Inner Portraits

A collection of Stanislav Szukalski's portraiture works, including essays and background on many of the artworks. Inner Portraits provides a major survey of Szukalski's work as draftsman, painter, and sculptor. This is a new edition: upgraded, expanded, and newly re-designed. Many images and texts in this edition have never been published before. Szukalski is now the subject of the critically acclaimed 2018 Netflix documentary Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski directed by Irek Dobrowolski and produced by Leonard DiCaprio.

“"The directness of Szukalski's work cut like a surgical knife into my psyche and released emotions I never knew existed. Every pieceseems to overflow with conviction and information" - Danny Carey, drummer TOOL"Like some artistic Superman, Szukalski had the power to beam through his subject's skin, muscle, bone, and brain and pull out their naked soul for closer inspection. These inner portraits reveal an awesome talent." - Edwin Pouncey, co-editor of Montague Summers: Antinous and Other Poems”

"I am amazed and intimidated by these portraits every time I look at them. Watching Szukalski's prodigious genius expand, undaunted by success or indifference, over the span of 60+ years, is remarkable and moving." -- Dan Clowes, artist
"The directness of Szukalski's work cut like a surgical knife into my psyche and released emotions I never knew existed. Every piece seems to overflow with conviction and information" - Danny Carey, drummer TOOL

"Like some artistic Superman, Szukalski had the power to beam through his subject's skin, muscle, bone, and brain and pull out their naked soul for closer inspection. These inner portraits reveal an awesome talent." - Edwin Pouncey, co-editor of Montague Summers: Antinous and Other Poems

Szukalski (1893-1987) was one of the great sculptors ofthe 20th Century.Szukalski was a Polish-born sculptor, writer, graphicartist, and heretic. Highly regarded in both the US andPoland between the World Wars, he lapsed intoobscurity, living and working in "America's CulturalSiberia" (Southern California) until comic art collectorGlenn Bray rediscovered him in 1973.

A collection of Stanslav Szukalski's portraiture works,including essays and background on many of theartworks.Inner Portraits provides a major survey of Szukalski'swork as draftsman, painter, and sculptor.This is a new edition: upgraded, expanded, and newlyre-designed. Many images and texts in this edition havenever been published before.Stanislav Szukalski (1893 1987) was an artist,anthropologist, and member of Chicago's artistic eliteduring the 1920s who spent his last years in obscurity.Today he is remembered for his political and scientificviews and his brilliant sculptures.Highly regarded in both the US and Poland between theWorld Wars, he lapsed into obscurity, living and working America's Cultural Siberia (Southern California) until comic art collector Glenn Bray rediscovered him in 1973. Szukalski is now the subject of the critically acclaimed 2018 Netflix documentary Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski directed by Irek Dobrowolski and produced by Leonard DiCaprio.

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