Another volume from the BoSzArt Plakty / Posters series series devoted to Polish Posters art. 

Bilingual edition in Polish and English. 
Mini Album 8" x 6" x 0.5", Hardcover, 64 pages with 60 pictures.

This mini-album, from the BoSzArt Plakaty / Posters series dedicated Polish School of Posters, presents the art of Professor Michał Kliś involved with the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice, where he was a rector between 2001–2005. He is an author of paintings, posters and applied graphics. He has been presented with a number of prestigious awards for posters and applied art, e.g. Gold Medals at the Biennial of Polish Poster in Katowice (1987, 1999, 2001) and Bronze Medal at the International Triennial of Stage Poster Sofia (2001). Kliś’s works can be found in many museums and private collections, e.g. in Bielsko-Biała, Poznań, Wilanów, Lahti, Vatican, New York and Sydney. His art is clearly inspired by the undulating landscapes of the Beskid Mountains. The introduction and selection of works in the mini-album was prepared by Zdzisław Schubert.

Dwudziesty pierwszy tomik w serii „Plakaty” poświęcony jest twórczości profesora Michała Klisia związanego z Akademią Sztuk Pięknych w Katowicach, której był rektorem w latach 2001–2005. Artysta zajmuje się malarstwem, plakatem i grafiką użytkową. Został uhonorowany wieloma prestiżowymi nagrodami w dziedzinie plakatu i sztuki użytkowej, m.in. Złotymi Medalami na Biennale Plakatu Polskiego w Katowicach (1987, 1999, 2001) czy Brązowym Medalem na Międzynarodowym Triennale Plakatu Teatralnego w Sofii (2001). Prace Klisia znajdują się w wielu zbiorach muzealnych i kolekcjach prywatnych, m.in. w Bielsku-Białej, Poznaniu, Wilanowie, Lahti, Watykanie, Nowym Jorku i Sydney. W jego twórczości widoczne są inspiracje pofalowanym krajobrazem Beskidów. Wstęp i wybór prac do minialbumu przygotował Zdzisław Schubert.

About the Polish School of Posters:
The world-renowned Polish School of Posters is widely recognized as the best in contemporary poster art comparable to La Belle Époque (ca1890s) French posters. The Polish School of Posters combines the aesthetics of painting with the succinctness and simple metaphor of the poster. Since its beginning in the early 1950s it has developed characteristics such as painterly gesture, linear quality, and vibrant colors, as well as a sense of individual personality, humor, and fantasy. That way, the Polish poster was able to make the distinction between designer and artist less apparent. Posters of the Polish Poster School significantly influenced the international development of graphic design in poster art. Their major contribution is in their use of the power of suggestion through clever allusions. Using strong and vivid colors from folk art, they combine printed slogans, often hand-lettered, with popular symbols, to create a concise inventive metaphor. As a hybrid of words and images, these posters created a certain aesthetic tension. In addition to aesthetic aspects, Polish School posters are able to reveal the artist's emotional involvement with the subject. They do not solely exist as an objective presentation, rather they are also the artist's interpretation and commentary on the subject and on society.