Marek Kurc (b.1949), Day One (Apocalypse), 2024

Oil, canvas.
Dimensions: 81 x 100 cm
Signature on the back.

Day one according to the Revelation of St. John. An idyllic day on a sunny beach. Seven angels appear in the sky. The first angel shows a ribbon with the inscription: "When you see all these things, know that what is to come is near." [according to St. Matthew]. Some of the people watch with interest. A young man playing chess doesn't even notice it. So does his mother, who, smoking a cigarette, is staring at her cell phone. The old man in the center is prepared for the aftermath of these appearances in the sky.

He graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts (now the Academy of Fine Arts) in Lodz, where he received his diploma in 1974. He specializes in the design, execution and conservation of stained glass windows. His work also includes oil and wall paintings, executed in his favorite Keim technique, as well as mosaics. It is not uncommon for him to combine these two techniques in his works. In addition, he designs interior architecture in religious buildings. He has designed, made, conserved and reconstructed stained glass windows in many temples of the diocese of Lodz and Warsaw, as well as in Orthodox churches, and in townhouses and villas in Lodz.