Franciszek Starowieyski
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Franciszek Andrzej Bobola Biberstein-Starowieyski (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.
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Bratkówka
Bratkówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wojaszówka, within Krosno County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Wojaszówka, north of Krosno, and south-west of the regional capital Rzeszów.The village has a population of...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, died February 23, 2009), was a Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
artist. From 1949 to 1955 he studied at Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow and Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
. 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
Cyrk
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posters, however he did create one Cyrk
Cyrk
The name Cyrk may refer to:*Cyrk , a promotions company*A character on the American television program Angel *Cyrk , Polish posters...
poster 'Homage to Picasso' in 1966.
He was the first Polish artist to have a one man show at the Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art is an art museum in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, on 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It has been important in developing and collecting modernist art, and is often identified as the most influential museum of modern art in the world...
(MoMA
Moma
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) in New York in 1986.
Major awards
- 1973 - Award, International Biennale of the Arts, São Paulo (Brazil)
- 1974 - Film poster award, Cannes Film Festival, Cannes (France)
- 1974 - 2nd Prize, International Biennial of Posters, Warsaw (Poland)
- 1978 - 2nd Prize, International Biennial of Posters, Warsaw (Poland)
- 1979 - Gold Plaque, International Film Festival, Chicago (USA)
- 1982 - Silver Hugo, Film poster competition
- 2000 - 3rd Prize, International Biennial of Posters, Warsaw (Poland)
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See also
- List of graphic designers
- List of Polish painters
- List of Polish graphic designers
- Graphic designGraphic designGraphic design is a creative process – most often involving a client and a designer and usually completed in conjunction with producers of form – undertaken in order to convey a specific message to a targeted audience...