NOVI SAD OLD GOLD JAZZ FESTIVAL..2001
e x h i b i t i o n s
posters:
Ray Charles
Waldemar Swierzy
1990
John Coltrane
Waldemar Swierzy
1992
Miles Davis
Waldemar Swierzy
1990
Billie Holiday
Waldemar Swierzy
1990
Wes Montgomery
Waldemar Swierzy
1990
Duke Ellington
Rafal Olbinski
1980
Northsea Jazz Festival
Rafal Olbinski
1981










e x h i b i t i o n  / posters

             POLISH JAZZ POSTER EXHIBITION
 

from the Warsaw P o l i s h  P o s t e r  G a l l e r y Collection


Poster – a printed sheet of paper. Many people think: nothing great and definitely nothing valuable. However, if you look carefully you can see that the poster is a significant medium of information, a part of advertising and marketing game, a herald of cultural events or an instrument of political propaganda.
Poland is a country, where poster design became the art of poster. The process of that transformation first occurred in the fifties of 20th century, and for its uniqueness it was called Polish School of Poster Design. Its stylistic is based on analysis and creative transformation of theme into a surprising illustrative figure. The posters designed by artists express their individual approach turned into independent creative act.
Exhibition of Polish Jazz Posters accompanying the International Jazz Festival in Novi Sad is an attempt to show a small part of the heritage of Polish designers. We are presenting posters from years 1949 - 2001 announcing jazz festivals, concerts and musicians. Polish artists: Rafal Olbinski, Jan Sawka, Waldemar Swierzy (and others too numerous to mention) are very well known worldwide for their outstanding skills. We hope that the public of Novi Sad will share our fascinations with these works of art.
We would like to express our thanks to the people from Cultural Center of Novi Sad, especially the director of the center Ms. Mirjana Markovinovic and the editor of the Festival Ms. Vesna Kacanski for the idea of exhibition, invitation and support.
Warsaw, November 2001, Polish Poster Gallery


Galeria Polskiego Plakatu
Rynek Starego Miasta 23
00-272 Warsaw, Poland
Phone/Fax:++48 22 831 93 06
http://www.poster.com.pl/
e-mail: [email protected]
 


Galeria Polskiego Plakatu (Polish Poster Gallery) was established in Warsaw in 1975. At the beginning it was a state owned enterprise most famous in poster collectors circle for its annual Poster Fair. In 1987 when the political and economical situation in Poland began to change, the gallery was privatized and has been owned  and run since then by a group of keen poster collectors.
The Gallery is located on the Old Town Market Square in Warsaw in the very heart of the city at the crossroads of all tourist routes. We are in possession of more than 1000 titles of Polish posters on permanent sale and around 7500 in collection. They are designed by the most famous Polish graphic artists e.g.: J.J.Aleksiun, R.Cieslewicz, J.Czerniawski, Stasys Eidrigevicius, E.Get-Stankiewicz, W.Górka, M.Górowski, R.Kalarus, A.Klimowski, J.Lenica, G.Marszalek, J.Mlodozeniec, R.Olbinski, A.Pagowski, W.Rosocha, W.Sadowski, J.Sawka, F.Starowieyski, R.Szaybo, W.Swierzy, H.Tomaszewski, M.Urbaniec, W.Walkuski.
Apart from selling the stock the Gallery handles a large collection of posters which consists of 7500 titles designed by the best Polish post-war artists. This set of works, assembled through the years, is a basis for numerous exhibitions of posters organized by the Gallery in Poland and abroad. Collection includes theatre, movie, music or generally “cultural” posters. Since 1990 we’ve organized exhibitions of Polish posters in Århus (Denmark), a display of Stasys works in Nowy Theatre in Warsaw, exhibitions in Copenhagen (Denmark), Budapest (Hungary), Victoriaville (Canada) and an extensive exhibition of Polish propaganda posters at the International Advertising Fair “Crackfilm” in Krakow.
Another field of Gallery’s activity is poster publishing. On behalf of theatres and other corporate poster producers we arrange the whole process of poster publishing – starting from choosing an artist and supervising the formation of design, right down to printing and distribution. Acting this way we’ve contributed to creation of almost 200 posters, among them such splendid works of art as: “Caligula” and “Festival of Polish Puppet Theatres” by Walkuski, “Festival of Spanish Culture” by Górowski, “Ball in Savoy” and “Satyrykon '95” by Czerniawski or “Wesele” by Mlodozeniec to mention only a few.
In recent years the worldwide accessibility of Internet  enabled the Gallery to present Polish poster art to a much wider audience. The Gallery’s website http://www.poster.com.pl shows hundreds of posters from the collection, allows poster collectors from around the world to exchange ideas and informations and to stay in touch with the latest news.



