Wojciech Siudmak

Wojciech Kazimierz "Wojtek" Siudmak (pronounced: [ˈvɔjt͡ɕɛx ˈɕudmak]; born 10 October 1942 in Wieluń) is a Polish painter and sculptor currently living in France.

His works are often used as illustrations for science fiction and fantasy literature, including the Polish edition of Frank Herbert's Dune series.

Siudmak painted in 1985 a picture Ethernal Love, he continues the subject e.g. in the form of monuments.

[1] Denis Villeneuve, the director of Dune and Dune: Part Two, revealed he had been inspired by Siudmiak's works describing them as "powerfully hypnotic" and "captivating the viewers with their profundity".

[2] Wojciech Siudmak was born in Wieluń, destroyed by bombing during World War II, in which his elder brothers were wounded.