from the world-famous Polish School of Posters, recognized as the best in contemporary poster art comparable to France's La Belle Epoque of the 1890s. |
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Mona Lisa 1970/72/75/78
Artist: Maciej Urbaniec (1925-2004)
a popular artist whose Mona Lisa poster was commemorated by the issuance of a Polish postage stamp in 2002.
Category: CYRK
Lulu 1980/83
Artist: Franciszek Starowieyski (1930-2009)
the first Polish poster artist to have a solo show at MoMA [1985]; his iconography often invokes baroque themes.
Category: Opera
Wozzeck 1964/1979
Artist: Jan Lenica (1928-2001)
his art often combines the surrealistic with the realistic, emphasized by dramatic and strong color contrasts.
Category: Opera
The Swindle 1957
Artist: Jan Lenica
his style can at times vary from the lyrical as in Wozzeck (above) to the more subdued of The Swindle (left).
Category: Film
NO! 1952, c1960s
Artist: Tadeusz Trepkowski (1914-1954)
one of the founders of the Polish School of Posters; honored by the establishment of an annual Trepkowski Award for the best graphic design.
Category: Political
Macbeth 1981
Artist: Andrzej Pagowski (b. 1953)
a prolific poster artist whose concept is to create a unique idea for each of his posters; presently leads his own advertising agency.
Category: Theater
Exodus 1974
Artist: Jan Sawka (b. 1946)
currently a New York resident; in his poster art he reduces complex messages to simple and expressive forms.
Category: Theater
Before the Day Breaks 1977
Artist: Jerzy Czerniawski (b.1947)
his posters are often reflective with a penchant for nonconformity in a muted lyrical style.
Category: Film
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artist: Roman Cieslewicz (1930-1996)residing and working in Poland and France, he became a renown poster artist in both Eastern and Western Europe.
posters pictured: 3 Basset Hounds 1966; Forefathers [the play's closing by the government incited 1968 political turmoil] 1967
artist: Wiktor Gorka (1922-2004)his distinctive posters reflect an extraordinary sense of composition and fun with frequent use of geometric shapes.
posters pictured:
Kabaret 1973/90s; Marathon Man 1977
artist: Mieczyslaw Gorowski (b. 1941)currently an art professor in Krakow, he focuses on intellectual concepts in muted tonality.
posters pictured:
Jewish Community 1864-1939 c.1987; Jewish Culture 1989
artist: Jan Mlodozeniec (1929-2000)
one of the most painterly poster artist with a Rousseau-like style of flat, rich colors with large black contour lines.
posters pictured:
American Western Painting Exhibit 1974; Clown With Sling Shot 1974/1978/1979
artist: Marcin Stajewski (b.1938)
in addition to posters, his art includes book illustrations, stage sets as well as industrial design.
posters pictured:
The Tailor
1979; Trans-Atlantic 1984
artist: Jerzy Srokowski (1910-1971)
his oeuvre extended beyond posters and included set design, cartoons for various media and illustrations.
posters pictured:
Bear Biking 1970; The Physicist 1962
artist: Henryk Tomaszewski (1910-1971)
considered by many to be the father of the Polish School of Posters, he created a unique visual language.
posters pictured:
Die Fledermaus
1970; The Marriage 1974
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