Stefan Sławiński (1948–2011), *Trace of Touch*, 1994

ink on canvas, 120 cm × 140 cm

Stefan Sławiński was born in 1948.
In 1979, he graduated from the State Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań, Faculty of Painting, Graphic Arts, and Sculpture, in the studio of Prof. Waldemar Świerzy and Tadeusz Jackowski.

A sensitive draftsman and painter. Since 2003, he has created his art in Warsaw’s Praga district, where his most mature and diverse works were produced.

Drawings on fabric and clothing decorated with hand-drawn designs characterize the final period of his career. He had many solo exhibitions to his credit; he actively participated in artistic events taking place in Praga North—including “Brzeska Street of Artists,” "Night Art Zone," and "Artistic Picnic" on Ząbkowska Street.

He died on August 17, 2011.

Solo exhibitions:

1975 – MPiK Club, Poznań
1976 – ODNOWA Club, Poznań
1978 – MPiK Club, Gorzów Wielkopolski
1988 – Rome
1991 – Art Exhibition Office in Poznań
1992 – Art Exhibition Office in Konin
1992 – Grand Theatre in Warsaw
1992 – Regional Museum in Mielec
1995 – “Shalom” Gallery, Warsaw
1996 – University of Warsaw
2003 – Art Novum Gallery – Warsaw
2006 – N'69 Gallery, Warsaw
2007 – “Magiel” Gallery, Warsaw

“The works presented here are part of a larger whole—for the first time, drawings and paintings without literary references, to which the artist has given the collective title ‘Trace of Touch.’ Touch is understood here in a very broad sense; there is the touch of time, the touch of memory, the touch of a gaze. A memory, a word, a sound, or even a shadow can be a touch. Space can also be built through touch. For all these types of touch, the artist has found a common element that binds them together like a clasp. It is the female body, which appears in every painting, in various configurations and arrangements.” — Joanna Kiwilszo.