Polish Poster Exhibition
13 February 2012
Waldemar Swierzy (1957) Odpowiednia Oliwarka Do Kazdego [The right oiling can for every cranny]
Eryk Lipiński (1959) Baza Ludzi Umarlych [The Depot of the Dead]
Details:
- Venue: Markeaton Street, Ground Floor
- Dates: Monday 13 February until Monday 16 April
- Time: 9am - 5pm
The Osborne Robinson Poster Collection
The posters in this exhibition have been selected from a group of 160 Polish posters which form part of The University of Northampton's Osborne Robinson Collection.
Thomas Osborne Robinson began collecting posters in the 1920s and continued to do so throughout his life. He travelled extensively and his collection reflects this, together with his interest in theatre, art and design. The Polish posters stand out for their painterly use of rich vibrant colour and strong graphic qualities, together with their often enigmatic and intriguing subject matter. The majority of them were commissioned to publicise film and theatre productions, which the artists were encouraged to interpret in a metaphorical or symbolic rather than literal way. These form the core of the exhibition, but we have also included posters designed to attract foreign tourists to Poland and visitors to attractions such as zoos and circuses, as well as a small number of rare Health and Safety posters.
It is planned that this exhibition will tour the UK and abroad as part of an ongoing research project at The University of Northampton, 'A Thousand Words', which investigates how illustration crosses cultural and language divides.
Vicki Battle and Zuzanna Lipińska will give a talk about the work on Wednesday 21 March at 2.00pm in Auditorium 4 at the Markeaton Street site.
Polish film season
Organized in conjunction with the exhibition by Professor John Goto.
All films start at 4.30pm and will be shown in Auditorium 4 at the Markeaton Street site.
Wednesday 22 February
Kanał directed by Andrzej Wajda,1956, 95 minutes, English subtitles
Wednesday 29 February
Knife in the Water directed by Roman Polanski, 1962, 94 minutes, English subtitles
Wednesday 7 March
Passenger directed by Andrzej Munk, 1963, 62 minutes, English subtitles
Wednesday 14 March
Deep End directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, 1970, 90 minutes, in English
Wednesday 22 March
The Scar directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1976, 106 minutes, English subtitles
A limited number of free catalogues are available at the reception desk.
