Modern Australian

Polish Resistance fighter, 'Slavic space age' modernist, legendary Australian artist

  • Written by Christine Judith Nicholls, Senior Lecturer in Australian Studies, Flinders University
Polish Resistance fighter, 'Slavic space age' modernist, legendary Australian artistWladyslaw Dutkiewicz, 1954, Adelaide, For Stravinsky, oil and enamel on composition board. Photograph Graeme HastwellPolish Resistance fighter, 'Slavic space age' modernist, legendary Australian artistWladyslaw Dutkiewicz, Petrushka, 1962, oil on board, 109.5 x 52.5cm.Photograph: Dieter Eubel.

The relationship between art and life is tricky to navigate. But in the case of the Polish-born Australian artist Wladyslaw Dutkiewicz...