Hilary Krzysztofiak was born in 1926. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. He was a member of the avant-garde group St-53. He was the graphic editor of, among others magazines "Simply" and "Ruch Muzyczny". Krzysztofiak participated in important artistic events, including at the Arsenal, the 1st Plein-air in Osieki, and the Biennale of Spatial Forms in Elblag. He also participated in the exhibitions of the Crooked Circle Gallery and the Contemporary Salon, playing an important role in shaping modern Polish art in the 1950s and 1960s. Hilary Krzysztofiak also designed sets for many plays, including Ionesco and Mrozek, with whom he was friends. At the end of the 1960s, despite his position, he did not return to Poland afte...