Description: Another volume from the BoSzArt Plakty / Posters series series devoted to Polish Posters art. Bilingual edition in Polish and English. Mini Album 8" x 6" x 0.5", Hardcover, 64 pages with 60 pictures. This mini-album, from the BoSzArt Plakaty / Posters series dedicated Polish School of Posters, presents the works of Sławomir Iwański, an artist involved with the Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź and the Łódź Film School. His minimalist works are characterised by unusual typographical layouts and intense colours. Inspired by Władysław Strzemiński’s achievements, who promoted the so-called thinking with the eyes, Iwański composes the letters and words on his posters so that they make certain shapes ― a good example of this technique is the poster “Hommage à John Lennon”, where the letters make up John Lennon Glasses. The artist’s pieces have been exhibited in Poland and internationally, he has won multiple awards, e.g. at the Katowice and Rzeszów Polish Poster Biennale (1997, 2005). The introduction and selection of works in the book was prepared by Zdzisław Schubert.Siedemnasty już minialbum w serii o znanych polskich plakacistach prezentuje twórczość Sławomira Iwańskiego, artysty związanego z Akademią Sztuk Pięknych w Łodzi oraz Łódzką Szkołą Filmową. Jego minimalistyczne prace wyróżniają się niebanalnymi układami typograficznymi i dużym nasyceniem barw. Iwański, zainspirowany dokonaniami Władysława Strzemińskiego, postulującego tzw. myślenie wzrokiem, tak komponuje litery i słowa na swoich plakatach, aby przybierały konkretne kształty – dobry przykład stosowanej techniki stanowią lenonki powstałe z liter na plakacie „Hommage à John Lennon”. Artysta wystawiał swoje prace w Polsce i za granicą, był wielokrotnie nagradzany, m.in. na katowickim i rzeszowskim Biennale Plakatu Polskiego (1997, 2005). Wstęp i wybór prac do książki przygotował Zdzisław Schubert. About the Polish School of Posters:The world-renowned Polish School of Posters is widely recognized as the best in contemporary poster art comparable to La Belle Époque (ca1890s) French posters. The Polish School of Posters combines the aesthetics of painting with the succinctness and simple metaphor of the poster. Since its beginning in the early 1950s it has developed characteristics such as painterly gesture, linear quality, and vibrant colors, as well as a sense of individual personality, humor, and fantasy. That way, the Polish poster was able to make the distinction between designer and artist less apparent. Posters of the Polish Poster School significantly influenced the international development of graphic design in poster art. Their major contribution is in their use of the power of suggestion through clever allusions. Using strong and vivid colors from folk art, they combine printed slogans, often hand-lettered, with popular symbols, to create a concise inventive metaphor. As a hybrid of words and images, these posters created a certain aesthetic tension. In addition to aesthetic aspects, Polish School posters are able to reveal the artist's emotional involvement with the subject. They do not solely exist as an objective presentation, rather they are also the artist's interpretation and commentary on the subject and on society.
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Book Title: Sławomir Iwański. Plakaty / Posters
Book Series: Polish School of Posters
Number of Pictures: 60
Publisher: Bosz Publishing House
Item Length: 8 in
Publication Year: 2020
Format: Hardcover
Unit Type: Unit
Language: English, Polish, 0
Item Height: 0.5 in
Author: Zdzisław Schubert
Features: Poster
Genre: Art & Culture
Topic: Art History, Artists
Unit Quantity: 1
Country/Region of Manufacture: Poland
Item Weight: 15 oz
Item Width: 6 in
Number of Pages: 64
