Ciche sacrum w malarstwie Stefana Gierowskiego
A silent sacrum in the painting of Stefan Gierowski

Author(s): Olga Jagnicka
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Sociology of Art, History of Art
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Decalogue; Gierowski; abstraction; painting; contemporary art; color; form
Summary/Abstract: The article focuses on the presence of the sacred in the works of Stefan Gierow-ski. The phenomenon of the presence of spirituality is analysed on the basis ofseveral works belonging to the cycle Painting the Ten Commandments (1986–1987).The cycle originated as a visual interpretation of the Decalogue. The artist inter-prets the theme taken up through the language of form and colour, expressing hisconviction that through the language of abstract art it is possible to fully depict the sphere of spirituality. I analysed selected four works from the cycle, in which, in addi-tion to showing their relationship to the biblical Decalogue, the aspect of silence and contemplative experience was highlighted. Purity, clarity of compositions characteris-ing Gierowski’s painting cycle is a artistic response to fundamental moral rights. The main objective of the article is to show how art can produce a contemplative experience and convey the value of silence in the modern man’s environment.

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