1997.12.18 Mieczyslaw Wasilewski, Warsaw
Biography
| 1942 | Born in Warsaw, Poland |
| 1966 | Diploma, Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw, in Henryk Tomaszewski's class |
| 1968 1969 | Stay in Paris |
| 1969 | Starts to work on book illustration and on covers for the monthly "Problemy" |
| 1970 | Assistant of Tomaszewski in Graphics Dept., Academy of Fine Arts |
| 1971 | Head of Graphics Dept. |
| 1981 1982 | Lecturer at Damascus University |
| 1985 | Professor, Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw, as successor of Tomaszewski |
Important Awards
| 1972 | 4. International Poster Biennale, Warsaw; Special UNESCO award |
| 1973 1990 | numerous awards for Best poster of the month in Warsaw |
| 1976 | 6. International Poster Biennale, Warsaw; Gold medal |
| 1987 | Best poster of the year in Warsaw |
| 1989 | Polish Poster Biennale, Katowice; Silver medal |
| 1991 | Festival de l'affiche, Chaumont; Special Jury Award |
| 1994 | 14. International Poster Biennale, Warsaw; Silver medal |
A short introduction
Mieczyslaw Wasilewski is best known for his poster "To be or (war) not to be?", which he entered in a competition for a poster for the anniversary of the victory over fascism, and which first won an award for best poster of the month in Warsaw, in May 1975, and then the gold medal at the 6. Warsaw Poster Biennale 1976. As Janina Fialkowska recounts in the catalog of the award winners in 1978, it is the outcome of discussions held at the International Typographic Congress in Warsaw, which apparently also directed the interest of other polish designers towards typography.
This poster, or maybe the award, forms the starting point of a development where Wasilewski abandoned color more and more, even bannishing grey tones and keeping only black and white or sometimes yellow. It also typical for two more characteristics of his style - the concentration on the absolutely essential - and the masterfull use of typography. Here are some more examples that show how text can be an integral or even dominating part, not just a visual appendix, of a poster:
A menu for more posters
Wasilewski's selection
... It turned out that he had just finished a kind of summary of his work, a poster showing reproductions of 100 posters, magazine covers and drawings, so the material was ready to be scanned in. Wasilewski also quickly selected his twelve favorite works from this review and here they are ...
Swiat wspolczesny
1970, "Contemporary world", a poster about the space age mood of the late sixties.
To be or (war) not to be?
1975, for a poster competion on the 30th anniversary of victory over fascism. Gold medal at the 6th International Poster Biennale, Warsaw 1976.
Trzy kobiety
1978, for the american film "Three women" by R. Altman
Kilka pytan na tematy osobiste
1980, for the soviet film "Several personal questions" by L. Gogoberidze
Tymczasowy raj
1982, for the hungarian film "Temporary paradise" by A. Kovacs
Ostatnie Tango w Titanicu
1985, for the soviet film "Last Tango on the Titanic"
1985, for the soviet film "Last Tango on the Titanic"
Dzieci - ofiarami pozarow
1987, a call to give money for children in need
Nietykalni
1987, for the american film "The untouchables" on the Mafia by B. de Palma, with Sean Connery
Marzenie o nieobecnym
1987, for the GDR film "Dream about the absent" by S. Kuehn
Most na rzece Kwai
1988, for the american film "The bridge on river Kwai"
1988, for the american film "The bridge on river Kwai"
1943 - 1993
1993, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Niech zyje Kino!
1994, logo and exhibition poster for the 100th anniversary of the cinema in Poland
1994, logo and exhibition poster for the 100th anniversary of the cinema in Poland
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