Ryszard Chachulski (19 February 1931 – 9 April 2012) was a modern art sculptor based in Szczecin, Poland. Among his best known works are the Sailor Monument and the Railwayman Monument in Szczecin.
Ryszard Chachulski | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 February 1931 |
| Died | 9 April 2012 (aged 81) |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
| Style | Modern art |
Biography
editRyszard Chachulski was born on 19 February 1931 in Łuzki, a village now located in Łosice County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland.[1]
In 1934, his family moved to Kraków, and later during World War II, they settled in Myszków. He has graduated from a middle school in Malbork, and from a fine arts high school in Gdynia. In 1953, he has graduated from the National University of Fine Arts in Sopot (now the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk), and in 1957, from the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków.[1][2] In 1964, he has settled in Szczecin, where he opened his art studio.[3]
Chachulski was a modern art sculptor, and created works such as the Railwayman Monument in Szczecin (1964), the monument of Triglav in Wolin (1967), the sculpture Dancing Pair in Szczecin (1975), the Sailor Monument in Szczecin (1980), the sculpture New and Old in Szczecin (1982), and the monument of Svetovit in Myszków (1989; moved to Częstochowa in 2011). He was also author of many sculptures and decorations on the ships of the Polish Ocean Lines and Polsteam, and made busts of Stefan Jaracz, Stanisław Wyspiański, Mieczysław Karłowicz, and Nicolaus Copernicus for Szczecin cultural institutions.[1][4]
Chachulski died on 9 April 2012 in Szczecin, Poland.[4]
Works
edit| Picture | Year | Title | Location |
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1964 | Railwayman Monument | Szczecin, Poland |
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1967 | Triglav Monument | Wolin, Poland |
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1975 | Dancing Pair | Szczecin, Poland |
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1980 | Sailor Monument | Szczecin, Poland |
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1982 | New and Old | Szczecin, Poland |
| 1989 | Svetovit Monument | Częstochowa, Poland |
Awards and decorations
edit- Gold Cross of Merit (2005)[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c Encyklopedia Szczecina, vol. 1. Szczecin: University of Szczecin, 1999. ISBN 83-873-41-45-2. (in Polish)
- ^ Robert Bączyński (3 February 2013). "Światowita wyrzeźbił artysta z Myszkowa!". gazetamyszmowska.pl (in Polish).
- ^ Piotr Zieliński: Okruchy pamięci. Szczeciński alfabet wspomnień. Szczecin: Germa, 1999. (in Polish)
- ^ a b Ewa Podgajna (6 May 2012). "Wyrzeźbił Marynarza, gardził ubekami. Pamięci Ryszarda Chachulskiego". szczecin.wyborcza.pl (in Polish).
- ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 26 września 2005 r. o nadaniu orderów i odznaczeń". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish).