{"id":4013,"date":"2022-12-30T19:31:54","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T18:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/?post_type=object&p=4013"},"modified":"2022-12-30T19:31:54","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T18:31:54","slug":"adam-and-eve-scuplture","status":"publish","type":"object","link":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/obiekt\/adam-and-eve-scuplture\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam and Eve – scuplture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Technique: <\/strong>sandstone sculpture<\/p>\n

Dimensions:<\/strong> 195 cm (H), 48 cm (W), 40 cm (D)<\/p>\n

Object:<\/strong> This figurative sculpture carved out of two combined blocks of sandstone is composed of two figures, a woman and a man, depicted in an embrace. The scene is conveyed in a highly simplified manner; certain parts are deliberately left unfinished to obtain the desired artistic effect. The woman clings to the man, embracing him with her raised arms. Her head is tilted backwards and in her left hand, she holds an apple \u2013 the forbidden fruit from the biblical Garden of Eden. The female figure is depicted dynamically, with highlighted details of the body \u2013 her back, buttocks, thighs, calf and right foot, extended backwards, are rendered with anatomical precision. The man\u2019s figure is static and depicted without any greater insight. The traces of the chisel are visible, imparting a coarse character to the work. The sculpture was acquired by the National Museum in Gda\u0144sk directly from the artist on 1 June 1977. Since then, Adam and Eve <\/em>has formed part of the open-air sculpture gallery in the Oliwa Park. The work is signed on the side of the sculpture.<\/p>\n

Place:<\/strong> The sculpture is integrated into the natural landscape of the northern part of the Adam Mickiewicz Park in Oliwa. It forms part of the Gallery of Contemporary Gda\u0144sk Sculpture from the collection of the National Museum in Gda\u0144sk, created on the initiative of the Museum, the District Board of the Association of Polish Artists and Designers (ZPAP) and the City Council. The outdoor gallery, showcasing works by artists from different generations, was officially opened on 30 March 1976.<\/p>\n

Information about the author:<\/strong><\/p>\n

S\u0142awoj Ostrowski (b. 1943 in S\u0142upce, d. 2018 in Gda\u0144sk) studied at the Faculty of Sculpture of the State School of Visual Arts (PWSSP) in Gda\u0144sk \u2013 the present-day Academy of Fine Arts. He graduated with honours in 1969 from Prof. Alfred Wi\u015bniewski\u2019s studio. He was a long standing employee of his alma mater.<\/em> Between 1996 and 2002, he served as the Academy\u2019s deputy vice-chancellor, and between 2005 and 2012, as the dean of the Faculty of Sculpture. He is the author of numerous outdoor monuments and statues, including monument to Mayor Leon Barciszewski in Bydgoszcz, monument to Antoni Abraham in Puck, monument to Jakub Wejher in Wejherowo, G\u00fcnter Grass\u2019s Bench <\/em>in Gda\u0144sk and Waterbirds Fountain <\/em>in Gda\u0144sk-Wrzeszcz.<\/p>\n

Condition of the object:<\/strong> awaiting renovation<\/p>\n

Owner\/guardian:<\/strong> The National Museum in Gda\u0144sk<\/p>\n

Author of the entry:<\/strong> Andrzej Zagrobelny<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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