Michał Walczyk
Michał Walczyk, born in 1993 in Poland, is a self-taught artist from Szczawno-Zdrój, a small spa town near the Czech border. Affectionately nicknamed “Mr. Mouse” or “Mr. Teddy Bear”, he lives with a disability caused by a lack of oxygen at birth but has developed a unique artistic universe. Specializing in drawing, wood sculpture, and bas-relief, he creates raw and expressive works rooted in a complex personal mythology.
Walczyk often attaches elaborate comments to his drawings, where he imagines fascinating stories for each character, blending nationalities, professions, and moral traits. Though frequently strange or unsettling, his works are filled with vibrant colors and dramatic intensity, reflecting his rich and dichotomous inner world. He draws inspiration from mythology, Polish history, and popular culture, with a particular fascination for dark superheroes like Batman and The Witcher.
His work has already been exhibited in Prague and several venues in Poland, but he remains relatively unknown to the general public. Michał lives with his parents and creates daily in a specially designed workshop, where he brings his visions to life through linden wood, which he particularly appreciates for its scent and texture, especially when burned to create pyrography.
Far from artistic conventions, Michał Walczyk represents a quintessential figure of outsider art, an authentic and spontaneous creator whose work navigates between chaos and cosmos, lightness and gravity, exploring life’s contrasts with disarming sincerity.
