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last chance to see posterised: poster art from poland
The world's first ever international poster exhibition was held not in New York, or Paris (where the work of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and later Leonetto Cappiello was prominent at the turn of the 20th century), or even London, Berlin, Shanghai or Tokyo, but the unlikely destination of Cracow, Poland, and in 1898.
In the early decades of the 20th century, the Polish government made large-scale use of posters, and commercial enterprises were using the medium to meet the needs of industry.The influence of Russian artists such as Kazimir Malevich and his school of Suprematism along with Wassily Kandinsky, and his first abstract watercolour, were symptomatic of modern art's new mantra which was to ask 'why' and not 'how', as had previously been the case, and went on to influence artistic development in Poland.
The Second World war interrupted creative flow but still the government used the poster medium as a communication channel, spreading Soviet propaganda until October 1956.
By the 1960's, Polish poster purveyors were managing to combine rich, dynamic artistry with a strong commercial bent and in so doing created a Polish 'way' of thinking about the poster and its creative/capital novelty. The movement, which was led by Henryk Tomaszewski, became known as the 'Polish School of Posters'.
As Poland remained for decades behind Russia's iron curtain, the poster became the only credible window onto the outside world. Reacting to global and cultural issues and supporting social campaigns, posters became proactive, hyper responsive and declarative language of their own, and an international language of cross-cultural understanding.
Organised by the Polish Consulate General in Hong Kong, the University of Art in Poznan, Poland, is showing Posterised with venue partner PMQ. The exhibition is an introduction to the most influential, award-winning contemporary Polish poster artists from Poland - Mieczysław Wasilewski, Władysław Pluta, Małgorzata Gurowska (one of the few females in the show and strongly influenced by Malevich) and Lex Drewinski, to name but a few.
There's also a wonderful novelty about this show, which closes on June 10. The participants, many of whom have never visited Hong Kong, were also asked to carry out a project entitled Tribute to Hong Kong, which is their own homage to the city and its long history. The result, much like the Polish work, is dynamic, uplifting, revelatory and innovative; the sheer bravado will put a smile on your face.
Posterised. Poster Art From Poland, runs until Sunday, June 10, 2018, 11am-8pm . Venue: PMQ元創方 ｜Qube 2 F, 35 Aberdeen St, Central, Hong
Kong. Images: courtesy of the University of Poznan, Poland
last chance to see posterised: poster art from poland
The world's first ever international poster exhibition was held not in New York, or Paris (where the work of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and later Leonetto Cappiello was prominent at the turn of the 20th century), or even London, Berlin, Shanghai or Tokyo, but the unlikely destination of Cracow, Poland, and in 1898.
In the early decades of the 20th century, the Polish government made large-scale use of posters, and commercial enterprises were using the medium to meet the needs of industry.The influence of Russian artists such as Kazimir Malevich and his school of Suprematism along with Wassily Kandinsky, and his first abstract watercolour, were symptomatic of modern art's new mantra which was to ask 'why' and not 'how', as had previously been the case, and went on to influence artistic development in Poland.
The Second World war interrupted creative flow but still the government used the poster medium as a communication channel, spreading Soviet propaganda until October 1956.
By the 1960's, Polish poster purveyors were managing to combine rich, dynamic artistry with a strong commercial bent and in so doing created a Polish 'way' of thinking about the poster and its creative/capital novelty. The movement, which was led by Henryk Tomaszewski, became known as the 'Polish School of Posters'.
As Poland remained for decades behind Russia's iron curtain, the poster became the only credible window onto the outside world. Reacting to global and cultural issues and supporting social campaigns, posters became proactive, hyper responsive and declarative language of their own, and an international language of cross-cultural understanding.
Organised by the Polish Consulate General in Hong Kong, the University of Art in Poznan, Poland, is showing Posterised with venue partner PMQ. The exhibition is an introduction to the most influential, award-winning contemporary Polish poster artists from Poland - Mieczysław Wasilewski, Władysław Pluta, Małgorzata Gurowska (one of the few females in the show and strongly influenced by Malevich) and Lex Drewinski, to name but a few.
There's also a wonderful novelty about this show, which closes on June 10. The participants, many of whom have never visited Hong Kong, were also asked to carry out a project entitled Tribute to Hong Kong, which is their own homage to the city and its long history. The result, much like the Polish work, is dynamic, uplifting, revelatory and innovative; the sheer bravado will put a smile on your face.
Posterised. Poster Art From Poland, runs until Sunday, June 10, 2018, 11am-8pm . Venue: PMQ元創方 ｜Qube 2 F, 35 Aberdeen St, Central, Hong
Kong. Images: courtesy of the University of Poznan, Poland
