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Brno Biennale Association Hosts Taiwan/Czech Republic Design Exhibitions
19 Jun 2008
PRESS RELEASE
June 2008
During the 48th exhibition of the Brno - the Capital of Graphic design cycle, two exhibitions will be held in the city of Brno showcasing the work of Taiwanese and Czech graphic designers.
Echo of graphic design Taiwan/Czech Republic (TW/CZ) posters and graphic design by 15 Taiwanese and 15 Czech graphic designers.
Following on the successful "Trio of Posters" exhibition held in Taiwan in September 2007, the city of Brno is now proudly hosting a joint exhibition of Taiwanese and Czech graphic designers. The exhibition has been organized by the Brno Biennale Association and the Department of Industrial Design of Institute of Machine and Industrial Design FSI VUT Brno, for the Czech side (curator doc. Jan Rajlich Jr.), and by National Taiwan Normal University Taipei for the Taiwanese side (curator prof. Apex Lin Pang-Soong). The curator of the galleries of the BKC (Brno cultural center) is Marika Kupkova.
The exhibition has been incorporated into the long-lasting cycle of exhibitions called Brno – the Capital of Graphic design, which has been running since 1993. Organizers of this event have invited 15 graphic-designers from each respective country to the Echo exhibition this year. Each artist will exhibit two posters and several smaller graphic works (symbols, books, packaging etc.) originating in the last 10 years.
The exhibited works of Czech graphic artists illustrate deep rooted traditional views of Czech graphic design authors on products of the visual communication that have been based on the creator's individuality and his or her own style. The emphasis is therefore on the author's approach to commissioned projects, not on the art-director approach that has since dominated the industry. This is very much the still-valid attitude to graphic design shared by the middle and older generations of Czech graphic artists, members of which are largely opposed both to the current art-directors' attitudes driven largely by commercialism as well as to uniformity and globalization of how graphic design looks.
Taiwan Image / 40 posters from Taiwan
20 contemporary graphic designers from Taiwan.
Ever since the "Taiwan Image" poster exhibition was held for the first time, Taiwanese graphic designs have been acknowledged as liberal, thematic, collaborative, and continuative posters, which are also the most important strategies for design development in Taiwan. Exhibitions at home or abroad, and international competitions, are the best showcase of Taiwanese designs. 40 pieces of posters, showing the dynamic cultural diversities and the beautiful scenery of the island, made by 20 Taiwanese designers are presented in "Taiwan Image" theme exhibition held on occasion of the 23rd International Biennale of Graphic Design Brno 2008.
For more information, please visit this link.
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June 2008
During the 48th exhibition of the Brno - the Capital of Graphic design cycle, two exhibitions will be held in the city of Brno showcasing the work of Taiwanese and Czech graphic designers.
Echo of graphic design Taiwan/Czech Republic (TW/CZ) posters and graphic design by 15 Taiwanese and 15 Czech graphic designers.
Following on the successful "Trio of Posters" exhibition held in Taiwan in September 2007, the city of Brno is now proudly hosting a joint exhibition of Taiwanese and Czech graphic designers. The exhibition has been organized by the Brno Biennale Association and the Department of Industrial Design of Institute of Machine and Industrial Design FSI VUT Brno, for the Czech side (curator doc. Jan Rajlich Jr.), and by National Taiwan Normal University Taipei for the Taiwanese side (curator prof. Apex Lin Pang-Soong). The curator of the galleries of the BKC (Brno cultural center) is Marika Kupkova.
The exhibition has been incorporated into the long-lasting cycle of exhibitions called Brno – the Capital of Graphic design, which has been running since 1993. Organizers of this event have invited 15 graphic-designers from each respective country to the Echo exhibition this year. Each artist will exhibit two posters and several smaller graphic works (symbols, books, packaging etc.) originating in the last 10 years.
The exhibited works of Czech graphic artists illustrate deep rooted traditional views of Czech graphic design authors on products of the visual communication that have been based on the creator's individuality and his or her own style. The emphasis is therefore on the author's approach to commissioned projects, not on the art-director approach that has since dominated the industry. This is very much the still-valid attitude to graphic design shared by the middle and older generations of Czech graphic artists, members of which are largely opposed both to the current art-directors' attitudes driven largely by commercialism as well as to uniformity and globalization of how graphic design looks.
Taiwan Image / 40 posters from Taiwan
20 contemporary graphic designers from Taiwan.
Ever since the "Taiwan Image" poster exhibition was held for the first time, Taiwanese graphic designs have been acknowledged as liberal, thematic, collaborative, and continuative posters, which are also the most important strategies for design development in Taiwan. Exhibitions at home or abroad, and international competitions, are the best showcase of Taiwanese designs. 40 pieces of posters, showing the dynamic cultural diversities and the beautiful scenery of the island, made by 20 Taiwanese designers are presented in "Taiwan Image" theme exhibition held on occasion of the 23rd International Biennale of Graphic Design Brno 2008.
For more information, please visit this link.
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Read ICOGRADA ARTICLES on TAXI Design Network
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Australian Designer Wins Gold at 21st Warsaw International Poster Biennale
19 Jun 2008
PRESS RELEASE
June 2008
Sydney-based designer Mark Gowing has become the first ever Australian to win the Gold Medal at the prestigious Warsaw International Poster Biennale. Announced at a reception in Warsaw on Saturday 7th June, Mark Gowing's poster "Oil Kills Peace" was awarded the prestigious Gold Medal in the category Ideological Posters. The only other Australian to ever win an award at the Biennale was Garry Emery who received a Bronze Medal in 1996.
