Meet the artists behind the project
Jan Sawka
Jan Sawka was a contemporary artist of Polish origin and global reach, who became known for vibrant and subversive work in the Polish counterculture of the 1970’s, until his exile. From 1977, he lived in the United States until his death in 2012. Accomplished in multiple disciplines, he was a painter, printmaker, graphic artist, set designer, multimedia artist, and architect. He created his own distinct style of art, whose themes range from phenomenology, nuanced social and political issues, to the environment.
Józef Skrzek
Jozef Skrzek is a musician, composer, multiinstrumentalist, and pioneer of new sounds in various spaces. He was classically trained in piano at the renowned Karłowicz Music School and a graduate of the Katowice Academy of Music. He is the founder of the progressive rock band SBB. This alone makes him legendary, however, his lifelong desire to innovate and create has resulted in collaborations with artists from all over the world. Skrzek is the creator of music ranging across a dizzying array of genres, never losing sight of his origins and always maintaining a creative perspective on art.