Date: 1965
Size: 26 x 38.5 inches
Artist: Czerniawski, Jerzy
About the Artist: Born in Kwiatow, Poland in 1947, Jerzy Czerniawski is a multi-disciplinary artist who works with painting, drawing and posters. Czerniawski studied at the State College of Plastic Art in Wrocław and his posters take pride of place in collections around the world, including at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
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.
Polish posters have come to stand apart from the advertising design conventions fostered in Europe during the 20th century. It was during the communist regime, a time when culture was closely monitored by the state, that Polish artists found liberation in poster art. Ironically, this foremost public art form became ground for individual expression. During that period, the cultural institutions, of theatre and cinema especially, flourished as they were funded by government agencies. Artists freshly out of the fine arts academy flocked towards poster production as the demand for this art was rapidly growing. The result became some of the most unique and expressive posters the world has ever seen - and artworks in themselves.
Poster has a rip on the bottom and ruffle margins. Ready to frame!