Klimowski poster book
By: illustrations and text by Andrzej Klimowski ; introduction by David Crowley
Contributors: Crowley, David, 1966- writer of foreword; Polish Cultural Institute (London, England)
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781910593462
Subjects: Posters
Work titles: Works
Description: Harold Pinter said of the graphic artist Andrzej Klimowski, "He leads the field by a very long furlong, out on his own, making his own weather. He is Klimowski, unafraid." In the mid-1970s, Klimowski's fearlessly original artwork caught the eye of leading Polish theatre and film companies, for whom he designed some of the period's most influential and iconic posters. The London-born artist, who moved to Poland at a time when many East Europeans dreamed of going West, went on to create posters for works by filmmakers and playwrights from Scorsese to Altman, Beckett to Brecht. Drawing on folk art, Polish Surrealism and the work of his mentor at the Warsaw Academy, Henryk Tomaszewski, Klimowski uses techniques including photomontage and linocut to create posters that are filled with metaphor, drama and originality. The Klimowski Poster Book compiles the best of his Polish work, while also tracing his career after his return to London, where he remains Emeritus Professor of Illustration at the Royal College of Art.
Notes: "This book was published with the support of the Polish Cultural Institute in London."--Page 2.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 126-128).