Sculpture by Adolf Ryszka in the Skulpturenpark in Enzesfeld-Lindabrunn
. Steinbruchstraße 25, Enzesfeld-Lindabrunn, Austria

The multi-part sculpture is located in the Skulpturenpark outdoor sculpture area. The work is made of sandstone and placed in a hollow in the area measuring approximately 20 × 20 m.

Time of creation: 1976

Outdoor sculpture in Hořice
. Gothard 1639, Hořice, Czech Republic

The work was created during one of the international open-air sculpture workshops in stone, often held in Central Europe since the 1960s. A number of post-intervention realisations remain on the Gothard mountain. In Hořice, this tradition has been cultivated for a long time. Already at the end of the 19th century, the town became an important centre of Czech sculpture, a sculpture school was established there, and to this day it is home to works by the most prominent Czech sculptors of many generations, including outdoor works. Prague Television devoted a documentary film, 'Metamorfozy kamene', to the creation of Ryszka's work. The sculptor took part in many such international open-air events and large-scale realisations in stone became one of the main currents of his work. In contrast to other forms, in these non-representational works, the artist seeks the energy inherent in the material and brings out the organic analogies of sculptural creation. The compact block of stone in Hořice expresses this to the fullest. In Ryszka's sculptures we can see the inspiration of Henry Moore's work, a similar search for a monumental shape, whose severity is almost always mitigated by the organic streamlining of forms. Here, these analogies are clearest.

Creation time: 1990
Compiled by: Prof. Andrzej Pieńkos

"Haus der Meditation" in Jockgrim
Bahnhofstraße 66, Jockgrim, Germany

Adolf Ryszka's sculpture 'Haus der Meditation', made of red sandstone in 1989, is located in the Bürgerpark in Jockgrim. It is 250 cm high and 150 cm wide. It was created as part of an international sculpture symposium and is displayed in the park together with works by other participants in the event. Its form is reminiscent of the then newly built town hall. It consists of a large, triangular block of irregularly worked stone, set on smaller stone blocks.

Time of construction: 1989

Sculpture on the campus of the Technical University of Kaiserlautern
. Erwin-Schrödinger-Straße 52, Kaiserslautern, Germany

Adolf Ryszka's sculpture on the campus of the Technical University of Kaiserslautern was made in 1982. It was created as part of an international symposium on stone sculpture organised at the university. It is a three-part composition of red sandstone, connected by a rope linking the stone blocks. It is 250 cm high. The surface of the stone is rough and irregular.

Time of creation: 1982

Sculpture in Tsuchiya Sekizai Park in Kasama
616-7 Kasama, Japan

Two granite sculptures by Adolf Ryszka are located in Tsuchiya Sekizai Park in Kasama. They were created in 1974 and are approximately two metres high.

Time of creation: 1974

"Silent stone" on the Schweinstal sculpture trail in Krickenbach
Krickenbach, Germany

Adolf Ryszka's sculpture 'Ruhiger Stein' on the Schweinstal sculpture trail, made in 1986, in red sandstone. The work is three metres high. It is located on a several-kilometre-long trail where other sculptures can also be admired. They were created as a result of art projects organised by the state of Rhineland-Palatinate to fund sculptures for public spaces.

Creation time: 1986

"Composition" in Sankt Margarethen im Burgenland
Römersteinbruch, Sankt Margarethen im Burgenland, Austria

The sculpture is located on the site of an open-air stone sculpture quarry (Symposion Europäischer Bildhauer). The work is made of sandstone and measures 175 x 325 x 185 cm.

Time of creation: 1969
Compilation of information: Bartłomiej Gutowski
More information: Symposion Europäischer Bildhauer

"Between" in Vancouver
5251 Oak St, Vancouver, Canada

Created in 1975 as part of the International Stone Sculpture Symposium, the sculpture is made of Turkish travertine in the form of two stone blocks separated from each other. The sculptures are 110 and 80 cm high. Speaking about the sculpture, the artist indicated that it was intended to be a piece of his personality left in the park, providing a space of relationship with all who encounter the sculpture.

Creation time: 1975
Compilation of information: Bartłomiej Gutowski
More information: Public art in Vancouver