{"id":4155,"date":"2023-03-28T23:29:55","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T21:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/?post_type=object&#038;p=4155"},"modified":"2023-03-28T23:29:55","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T21:29:55","slug":"little-oskar-statue-oskars-bench","status":"publish","type":"object","link":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/obiekt\/little-oskar-statue-oskars-bench\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Oskar statue \/ Oskar\u2019s bench"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Technique:<\/strong> bronze sculpture<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dimensions:<\/strong> max. 103 cm \u00d7 55 cm \u00d7 65 cm (figure)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Object:<\/strong> The sculpture is a contemporary monument commemorating G\u00fcnter Grass, the Nobel Prize-winning writer, who was born and raised in Gda\u0144sk Wrzeszcz (German: Langfuhr). The monument is composed of two figures sitting on a bench placed behind a semi-circular trellis: Oskar Matzerath, the protagonist of <em>The Tin Drum<\/em> from the Gda\u0144sk Trilogy, and the writer, G\u00fcnter Grass. Both sculptures were made in 2002, but as the writer objected to having a monument erected to himself during his lifetime, the figure of Oskar was unveiled first. On 16 October 2015, on the 88<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the author\u2019s birth, a sculpture of the writer was added to the monument. The bronze figures are depicted in a realistic manner: Oskar is holding a drum and playing it, while G\u00fcnter Grass is depicted sitting with his attributes \u2013 an open book on his right knee and a pipe in his left hand. He is also accompanied by a toad and snail \u2013 both references to his work.<\/p>\n<p>2002 \u2013 unveiling Oskar\u2019s statue, 2015 \u2013 unveiling G\u00fcnter Grass\u2019s statue<\/p>\n<p>Another sculpture by S\u0142awoj Ostrowski, <em>Dancing Girl<\/em>, is placed nearby, on a granite obelisk in the middle of the fountain. It refers to Tulla Pokriefke, a character from another of Grass\u2019s novels. On several occasions, sculptural bronze details disappeared from the monuments, falling prey to local scrap metal collectors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Place:<\/strong> J\u00f3zef Wybicki Square is a park space situated in Dolny Wrzeszcz. There used to be a market and a reservoir here. The square is now lined with trees and serves a recreational function: there is a fountain, benches and a playground.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Information about the author:<\/strong> S\u0142awoj Ostrowski (b. 14 December 1943 in S\u0142upca, d. 9 March 2018) was a sculptor and pedagogue. Between 1963 and 1969, he studied at the State High School of Visual Arts in Gda\u0144sk at the Faculty of Sculpture. He was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gda\u0144sk and headed the Sculpture Studio. He received a professorship in 1996. Ostrowski is the author of numerous works in public space: statues, sculptures, memorial plaques, commemorating such figures as Zbyszek Cybulski, Zbigniew Herbert, Antoni Abraham, Jakub Wejher or G\u00fcnter Grass. He mostly worked with polychromed wood, stone and bronze and took part in many exhibitions in Poland and abroad. He was the winner of multiple sculpture competitions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Condition of the object: <\/strong>partially destroyed, no drumsticks<\/p>\n<p><strong>Owner\/guardian:<\/strong> Gda\u0144sk Road and Greenery Authority<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Author of the entry:<\/strong> Michalina Domo\u0144<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technique: bronze sculpture Dimensions: max. 103 cm \u00d7 55 cm \u00d7 65 cm (figure) Object: The sculpture is a contemporary monument commemorating G\u00fcnter Grass, the Nobel Prize-winning writer, who was born and raised in Gda\u0144sk Wrzeszcz (German: Langfuhr). 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