He first became known in the 1970s for a series of satirical drawings featuring a wingless bird named Dudi that commented on the social and political realities of the time.
Poland's Association of Artists and Composers (ZAiKS) described Dudziński in an obituary as “an extraordinary man of remarkable artistic achievements, a colourful life and an incredible sense of humour.”
Born in Sopot on the Baltic coast in 1945, Dudziński studied architecture, poster design and graphic art.
While in London from 1970 to 1972, he contributed to underground magazines such as Oz, Ink and Time Out. Back in Poland, he worked for the satirical weekly Szpilki as well as in poster and theatre set design, and book illustration.
Having settled in the United States in 1977, Dudziński worked closely for leading magazines and newspapers such as The Atlantic Monthly, Newsweek, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Washington Post and Time. He received commissions from companies such as IBM, Nestle and the Royal Bank of Scotland.
In the last two decades of his life, he divided his time between the United States and Poland.
He had numerous one-man shows, including in Berlin, Geneva, Prague, Tokyo and Washington.
In 2012, Dudziński, who was popularly known as Dudi, received the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Reborn Poland for contributing to the promotion of Polish and world culture and for his artistic achievements.
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