Dariusz Zieliński (b. 1975) is a Polish sculptor working mainly in bronze who regards himself as largely self-taught. In 2009 he created the sculpture on actress Nina Andrycz’s grave in Warsaw, and in 2013 won first prize for sculpture at the Libr’Art salon. Cast by the lost-wax method and chemically patinated, his works incorporate found forms such as fruit, seeds, roots and machine parts to explore human emotions and relationships.
Dariusz Zieliński (b. 1975) is a Polish sculptor working primarily in bronze. He has been sculpting since 1998 and regards himself as largely self-taught; his interest in sculpture developed during his studies at the Academy of Special Education in Warsaw, where the sculptor and teacher Jacek Kozłowski was an important mentor. Zieliński models his works in wax and casts them in bronze using the lost-wax method, finishing the surfaces with chemical patinas. He finds inspiration in accidental shapes – cracks, stains, shadows and overlapping lines – and incorporates found forms such as fruit, seeds, roots and machine parts, combining them almost like elements of a collage. His sculptures frequently address universal human emotions and relationships, and he aims for images open enough that viewers can recognise something of themselves in them. In 2009 he created the sculpture on the grave of the actress Nina Andrycz at Warsaw’s Powązki Cemetery, commissioned by the Polish Association of Stage Artists (ZASP). He has exhibited in Poland, the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, France, Belgium, Switzerland and Sweden, and won first prize for sculpture at the Libr’Art salon in 2013. The bronze sculpture “Siamese”, 61 cm high and offered by TUMO Gallery, reflects his recurring interest in the bonds between figures.
