Stanisław Szukalski (13 December 1893 – 19 May 1987) was a Polish sculptor and painter who became a part of the Chicago Renaissance.[1] Szukalski's art exhibits influence from ancient cultures such as Egyptian, Slavic, and Aztec combined with elements of art nouveau, from the various currents of early 20th century European modernism - cubism, expressionism, futurism and pre-Columbian art. During the 1920s, he was hailed as Poland's "greatest living artist". The style of his art was called "Bent Classicism".[2]

He also developed the pseudoscientific-historical theory of Zermatism, positing that all human culture was derived from post-deluge Easter Island and that humankind was locked in an eternal struggle with the Sons of Yeti ("Yetinsyny"), the offspring of Yeti and humans.

So he was artistically gifted and utterly insane.

The photos shown are of the first black and grey session, then of the session where any adjustments were made and white was added. It’s in this second photo with the added white that the black and grey piece is entirely healed. It also shows the tangible quality of the finished piece, as if you could reach out and pluck it off the wearer’s skin. A technically challenging piece, rendered with stark realistic detail by master tattoo artist Will Wood.