The International Poster Biennale in Warsaw was created in 1966, as the first Biennale to celebrate the achievements in the field of poster art. Winning the highest acclaim among critics and graphic designers, the Biennale has grown into the most important and prestigious artistic event of its type in the world. For over four decades, the finest names have been connected with it as participants, laureates, jurors and friends, and it has become the most important meeting place for international graphic design. The Biennale aims to better the understanding of forms of expression in modern poster design and shows the poster flourishing in exciting new ways.
Mark Gowing runs his own design studio in Sydney with clients including Hopscotch Films, Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation, The Powerhouse Museum, The Weather Channel, Glen Street Theatre, NRMA, Revolver Film, Inertia Music, Harper Collins, Pan McMillan and Preservation Music. In recent years he has won several AGDA Awards including two Pinnacle Awards in 2006, five Gold Awards in this year's Graphis Poster Annual and a Typographic Excellence Award in 2007 from the New York Type Directors Club. Mark Gowing Design is a communications studio that values the power of ideas and is dedicated to engaging design that not only communicates efficiently but also emotionally.
The Warsaw International Poster Biennale is endorsed by the International Council of Graphic Design Association ICOGRADA. Since 1994 the Poster Museum at Wilanow in Warsaw has been a regular base for the Biennale, which was the first museum in the world to begin a collection of posters.
Previous winners of awards at the International Poster Biennale have included such esteemed designers and graphic artists as Stefan Sagmeister, Andy Warhol, Ikko Tanaka, Henryk Tomaszewski, Paul Davis, Wim Crouwel, Milton Glaser, Makoto Saito, Grapus, Uwe Loesch, Michel Quarez, Paula Scher, Shigeo Fukuda and Pierre Mendell.
This year's 21st Warsaw International Poster Biennale received 3068 posters from 57 different countries submitted for competition, across three professional categories:
a) Ideological
b) Culture
c) Advertising
The Qualifying Committee then selected 523 posters to partake in the Competitive Exhibition of the 21st Warsaw International Poster Biennale. The Jury of the 21st International Poster Biennale comprised of Uwe Loesch (Germany), Anette Lenz (France), Jianping He (Germany), Xavier Bermuduz (Mexico), Tomasz Boguslwski (Poland) and Marcin Wladyka (Poland).
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June 2008
Sydney-based designer Mark Gowing has become the first ever Australian to win the Gold Medal at the prestigious Warsaw International Poster Biennale. Announced at a reception in Warsaw on Saturday 7th June, Mark Gowing's poster "Oil Kills Peace" was awarded the prestigious Gold Medal in the category Ideological Posters. The only other Australian to ever win an award at the Biennale was Garry Emery who received a Bronze Medal in 1996.
The International Poster Biennale in Warsaw was created in 1966, as the first Biennale to celebrate the achievements in the field of poster art. Winning the highest acclaim among critics and graphic designers, the Biennale has grown into the most important and prestigious artistic event of its type in the world. For over four decades, the finest names have been connected with it as participants, laureates, jurors and friends, and it has become the most important meeting place for international graphic design. The Biennale aims to better the understanding of forms of expression in modern poster design and shows the poster flourishing in exciting new ways.
Mark Gowing runs his own design studio in Sydney with clients including Hopscotch Films, Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation, The Powerhouse Museum, The Weather Channel, Glen Street Theatre, NRMA, Revolver Film, Inertia Music, Harper Collins, Pan McMillan and Preservation Music. In recent years he has won several AGDA Awards including two Pinnacle Awards in 2006, five Gold Awards in this year's Graphis Poster Annual and a Typographic Excellence Award in 2007 from the New York Type Directors Club. Mark Gowing Design is a communications studio that values the power of ideas and is dedicated to engaging design that not only communicates efficiently but also emotionally.
The Warsaw International Poster Biennale is endorsed by the International Council of Graphic Design Association ICOGRADA. Since 1994 the Poster Museum at Wilanow in Warsaw has been a regular base for the Biennale, which was the first museum in the world to begin a collection of posters.
Previous winners of awards at the International Poster Biennale have included such esteemed designers and graphic artists as Stefan Sagmeister, Andy Warhol, Ikko Tanaka, Henryk Tomaszewski, Paul Davis, Wim Crouwel, Milton Glaser, Makoto Saito, Grapus, Uwe Loesch, Michel Quarez, Paula Scher, Shigeo Fukuda and Pierre Mendell.
This year's 21st Warsaw International Poster Biennale received 3068 posters from 57 different countries submitted for competition, across three professional categories:
a) Ideological
b) Culture
c) Advertising
The Qualifying Committee then selected 523 posters to partake in the Competitive Exhibition of the 21st Warsaw International Poster Biennale. The Jury of the 21st International Poster Biennale comprised of Uwe Loesch (Germany), Anette Lenz (France), Jianping He (Germany), Xavier Bermuduz (Mexico), Tomasz Boguslwski (Poland) and Marcin Wladyka (Poland).
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Read AGDA ARTICLES on TAXI Design Network
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