events main gallery | 2.12-20.01.12

22nd Biennial of Polish Poster in Katowice — exhibition

publications catalogues/books

catalogue — 22nd Biennial of Polish Poster in Katowice The catalogue of the 22nd Biennial of Polish Poster features reproductions of the posters which received awards, and shortlisted works which were selected... 

events | 12.11-15.01.12

in memory of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki — posters exhibition Results: Ist Award — Wojciech Korkuć Ist Award — Jacek Staniszewski 3rd Award — Tomasz Bogusławski 3rd Award — Bogusław Lustyk 3rd Award — Magdalena Miska ... 

events main gallery | 27.11-24.01.10

21st Biennial of Polish Poster, Katowice 2009 The essence of today’s publicity is a promotional slogan or banner, while an image (most often a realist photograph) is only an illustration.... 

events main gallery | 26.10-09.12.07

20th Biennial of Polish Poster, Katowice 2007 ‘Wanting to assess the state-of-the-art of contemporary Polish poster art, I should ask firstly about its raison d’être. I try to... 

Poster art in Poland, known for its formal refinement, flourished owing to the system that existed in this country for over a dozen years, allowing this essentially functional genre to thrive as an enclave of pure art. As it later turned out, development of this specific type of poster in the world of market economy is hindered. Does the growth of mass media diminish the importance of poster art? The Biennial of Polish Poster creates an opportunity to discuss the condition of advertising. Posters presented in the gallery, with their succinctness and orderliness of the visual means employed by the authors, emphasise the problem of chaotic urban space, which is replete with sloppy visual messages.

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