Sits motionless, paying absolutely no attention to the people passing him. He reads, reads, and reads. Occasionally, a pigeon swoops by or some other bird sits on his head—this doesn't throw him off balance either. There is a deep peace and a kind of happiness on his face. Apparently, he once spoke up. Once, he said, "Whoever reads books lives twice."
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The Bookworm
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Paweł Rybczyński
Born on 2 January 1964 in Tarnów
1983, he graduated from the Secondary School of Visual Arts in Zakopane.
Diploma of the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk in 1988.
Since 1999, he has taught at the Secondary School of Visual Arts in Tarnów and the I>J Paderewski Music School Complex in Tarnów.
Major projects:
1983 – Memorial to the Murdered Scouts of the Coast – Gdańsk
1987 – Participation in the reconstruction of the Pacas Palace monuments – Vilnius
1988 – Participation in the reconstruction of the Organ – Oliwa Cathedral – Gdańsk
1991 – Participation in the reconstruction of the Uphagen House – Gdańsk
1992 – Participation in the reconstruction of a 16th century Altarpiece in the Carmelite Kirche – Boppart am Rhein – Germany
1993 – Reconstruction of an Art Nouveau townhouse facade – Berlin
1996 – Design and realisation of the Hestia statue – Sopot
1999 – Design and realisation of the Sculpture in the Papal Altar at the Hippodrome – Sopot
2000 – Sculpture commemorating the 6th Pilgrimage of John Paul II to the Homeland – Sopot
2004 – Design and construction of the Rector's Chain for the Rector of TSD – Tarnów
2013 – Participation in the construction of the Main Door to the John Paul II Centre – Krakow – Łagiewniki
2015 – Bust of Cardinal Fiorenzo Angelini – Kupinin
2018 – Creation of the Eagle for the Walled Gate – Jasna Góra
2019 – Crucifix for the Bastion of St. Barbara – Częstochowa
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