The opening of the second exhibition in Retroavangarda Gallery in Warsaw, showcasing contemporary art, took place on 7th June 2018. The exhibition was located in three different spaces of the luxurious office building’s lobby at Aleje Jerozolimskie 146D and it showcases paintings, graphics and poster art. The artist representing the painting section is Jacek Gowik […]
Cuban poster holds a special place in the history of graphic design due to its unique style and strong, expressive language. Cuban posters from the 60s and 70s have a lot in common with Polish Poster School as well. I had the pleasure of talking with Mr. Luigino Bardellotto, the director of Centro Studi Cartel
The international poster exhibition Ecuador Poster Bienal in Warsaw, at the Olympic Centre, where Retroavangarda is one of the co-organizers, is coming to an end. The exhibition holds 162 posters by artists from all over the world chosen from 9620 works sent for the main competition. The 1st International Poster Biennale organized in Ecuador by
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From 16th March to 16th April 2017 in the beautiful, modern building of Centrum Spotkania Kultur in Lublin is holding the big, international poster exhibition Post-Ecuador Poster Bienal, where Retroavangarda is one of the organizers. Centrum Spotkania Kultur has opened in 2016 and is the biggest cultural institution in this part of Europe. The exhibition
Beginning from 16th March to 16th April 2017 in Centrum Spotkania Kultur in Lublin, visitors will have the opportunity of seeing the post-contest, international Ecuador Poster Bienal exhibition. The exhibition in Poland will include around 300 best posters by artists from over 30 countries. The works were selected by an international jury from 9620 works
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Graphic design and painting might seem to some as distant fields of art but the truth is that artists from both sides face the same artistic problems, for instance: balanced composition, colour, scale, dominant etc. In history of art, there are instances of artists who practice completely different art styles and yet create very similar
Henri Matisse vs Paul Rand – what the famous fauvist has to do with the author of IBM logo Read More
When painting or composing any project one should consider that different compositional layouts evoke different effects on the viewer and might evoke different connotations. The dominance of horizontal lines in a painting or a graphic design project symbolizes peace, stagnation, melancholy or even sadness. This results from subconscious association of horizontal position with sleeping, retirement
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I have known professor Wasilewski for 20 years. In a recent, exclusive to retroavangarda.com interview he talks about his art, art-related travels, poster design around the world and the state of Polish poster. Anna Kłos: For many years you’ve been in the Program Council as well as among the members of the Organizing Committee of
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In the first half of the 70s Great Britain saw the rise of an underground subculture, which turned the graphic design of that time upside down. Punk movement took over fashion, music and visual arts and quickly spread to other countries. Its trademark were ragged clothes, Mohawk hairstyle and rowdy music. Sex Pistols is said
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Everyone has a favourite colour – mine is black. Black is fascinating, perhaps because it has many meanings that can be juxtaposed. In western cultures and in Poland it is associated with sadness and mourning – it is the simplest connotation. It is also the colour of elegance, luxury, independence and power. In China black symbolizes happiness,
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