21st Biennial of Polish Poster, Katowice 2009
Laureates of the 21st Biennial of Polish Poster
Regular awards:
Grand Prix — Roman Kalarus, Katowice, Triptych Kalarus
Gold Medal — Tomasz Bogusławski, Gdansk, Titus Andronicus
Silver Medal — Lex Drewiński, Berlin, Stop Children Violation
Bronze Medal — Joanna Górska/Jerzy Skakun, Warsaw, About Animals
Endowed awards:
1. Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan — Max Skorwider, Poznan, Exhibition M. Kurak
2. Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw — Wiesław Rosocha, Warsaw, Homage to Henryk Tomaszewski
3. Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice — Joanna Górska/Jerzy Skakun, Warsaw, Danton Case
4. Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw — Jacek Ćwikła, Wroclaw, Passive Smoking
5. Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow — Agnieszka Ziemiszewska, Łódź, Loneliness
6. Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk — Władysław Pluta, Cracow, Pinocchio and other posters
7. Krzysztof Dydo Poster Gallery — Sebastian Lis, Warsaw, Coexistence
8. Municipal Council in Bielsko-Biała — Ewa Stopa-Pielesz, Bielsko-Biała, Triptych Passing Away
9. Municipal Council in Sosnowiec — Wojciech Kołek, Cracow, 21st World Mining Congress & Expo
10. Union of Polish Artists and Designers, Katowice District — Dariusz Milczarek, Radom, Beatrix Cenci
11. Technical University in Katowice — Ireneusz Parzyszek, Siedlce, Carry Less
Honorary Award for lifetime achievement for Leszek Hołdanowicz (Warsaw).
Awarded posters were selected by the Jury consisting of:
President: Zbigniew Pieczykolan
Members: Andrzej Basaj, Janusz Górski, Danuta Wróblewska, Irena Przymus, and Krzysztof Dydo
The ceremony of the opening including prize-giving was held on Friday, November 27th, 2009 at 3 p.m.
21st Biennial of the Polish Poster — catalogue / summary The catalogue of the 21st Biennial of the Polish Poster features reproductions of the posters which received awards, and shortlisted works which were selected...
The essence of today’s publicity is a promotional slogan or banner, while an image (most often a realist photograph) is only an illustration. It’s the complete opposite of an artistic poster in which just the visual layer plays the most important part in transmitting the message. Poster lovers and collectors have come to aid of the threatened existence of artistic poster in Poland. Many a time they have gathered the existing titles, but also made a remarkable contribution to publish the new ones. Then art galleries and museums have taken similar functions. This event is another edition of the all-Poland poster contest which aims at presenting the outcome of the Polish artists that cultivate the poster art. The Polish Poster Biennial in Katowice is the oldest contest in the field of poster art and the most important meeting of poster artists. The contest appeared in 1965, a year before the International Poster Biennial in Warsaw and other international poster confrontations in the world.
The importance of the exhibition caused that the BWA Contemporary Art Gallery Contemporary Art Gallery has become a significant culture-creating institution. The result of the competition includes the exhibition in which works of selected artists, both of renown and debutant, are presented. The collected posters are characterised by variety of topics and used skills and techniques.
