Spectacular Polish poster for the French documentary about the 1968 Winter Olympics in France 13 jours en France (a.k.a. Grenoble). Very cool artwork by Mojinski. The end of the Second World War marked the dawn of a new period in the development of Polish poster art, which became known as the Polish School of Posters. The recently installed Communist regime began commissioning artists to design posters not only with social and political messages, but also, and more prominently, to promote the many aspects of the government-run (Ministry of Art and Culture) cultural media: concerts, exhibitions, film, jazz, opera, theatre, etc. and the circus (cyrk in Polish). The artists were instructed to reject Western values in their posters and were to follow rules about appropriate messaging, but other than that, they had complete artistic freedom. This resulted in some truly unique and bold designs, chock-full with individual personality, wit and subversive commentary. Heavy in metaphors and symbolism and executed in a painterly fashion with handcrafted typography the posters of the Polish School of Posters significantly influenced the international development of graphic design. The highly original designs remain contemporary to this day and continue to gain appreciation. Year 1968 Poster Type Polish A1 (23 x 33 inches) Style - Art by Marek Mojinski Rolled/Folded/Other Folded/Rolled Condition Near Mint Condition Details Originally folded (as issued) but stored flat a long time and fold lines barely noticeable. Crease near central fold on right hand side, appears to be from when it was originally printed. Paper aged in places. Few very small nicks/tears on edges. Superb condition
