Boguslaw Lustyk (born 1940 in

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) is a

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artist of the

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. He graduated ''

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'' from the

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in 1965. Lustyk has worked as a painter, poster designer and

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since 1965. His style is poetic and creative, lighthearted and amusing, usually employing muted tones. He specializes in

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posters.

Major awards

* 1968 – 2nd Prize – Polish Olympic (

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, Mexico) Poster Competition, Poland * 1973 – Special Prize at the Polish Poster Biennial Exhibition * 1998 – Official

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Artist of the Year,

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, USA Major one-man exhibitions include: *1974 – House of Arts, Warsaw, Poland *1977 – Poster Gallery, Warsaw, Poland *1989 – Deutschland Halle,

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, Germany *1990 – Museum of

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and Riding, Warsaw, Poland *1991 – Gallery Limea, Malmö, Sweden *1993 – Art-Studio Gallery, Warsaw, Poland *1994 – International Museum of the Horse, Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, Kentucky *2001 – National Museum of Dance,

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*2001 – Saratoga International Gallery, Saratoga Springs, New York Other exhibitions: *

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, Germany (1976); Katowice, Poland (1980);

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(1989);

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, Germany (1989); Paris, France (1990); Gdańsk, Poland (1992);

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, United States (1996), Washington DC, USA (1989, 1996)

References

External links

* Boguslaw Lustyk's Web site https://lustykart.com/ * Boguslaw Lustyk's Posters https://web.archive.org/web/20111004222922/http://www.contemporaryposters.com/category.php?artist=Lustyk%2C%20Boguslaw 1940 births Living people Artists from Warsaw Polish poster artists Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw alumni {{Poland-artist-stub