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Cyrk (art)
Cyrk - contemporary Polish circus posters, emerged in 1962 as a genre of the Polish School of Posters. They are characterized by their display of aesthetic qualities such as painterly gestures, linear design, hand-lettering, metaphors, humor, and vibrant colors. Usually based on a single theme and meant to be advertisements; they were created in an attempt to interest the passerby in the upcoming circus. Several Polish painters contributed to establishing the art style, among them Henryk Tomaszewski (poster artist), Henryk Tomaszewski.{{cite news, url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/14/arts/henryk-tomaszewski-leader-of-the-polish-poster-school-dies-at-91.html, title=Henryk Tomaszewski, Leader of the Polish Poster School, Dies at 91, last=Heller, first=Steven, date=September 14, 2005, work=The New York Times, accessdate=2009-07-07 Cyrk Poster Artists Waldemar Świerzy Henryk Tomaszewski (poster artist), Henryk Tomaszewski Jan Lenica Boguslaw Lustyk Tadeusz Jodlowski Jan Sawka Rafał ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henryk Tomaszewski (poster Artist)
Henryk Tomaszewski (pronounced tom-a-SHEV-ski) (June 10, 1914 – September 11, 2005) was an award-winning poster artist and the "father" of the Polish Poster School. Biography Henryk Tomaszewski was born in Warsaw, Poland on June 10, 1914, to a family of musicians. In 1934, he enrolled in the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts and graduated in 1939. During World War II and the Nazi occupation of Poland, Tomaszewski earned a living through his painting, drawings, and woodcuts which were later destroyed during the Warsaw Uprising. In 1947, he began creating posters for state-run film distribution agency Central Wynajmu Filmow with fellow designers Tadeusz Trepkowski and Tadeusz Gronowski. Postwar shortages of supplies made Tomaszewski rework film posters and introduced bold colors, abstract shapes, and filmmaking techniques to convey the film's mood rather than rely on portraits of the film's stars. He also created posters for the circus and art exhibitions, among others. His poster de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |