Franciszek Andrzej Bobola Biberstein-Starowieyski (0:00), born July 8, 1930 in Bratkówka, Poland, died February 23, 2009, was a Polish artist. From 1949 to 1955 he studied at Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow and Warsaw. He specialized in poster, drawing, painting, stage designing, and book illustration. He was a member of Alliance Graphique International (AGI). Throughout his career his style deviated from the socialist realism that was prevalent during the start of his career and the popular, brightly colored Cyrk posters, however he did create one Cyrk poster 'Homage to Picasso' in 1966. He was the first Polish artist to have a one man show at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York in 1986. Wieslaw Walkuski (3:14) was born in 1956 in Bialystok, Poland. He started his graphic design education at the Warsaw Academy of Art which he attended for 5 years, during the period 1976-1981. He studied under several design lecturers including Maciej Urbaniec who lectured in poster design and Teresa Pagowska who lectured in painting. At the end of his studies he was employed by Polfilm and Film Polski to produce artwork and cover designs. During this period he also worked with visual studio publishers and numerous theatre groups producing artwork for productions. In 1987 he commenced his career as a freelance graphic designer. Today, Wieslaw Walkuski has more than 200 posters to his name and he continues his work as a poster designer, an illustrator and a painter. He lives and works in Warsaw. His works are presented at major Polish and international poster exhibitions including some in Hollywood and Los Angeles. Wiktor Sadowski (5:13) is a Polish artist working in poster, illustration and painting. He was born in Olendry, Poland in 1956. He graduated in 1981 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw in Tomaszewski's studio. Andrzej Pagowski (7:33) Born 1953 in Warsaw. Graduate of Poznan Academy of Fine Arts. Specializes in poster, commercial graphic, book illustration and lay-out, satirical drawings etc. Since 1972 cooperates with numerous magazines. In 1992 has become Art Director of Polish edition of "Playboy". In 1990 created his own graphic studio. Annual award of "Hollywood Reporters" for film posters (1986). Music by Arnold Schoenberg, 'Suite Op.29 Ouverture-Allegretto' code pour embarquer la vidéo : >>> http://www.youtube.com/embed/cG3V7_S_5Ns <<< |