authors
Hilscher Hubert
Born in 1924 in Warsaw, died in 1999. In 1955 graduated from the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. Specialized in posters (since 1954), book and magazine design and commercial art. For many years he has been an art director of Polish art magazine "Project". Individual exhibitions: Prague and Vienna (1964); Royan, France (1973). In 1962 obtained  Honorary Distinction at the Exhibition of Advertising Art from the cycle "Polish Arts on the 15th Anniversary of Polish People's Republic”; 1964 - Silver Medal at the 1st International Biennial of Applied Art in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia; 1965 - Silver Medal at the 1st National Biennial of Posters in Katowice; 1967- Silver Medal at the International Exhibition of Tourist Posters in Milan, Italy; 1977 – 2nd  Prize at the 2nd International Biennial of Posters in Lahti, Finland.
Lipinski Eryk
Born in 1908 in Cracow, died in 1991. Graduate of the Warsaw Academy of Arts class of 1939. Graphic designer, illustrator, cartoonist, set designer. Poster designer since 1934. Founder of the Caricature Museum in Warsaw. Major awards: State Award for Lifetime Achievement in Arts, 7 prizes at the International Poster Biennial in Vienna, 3rd Prize at the 1st International Movie Poster Exhibition in Vienna 1965, honorary distinction at the International Movie Poster Competition in Ottawa 1972.
Majewski Lech
Born in Olsztyn in 1947. Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, in Henryk Tomaszewski's poster studio; currently teaches there in the Faculty of Graphic Arts. Works in posters, graphic art, illustration, typography. Major awards: Polish Poster Biennial, Katowice (Poland), Bronze Medal 1977, Grand Prix and Silver Medal 1983.
Olbinski Rafal
Born in 1945 in Kielce. Graduate of the Faculty of Architecture of the Warsaw Polytechnic  (diploma in 1969). Specializes in posters, book illustration and record cover's design. In 1978 received the 1st  Prize at the International Competition for Human Rights Poster in Strasbourg, France. 1978 - 2nd  Prize at the ICOGRAD Competition in Stuttgart, 1994 – Oscar for The World  Most Memorable Poster, Prix Savignac in Paris, 1995 – his poster was chosen as the official New York City Capital of the World poster. His works appear on the covers of international magazines such as Newsweek and Time. Since 1977 he has been living in the USA. Works as freelance artist and teaches on School of Visual Arts in New York.
Sawka Jan
Born in1946 in Zabrze. Graduate of Wroclaw Polytechnic (Faculty of Architecture). Works with painting, commercial graphic, book illustration, poster, drawing, stage designing. Individual exhibitions: Warsaw (1973, 1976, 1991); Paris (1977). Received Special Prize at the 5th National Exhibition of Posters in Katowice (1973); "Oscar" for paintings in Cagnes-sur-Mer, France (1975); Gold Medal at the 7th International Biennial of Posters in Warsaw (1978). Since 1976 has been living and working in the USA.
Szaybo Roslaw
Born in 1933 in Poznan. Graduated from the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts in 1961. Specializes in studio and commercial graphic, drawings and poster. Individual exhibition: Warsaw, 1968. In 1961 and 1965 obtained Trepkowski's Awards granted by WAG (Warsaw Agency of Graphic Artists); 1965 - Special Prize at the 1st National Biennial of  Posters in Katowice (Poland). In 1966 emigrated to Great Britain where he has been living and working ever since. He is the Art Director of CBS London.
Swierzy Waldemar
Born in 1931 in Katowice. Graduate of the Cracow Academy of Fine Arts (Dept. of Graphic Art in Katowice). Obtained his diploma in 1952. Specializes in poster and all forms of commercial graphic. Individual shows: Vienna, Moscow, Poznan, Sao Paulo, Caracas, Wroclaw. He designed his first poster in 1950. Works as professor at Poznan Academy of Fine Arts. Received many important awards both in Poland and abroad (mainly for posters): Grand Prix Tolouse-Lautrec, Paris (1959); Hollywood Reporters Awards for the poster (1975 and 1985); Gold Medal International Biennial of Posters in Warsaw (1976); 1st Prize at the 2nd International Biennial of Posters in Lahti, Finland (1977); Gold and Bronze Medal at the International Jazz Salon “Jazzpo’’ (1985); Gold Medal at the Polish Poster Biennial, Katowice (Poland) (1989); He is a member of the elitist Aliance Graphique International (AGI).





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