Pseudonym: Chico
Name: Zdzislaw Mikolajczak
Born in Kepno, Poland on the 27.6.58
Has been living and working in Bochum, Germany since 1983Autodidact, early in childhood, Chico made toys out of bark, wood, soap and various other
Materials. His father helped him, showing him techniques and teaching him to work with tools.
...he participated in competitions at junior school and regularly won prizes. Chico developed
his technique further. In high school, he was already creating his first larger busts and scul-
ptures.
...during service ithe army, Chico won more prizes, thematically his work knew no limits.
In Germany, he developed a relief technique which he perfectionised masterfully.
...as a passionate lover of rockmusic and the fine arts, he combined these two directions.
Using his new relief-technique, Chico tends towards portraying bands. He combines the
particular cover artwork with his own ideas and creates complex relief compositions, combi-
ning excellent technical work with phantastic perspective, making these true masterpieces.Record companies order reliefs from Chico, to be presented to the respective artists, toge-
ther with gold records awards etc.More and more often, Chico meets the artists he has depicted in his work. Bands from USA,
Germany, England, Sweden, Holland, Portugal, Austria etc. are proud to own one of Chico..s
Masterpieces und very often, Chico and the depicted artists become friends. The elite of
Heavy metal are especially fond of Chico..s work. The media have taken notice ( Rock Hard,
Metal Hammer, X-ACT, Musikwoche, Oxmox, Riff, Rockin..Germany, Musikmarkt, So What, Gitara
i Bas, Gazeta muzyczna, Samo Zycie, Coolibri, Metal Heart, Feedback local media etc.). In Europe and the USA, articles have been published on the artist and his unusual work.CHICO..s STORY:Early in 1996, the Scorpions toured Austria. Shortly beforehand, they had been presented
with gold and platinum for ....Pure Instinct.... and the record company had surprised this probably most
successful of all German bands with a unique relief, created by Zdzislaw ....Chico.... Mikolajczak.
The artist who was born in Kepno, Poland on the 27.6.1958, has created a lot of portraits
of well known bands and artists. At the age of four, he started to carve his toys out of wood and bark. In junior school, he started forming sculptures out of soap, clay and plaster. Later, he began to carve figures of musicians out of soap. Miniatures of his favourite band Nazareth were formed from this material, complete with speakers, drum-kit and instruments!
Chico graduated from high school and worked on busts, of his parents amongst others. During military service, he occupied himself, as a sculpturer and painter, with life as an soldier. Many of this pieces were exhibited and won awards and prizes. In 1983, Chico moved to Germany And began again, to associate his love of music with his artwork, at first, just as a hobby and for fun. As interest in his relief grew, Chico did more work in this direction and made himself a good name as a relief-artist.
Chico has created relief portraits of Judas Priest, AC/DC, Kreator, Guns..n..Roses, Pink Floyd, M�tley Cr�e, Metallica, Bon Jovi, Manowar, Saxon, Scorpions, Nazareth, Sabu, HammerFall, Unrest, Toto, Oliver Shanti & Friends, B�hse Onkelz, Jim Marshall, King of Hofing, Iron Maiden, Der Nieten-Papst, Bonefire and many others. The record company East/West ordered a relief for the Gold/Platinum Award for the Scorpions last CD. Chico integrated the cover of the album ....Pure Instinct.... in his work. The reliefs are usually about 30cm by 30cm (HammerFall for instance, was 35cm by 45cm). The completed relief is then appropriately framed. As the demand for his reliefs is great, Chico now works from a mold, making a strictly limited number of copies. He uses materials like Keramin and Keraqick. These can be coated with a metallic effect finish in copper, silver, tin or bronze.
Chico is autodidact, he developed his own technique, which he has improved and broadened over the years. His work has been shown at exhibitions in the USA, Poland, Austria, Germany…... … The large number of prizes and awards Chico has received, show the great recognition and respect for the artists work. Chico likes listening to music, depending on the mood: jazz, classical music particularly Chopin, hard..n..heavy --Judas Priest, but also electronic sounds --Kitaro or Pink Floyd. His main love is heavy metal, this explains why portraits of bands of this genre are so well repre-sented in his work. Nazareth, Journey, Whitesnake, Judas Priest, Metallica, Manowar, HammerFall, Pink Floyd... and...are some of Chico..s favourite bands. Apart from music reliefs, Zdzislaw also forms reliefs of classical pieces of art like Leonardo Da Vinci..s ....last Supper..... Soccer symbols and shields turn up frequently as well, Chico is a great fan of Borusia Dortmund.
Through his work, Chico has met many musicians, these meetings frequently resulting in friendship: many a time he has surorised a band with a relief! Meanwhile, Chico holds friendly contact with the musicians of Nazareth, Judas Priest, Metallica, Manowar, HammerFall and many others. Zdislaw Mikolajczak, better known as ....Chico....- is an artist who perpetuates his love of music and respect for the musicians beatyfully in his work. In early march, the first, largest and most extensive permanent Elvis museum outside the United States was opened. ....Elvis History World.... is run by the worlds number one Elvis fan of all time, Hannes ....King of Hofling.... Pum. He too has been perpetuated together with Elvis in one of Chico..s reliefs. Once again, Chico Created an incomparable and expressive piece of first class work. Absolutely incredible!!!..
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