True Nature

This etching by Bielawski came to mind the other day as I was picking the first wild asparagus of the year along the Ladysmith road. I bought it from him either in '78 or '81 with Fredek's help. As an artist he seems to have flourished, having had his own one-man exhibit at the Zachęta National Gallery of Art in Warsaw in 2007. A few people have told me they find the image disturbing, which may be a symptom of our alienation from nature, or it might be something else entirely.

"Rzeczywista Natura" akwaforta, m. verniks, sucha igła (drypoint etching) épreuve d'art. 1977 Andrzej Bielawski

7 zjazd wych. Braci Szkolnych

Unveiling of the commemorative monument at the 7th reunion of the alumni of the Christian Brothers' School, Duszniki Zdroj, Poland, June 25, 2005.

Piazza Navona, 1997

Piazza Navona, sihouette paper cut out, by M. Imeri, Rome, April 19, 1997.