Peter Gryzybowski

Peter Grzybowski was born in Poland in 1954, and died in 2013. He received his artistic training at the Cracow Academy of Fine Arts from 1977 to 1982. He moved to the United States soon after completing his degree. A painter as well as a performance artist, Grzybowski has exhibited work in Poland, France, Germany, and the United States. His tromp l'oeil images—including an ongoing series of paintings resembling pieces of wood—are difficult to distinguish from the actual objects.

*Excerpted from Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection, published by Harry N. Abrams Inc.