Wojciech Siudmak at Polcon 2007

Wojciech Kazimierz "Wojtek" Siudmak (born 10 October 1942 in Wieluń) is a Polish painter, currently living in France. He was a student at Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. His works are often used as illustrations for science fiction and fantasy literature, including the Polish edition of Frank Herbert's Dune series. He is also known for his work on album covers, including the award-winning cover for Eloy's 1977 album Ocean. Siudmak painted in 1985 a picture Ethernal Love, he continues the subject e.g. in the form of monuments.[1]

Siudmak's mural in Łódź

Memory of bombing of Wieluń

Wojciech Siudmak was born in Wieluń, later destroyed by bombing, in which his elder brothers were wounded. Siudmak remembers the despair and ugliness of the destroyed town. He wants to memorize the tragedy of 1939.[2]

Ethernal Love monument in Wieluń

References

  1. ↑ "Biography of Wojtek Siudmak".
  2. ↑ "Wojciech Siudmak: Wieluń po wojnie to apokaliptyczna wizja rozpaczy i brzydoty. Konieczne jest upamiętnienie ofiar". September 2017.


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