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poets-Mirou Bialaszewski among others. For him. an artistic approach, to discover its origins and locate
painting is one of the means of experiencing the anguish its justifications in the past. it is necessary to consider
of human existence-a means which. however personal two events which had a profound effect on Jan
it may be, does not exclude others. In the depths of his Lebenstein's spirit. On the one hand. it is necessary to
soul the anguish of a poet reigns supreme. He also set up emphasise the importance for him of his discovery of
a small experimental theatre in his own home. creating Sumerian sculpture at the Louvre: this was to have a
for it a personal avant-garde method, but not in order much greater effect on his artistic formation than all the
to become the leader of a 'school' and to surround him­ experiments of contemporary art. from which he has
self with disciples. but more for his own liberation of always felt himself estranged. He spent days in copying
spirit and method. His first exhibition in 1956 confirmed these sculptures: he filled many sketchbooks with his
this requirement of the individual act. impressions. He was probably so extremely affected
If one wishes to try to explain so singularly individual by the power of their individual content. and perhaps

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