{"id":895,"date":"2021-08-27T20:41:45","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T18:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/dev\/?post_type=object&p=895"},"modified":"2021-10-20T13:07:09","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T11:07:09","slug":"spatial-arrangement-of-five-sculptures-by-the-subislaw-pond","status":"publish","type":"object","link":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/obiekt\/spatial-arrangement-of-five-sculptures-by-the-subislaw-pond\/","title":{"rendered":"Spatial arrangement of five sculptures by the Subis\u0142aw pond"},"content":{"rendered":"

Technique:<\/strong> sculpture, granite<\/p>\n

Dimensions:<\/strong> approx. 160 to 190 cm (height of the sculptures with plinths)<\/p>\n

Object<\/strong>: The group consists of five sculptures made by the artist in 1963. Those are: \u201cFrigate\u201d, \u201cPrince\u201d, \u201cLotus\u201d, \u201cCentaur\u201d, \u201cAbstraction\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrigate\u201d \u2013 this was originally the crowning element of the fountain next to the Great Mill, which was removed at the beginning of the 21st<\/sup> century. The sculpture is placed directly on the ground, on a hidden cement base; it consists of two granite boulders piled one upon the other. A granite plaque in the ground in front of the sculpture indicates the title (\u201cFrigate\u201d), author (\u201cAlfons \u0141osowski\u201d) and completion date (\u201c1963\u201d). The name is incorrect, as the sculptor called it \u201cCorvette\u201d. It was unveiled in its current location in 2003.<\/p>\n

\u201cPrince\u201d \u2013 a sculpture composed of two stones, the upper one made of dark grey granite with a stylised face drawing, and the lower made of light grey granite. A plaque in the ground in front of the sculpture bears an inscription with the title (\u201cPrince\u201d), author (\u201cAlfons \u0141osowski\u201d) and completion date (\u201c1963\u201d). The original title given by the author was \u201cCrown Prince\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cLotus\u201d \u2013 a sculpture composed of two stones, with the upper part made of dark grey granite \u2013 an abstract form reminiscent of a flower bud, and the lower light-grey granite part having a rectangular shape with curved edges. A plaque in the ground indicates the title (\u201cLotus\u201d), author (\u201cAlfons \u0141osowski\u201d) and completion date (\u201c1963\u201d).<\/p>\n

\u201cCentaur\u201d \u2013 a sculpture consisting of four light-coloured granite blocks, the two lower ones forming the legs of the centaur, the middle one its body, on which rests an oval head with a shallow face drawing; a sculpture on hidden a base, with a plaque in the ground in front stating the title (\u201cCentaur\u201d), author (\u201cAlfons \u0141osowski\u201d) and completion date (\u201c1963\u201d).<\/p>\n

\u201cAbstraction\u201d \u2013 an amorphous sculpture made of dark-grey granite rests on a slender cylindrical plinth (light-grey granite) on a base hidden in the ground. In front of the sculpture there is a similar plaque indicating the title, author and date (1963).<\/p>\n

All the sculptures, except for \u201cFrigate\u201d \/\u201dCorvette\u201d, used to decorate the square on \u015aw. Ducha Street, close to the artist\u2019s studio. The objects were transferred to the City of Gda\u0144sk in 1966. They bear the typical features of \u0141osowski\u2019s style: an organic form and a synthetic chiselling pattern, emphasising the natural material.<\/p>\n

Place<\/strong>: The sculptures were moved in 2003\u20132007 from green areas and fountain that were removed from the centre of Gda\u0144sk. They were arranged as a spatial composition, in a row along an alley circling the Subis\u0142awa pond, whose surroundings are a recreational and park area.<\/p>\n

Information about the author:\u00a0<\/strong>Alfons \u0141osowski (04 Jan 1908\u201327 Jun 1988). Born in Orkiewicze in the Novogrudok region (currently in Belarus). He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the S. B\u00e1thory University in Vilnius under the supervision of Prof. Kuna, Mikenas and Aleksandrowicz.<\/p>\n

During the war, he was a Home Army soldier of the Vilnius district. After the war, he settled in Gda\u0144sk. Until 1955, he was working on reconstructing sculptures as part of the Gda\u0144sk Old Town restoration. He brought back to life sculptures decorating many fa\u00e7ades of the most famous tenement houses, all based on modest, surviving photographic documentation. In 1955, he started independent creative work in his studio at 11\/13 Mariacka Street.<\/p>\n

He authored several outdoor sculptures within the Gda\u0144sk area, which he donated to the city in 1966, as well as many sculptures in public buildings in Poland, in museums and private collections. Granite and wood were his primary working materials. He created a distinctive style that combined organic form with a natural stone texture.<\/p>\n

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

Owner<\/strong>: city of Gda\u0144sk, guardian: Gda\u0144sk Road and Greenery Authority<\/p>\n

Author of the entry:<\/strong> Kora Kowalska<\/p>\n

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