Meet Michal Szostak We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Michal Szostak a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below. Michal, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Are you happier as a creative? Do you sometimes think about what it would be like to just have a regular job? Can you talk to us about how you think through these emotions? The whole article – here.

Szostak Michał, „Organ landscapes in Chile„, in: „The Organ”, No 404, May-July 2023, Musical Opinion Ltd, London, ISSN 0030-4883, pp. 4-17. Introduction The following report on musical experiences and impressions gained during my recital tour in South and Latin Americas in June of 2022 refers to Chile; after Argentina’s[1] and Panama’s[2] organs secrets, it is time to visit the most western-located country in South America. The article describes the historical background of Chile, its organ culture in general and also four instruments in detail: two of them (St Ignacio, Santiago and Saint Paul´s Anglican Church, Valparaíso), where I played recitals, the third one in Cathedral of Santiago and the fourth one in the Franciscans’ church Iglesia del Colegio de los Sagrados Corazones in

I am pleased to inform that I have signed a contract with a leading global scientific publishing house, Routledge – Taylor & Francis Group, on my new book entitled „Humanistic Management, Organization and Aesthetics: Management of Art and Art of Management”. Abstract: The book is the first worldwide publication of a complex theory of management aesthetics in humanistic management based on the aesthetics and arts approach allowing for a complete and systemic understanding of the management art and art management phenomenon. The methodology is based on the critical literature review and five empirical research: qualitative, quantitative, and autoethnography. The main goal of this monograph is to create a holistic model that organises the issues of management aesthetics and shows the interdependence

Szostak Michał, „Sztuka zarządzania – zarządzanie sztuką”, Wydawnictwo Społecznej Akademii Nauk, Łódź-Warszawa 2023, ISBN 978-83-66781-16-0. Ze WSTĘPu: Natura i kultura to dwa komponenty konstytuujące pojęcie ludzkości w sposób nierozerwalny. Ponieważ natura, czyli świat dzikich mocy oraz kultura, czyli świat ludzkich wytworów, nieustannie ewoluują, wzajemnie się katalizują i dopełniają, niemożliwe jest określenie linii jednoznacznie oddzielającej od siebie te dwa obszary. Zarządzanie, przynależne do świata kultury, pomaga porządkować i organizować środowisko człowieka (naturę i kulturę). Z kolei również przynależna do świata kultury sztuka pomaga uwalniać emocje (katharsis), dynamizuje życie wewnętrzne człowieka oraz inspiruje (Tatarkiewicz, 2015, pp. 24, 380). Owa porządkująca funkcja zarządzania i twórcza funkcja sztuki determinują potocznie postrzeganą przeciwstawność obu dziedzin. Dopiero zagłębienie się w istotę zarządzania i w istotę twórczości artystycznej pozwala

Szostak Michał, „Contemporary Organs in Panama City„, in: „The Organ”, No 403, February-April (Winter) 2023, Musical Opinion Ltd, London, ISSN 0030-4883, pp. 6-19. ABSTRACT: Following the path of describing some of my musical experiences and impressions from South and Latin Americas gained during a 17-day recital tour in June of 2022, this article describes two contemporary organs I met in Panama City. Admittedly, the organ landscape in Latin America is not broad, but the topic is worthy of consideration from organ building and organ music perspectives. The historical Spanish influences, domination of the Roman Catholic church and equator-type weather are the main determinants of the Panamian organ landscape and our considerations. The Republic of Panama is a transcontinental country traversing the southern

Szostak, M. (2023) ‘Perception of creative identities by artistic and non-artistic individuals: consequences for management’, Creativity Studies, 16(1), pp. 1–25. doi: 10.3846/cs.2023.15081. ABSTRACT: The interdisciplinary research on the perception of creative identities like artists, creators, entrepreneurs, leaders, and managers brings substantial conclusions for understanding the way of thinking, internal features, and motivations of decisions of individuals with and without artistic factor. For this purpose, an international quantitative examination of 160 individuals was undertaken. The research exhibited that individuals with and without artistic identity perceive artists, creators, entrepreneurs, leaders, and managers statistically similar (chi-square test of independence used, p < 0.001). The negative verification of the hypotheses was astonishing and a novelty in the investigated area. The novelty should be seen

Download the full version of the article: Szostak Michał, „The Organ Landscapes in Argentina”, in: „The Organ”, No 402, November 2022 – January 2023, Musical Opinion Ltd, London, ISSN 0030-4883, pp. 4-24. ABSTRACT In June of this Summer, I visited South and Latin Americas for the first time in my life. During 17 days of an extensive tour, I performed ten recitals in Brasil, Argentina, Chile, and Panama. These territories are not often a topic of organ matters consideration from the European perspective, but I would like to change this pattern a little because there are three fundamental reasons for that. The first is a significant number of instruments imported from Europe in the second part of the 19th century and the

2022/11/13 – ARGENTINA – Mendoza, Santuario Maria Auxiliadora Rodeo del Medio 2022/11/12 – ARGENTINA – Mendoza, Iglesia San Francisco 2022/11/10 – ARGENTINA – Avellaneda, Iglesia Maria Auxiliadora 2022/11/09 – ARGENTINA – La Plata, Cathedral 2022/11/08 – ARGENTINA – Basilica Maria Auxiliadora y San Carlos 2022/11/06 – ARGENTINA – Buenos Aires, Catedral Metropolitana 2022/11/05 – ARGENTINA – Buenos Aires, Iglesia Nueva Apostolica Central 2022/11/03 – ARGENTINA – Buenos Aires, Quilmes Cathedral 2022/11/02 – ARGENTINA – Las Flores, Iglesia Nostra Senora del Carmen 2022/11/01 – ARGENTINA – Rauch, San Pedro Apostol Some recordings made during the tour can be found on YouTube – here. Information made by the Polish Embassy in Buenos Aires – here.

Letní číslo vychází v druhé polovině června 2022. Najdete v něm tyto články: Notová příloha: Fotografie na obálce: Varhany farního kostela v Kerharticích (Děčínský vikariát), postaveny rodinou Guthů z Čisté v pol. 19. století, nástroj byl původně umístěn v Mikulovicích u Kadaně.

Szostak, M. (2022) ‘Contextual inspiration and motive in persuasive creativity: lessons from artistic improvisation’, Discourses on Culture, 17(1), pp. 101–131. doi: 10.36145/DoC2022.05. Abstract: Based on the literature review and autoethnography, the article deals with the role of contextual inspiration and motive in persuasive creativity based on the theory and practice of performative art improvisation. Referring to the theory of the aesthetic situation, the analysis depicts that being a persuasive creator requires having a solid and conscious motive and proper trigger in the form of inspiration driven by the context and the environment. Furthermore, performative art improvisation reveals valuable issues for understanding persuasive creativity because the improvisation process is happening prompt without the possibility of its correction or repetition. Therefore, the creator