About Marian Owczarski

Marian Owczarski (Polish/American, 1932-2010)

Josef Stalin, the Soviet nemesis of Marian Owczarski, was known as the ‘man of steel’. In actuality, it’s Owczarski, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s artist-in residence, who should wear the title

The sculptor, born in 1932 in Lukow, Poland, discovered metallurgy shortly after World War II, choosing stainless steel as his medium of choice because, “In 1945, steel represented the future. Plus, the melt temperature of stainless steel is nearly 5000 degrees. Stainless will be around after a nuclear holocaust.”

A man of diverse talent, works in wood, glass, stone, plaster, marble as well as metals, but ultimately, however, his sculptures in steel appears to be the best representation of his vision, both touching and powerfully meaningful.