Jan Ziemski was one of the most distinctive figures in Lublin’s postwar artistic community. Ziemski is remembered primarily as a creator of geometric, op-art reliefs that defined his mature period. Although these works may appear restrained at first glance, they stem from the artist’s long-standing reflections on how to depict an ephemeral phenomenon—an image that exists only for a moment before the viewer rationalizes what they see. His reliefs, constructed on a square plan and composed of arched slats, rhythmic lines, and spherical elements, represent the culmination of this inquiry.

The path toward this synthetic visual language led Ziemski through earlier phases of matter painting and fantastical imagery. ...