering the grim everyday realities of Communist Poland, but also tackling pivotal moments marking Communism crises. The Warning Signs make reference to the student revolt in March 1968 and the workers’ protests in December 1970. The series has been discussed in the context of two other Sobocki’s works: Wrapping (1968) and A Day in the Life of a Shipyard Worker (1971) which permit the Author to outline the genealogy of the Warning Signs and place them precisely within the artist’s output.

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