Mariusz DYDO (born 1979), Beta Bear model Benzin; 2021

Glazed ceramic; 15 x 23.5 x 10
Signed and inscribed on the underside: 62/2021/ M /DY /DO

Studied at the Faculty of Sculpture of the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow. He received his diploma in 2004 in the atelier of Jerzy Nowakowski. He has completed many contract orders for private individuals, film, advertising, the Wieliczka Salt Mine Tourist Route Museum, the Museum of the City of Cracow. He is the author of the sculptural decoration, design and execution of altar furniture for the Chapel of the Holy Cross in the Rosary Road complex in Hlinik nad Hronom, Slovakia. Together with Zbigniew Blajerski, he was awarded a prize in a closed competition for the restoration of figures for the Altar of the Blessed Sacrament in the Church of the Holy Cross in Warsaw. He was twice awarded first prize in the international competition "Crossroads of Freedom." His works can be seen in public spaces and museums: the Historical Museum of the City of Cracow (Rynek Underground), the Brewing Museum in Zywiec, the Tourist Route of the Wieliczka Salt Mine and many others.
They can also be found in private collections in Poland, Israel, Luxembourg, Germany, Italy, Sweden Great Britain or the USA.