Zdzisław Stanek at his bas-relief on a HDF board in Katowice

Zdzisław Stanek is an eminent personality in the Polish art of the post-war era. As one of the few in this part of Europe, he creatively continued Strzemiński’s ideas, combining them with a specific mysticism of light. So far, his modesty and the fact that he lived in Silesia have not been conducive for his art becoming more widely known and appreciated, although it deserves the highest attention. Andrzej Urbanowicz 2009.