Date: 1979
Size: 26 x 38 inches
Artist: Roman Cieslewicz
About the Poster: Beginning in the 1950s and through the 1980s, the Polish School of Posters combined the aesthetics of painting with the succinctness and simple metaphor of the poster. It developed characteristics such as painterly gesture, linear quality, and vibrant colors, as well as a sense of individual personality, humor, and fantasy. It was in this way that the Polish poster was able to make the distinction between designer and artist less apparent.
About the Artist: "Roman Cieślewicz (13 January 1930 – 21 January 1996) was a Polish (naturalized French) graphic artist and photographer.From 1943 to 1946 he attended the School of Artistic Industry in Lvov and from 1947 to 1949 attended the Krakow's Fine Arts Lycee. He studied at Kraków Academy of Fine Arts from 1949 to 1955. He was an artistic editor of "Ty i Ja" monthly (Warsaw) 1959–1962. In 1963, he moved to France and naturalized in 1971. He worked as art director of Vogue, Elle (1965–1969) and Mafia - advertising agency (1969–1972) and was artistic creator of Opus International (1967–1969). Kitsch (1970–1971) and Cnac-archives (1971–1974). Taught at the Ecole Superieure d'Arts Graphiques (ESAG) in Paris. In 1976 he produced his "reviev of panic information" - "Kamikaze"/No. 1/ published by Christian Bourgois. In 1991 he produced "Kamikaze 2" with Agnes B. He took part in numerous group exhibitions of graphic, poster and photographic art and was a member of AGI (Alliance Graphique Internationale)." (wikipedia.com)
Poster is in very good condition and ready to frame.