Literary contexts of Józef Hołard’s works

• Authors: Giełdoń-Paszek, Aleksandra

Abstracts

EN

The aim of the article is to demonstrate the relationship between the work of Józef Hołard and literature that inspired his work. A valuable document explaining this issue is found in the unpublished text of the artist entitled Credo, written in connection with the conduct of proceedings at the university. Associated with Bielsko-Biała, Professor Józef Hołard died in January 2015, but his painting, drawing and design works have not been sufficiently explored. They contain many symbolic elements derived from the esoteric and occult sciences. However, they are used and understood very freely by the artist, who gives priority to artistic creation. For many years he drew inspiration from literature dealing with similar subjects, especially Foucault’s Pendulum by Umberto Eco. The series of drawings and paintings According to Umberto Eco is best known in Hołard’s oeuvre.

Keywords

EN

Józef Hołard; artistic creation; symbols; literature; esoteric knowledge

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Bielsko-Bialski
• Journal: Świat i Słowo
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 35(2)
• Pages: 263-279

Dates

published

2020-11-26

Contributors

author

Giełdoń-Paszek, Aleksandra

Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0014.5477