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Ray Charles
Waldemar
Swierzy
1990 |
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John
Coltrane
Waldemar Swierzy
1992 |
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Miles Davis
Waldemar
Swierzy
1990 |
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Billie
Holiday
Waldemar Swierzy
1990 |
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Wes
Montgomery
Waldemar Swierzy
1990 |
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Duke
Ellington
Rafal Olbinski
1980 |
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Northsea Jazz
Festival
Rafal Olbinski
1981 |
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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
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Galeria Polskiego Plakatu
Rynek Starego Miasta 23
00-272 Warsaw, Poland
Phone/Fax:++48 22 831 93
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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
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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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