Andrzej Szczepaniec "Setta," Bust of Ignacy Jan Paderewski, 2016
A cast of the sculpture made of aqua résine in matte black, covered with a layer of flake gold. Placed on a matte black pedestal, which bears the gilded inscription "I. J. PADEREWSKI". The work was entered in the 2nd edition of the I. J. Paderewski International Competition "In the Service of Art and the Homeland", organized by the Roi Doré Gallery in Paris. It was qualified for the finals and was presented at the exhibition of finalists at the Roi Doré Gallery (Paris, 30.06-30.07.2016) and in Bydgoszcz, during the exhibition "In the service of art and homeland", accompanying the 10th I. J. Paderewski International Piano Competition (Bydgoszcz, 6-20.11.2016). Very good condition .
The work is accompanied by an artist's certificate.
Dimensions:
- height: 32 cm,
- base: 10.6 (width) x 10 cm
- width (bust): 14.5 cm.
Andrzej Szczepaniec "Setta" was born in Cracow and graduated from the High School of Fine Arts and the Academy of Fine Arts there. In1989 he moved to New York, where he initially worked for a company restoring antiques, and later on commissions for New York and international companies and private individuals, making, among other things, sculptures and portraits of well-known figures from the world of entertainment, sports and politics (he made, among others, the portraits-sculptures of Reagan and Gorbachev, intended for the Reagan library), made set design elements for plays staged on Broadway and for films shot in New York, as well as designs for silverware (for Tiffany&Co, among others), as well as interior design elements and models for architectural projects. In 2004, he received an award at the Big Apple Festival for his Apple Spiderman design - the sculpture stood in Times Square, where it was extremely popular.
The artist has exhibited his works in Europe and the United States; his sculptures are in private and public collections around the world, and adorn public places, including Poland and the US.
