"Between the attitude of Morris and the altitude of Tagliapietra, and probably taking the measure of both, is the witty commentary of Janusz Pozniak. The preferred assistant to such demanding artists as Sonja Blomdahl and Dante Marioni, Pozniak has carved out twin niches as a designer of functional ware and a maker of satirical objects. Both combine relaxed and absolute control with emphasis on idiosyncratic forms embodied in bold colors. The functional ware presumably reveals the impact of his training in the British system of art schools (responsible for Lennon and McCartney and Arlen Bayliss), while his art brings together an impulse from the early 20th Century with one of art's most timeless themes, combining non-objective portraiture with sometimes scathing social criticism.

One example of each. A mold-blown vase presents an essentially square column. On two opposing sides are left and right silhouettes of a human figure. The remaining sides plot the angles and slopes of those familiar shapes into an intriguing geometry. (...)"
--Geoffrey Wichert
Glashaus, Fall 2000, p.16.