Jan sawka (18 Ergebnisse)
Verlag: Poster Museum Wilanow, 1991
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In den WarenkorbPaperback. Zustand: Very Good. Card covers are lightly marked from shelving and handling, corners bumped; binding is tight; pages are unmarked with colour plates, text in Polish and English. ; 11 x 0.25 x 8.25 inches; 75 pages.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1980
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In den WarenkorbSoft Cover. Zustand: Good. Graphis 210 included a.o. an article on Jan Sawka, ( pages 288 - 301 with illustrations). This article was removed from the original Graphis 210 copy and pasted in the original cover of Graphis 210. This was send to a friend in the Netherlands, together with a New Year wish for 1981 (the numbers 1981 a…nd an open window are coloured, furthermore it is a b/w drawing) and a large handwritten letter (dated December 29, 1980) for this friend. A4.
Weitere BilderVerlag: Invisible City / (Red Hill Press, San Francisco / Los Angeles, 1982
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Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. First edition, a paperback original. Edited and with an introduction by Taideusz Nyczek. Illustrated by Jan Sawka. Translated by Boguslaw Rostworowski. Page edges foxed and lower wrap lightly so, very good or better. Briefly Inscribed by the illustrator, Jan Sawka, on the title page. Prints poems (…in English only) by Krzysztof Karasek, Stanislaw Bara?czak, Adam Zagajewski, Julian Kornhauser, Ryszard Krynicki, and Antoni Pawlak. Issued as Invisible Cities I.
Verlag: Wroclaw, ,, Wroclaw, 1971
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In den WarenkorbZustand: Ottimo (Fine). Manifesto originale prodotto per la casa discografica Muza Polskie Nagrania. Il manifesto riproduce il marchio "PAGART", agenzia d'arte fondata a Varsavia il 31 dicembre 1956 con l'obiettivo, tra gli altri, di promuovere gli artisti polacchi, e quello della casa disografica Muza Polskie Nagrania . Cm 60x4…1. . . Ottimo (Fine). . . . Jan Sawka fu un importante pittore ed incisore polacco, emigrato negli Stati Uniti nel 1977 a causa della sua attività di oppositore al governo polacco. Sawka era una star della famosa scuola di poster polacca e un artista di spicco della controcultura. Tra la fine degli anni '60 e l'inizio degli anni '70, divenne noto in Polonia per i manifesti e le scenografie che disegnava per gruppi teatrali d'avanguardia. Book.
Verlag: Musée Plakatu, 1980
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In den WarenkorbCouverture souple. Zustand: Très bon. Varsovie, Musée Plakatu, 1980. Affiche non entoilée, 65,5 cm x 97 cm. Affiche de Jan Sawka pour la Biennale du Musée Plakatu présentant Trois graphistes Holger Matthies, Shigeki Miyama et Jan Sawla. Très bon état.
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In den WarenkorbClarkson N. Potter, 1986. 34 x 26,5 cm. Hardcover (clothbound) with dustjacket. With illustrations in color. Unpaginated. [Art / international artist [Buitenlandse Kunstenaars] ].
Weitere BilderVerlag: ABC, Kraków, 1981
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In den WarenkorbZustand: In fine condition. Samizdat edition. Cover (front and rear), and eight full page illustrations by Jan Sawka. Samizdat edition. In publisher's, illustrated wrappers. (4), 4(5), 5113, (1) p. Samizdat edition of Krynicki's illustrated book of poems. Ryszard Krynicki (b. 1943) is a Polish poet and translator. During the 197…01980s he was strongly associated with the Polish oppositional movement, his books were banned and not published officially. This samizdat edition is a facsimile of the 1978 Paris edition, supplemented with the illustrations by Jan Sawka (19462012) the Polish-born American artist and architect, most famous for design of the 10-story tall set for The Grateful Dead's 25th Anniversary tour. . In publisher's, illustrated wrappers. Cover (front and rear), and eight full page illustrations by Jan Sawka. (illustrator).
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In den Warenkorb@ Reference / Haslo: plakat muzyczny; @ Dating / Data powstania: 1974; @ Edition / Wydanie: Wydanie 1, jedyne; @ Publishers and printers imprint / Adres wydawniczy: KAW WAG PZG Bydg. zam. [2959/74, nakl. 5000+500, W-75]; @ Circulation / Naklad: 5500; @ Signature / Sygnatura: Jan Sawka '74; @ Technique / Technika: offset barwny;…@ Size in cm / Wymiary w cm, format: 74x59 cm; @ Condition / Stan: Pozycja w stanie dostatecznym, mocno przyciety, zachowana jedynie centralna i najciekawsza czesc kompozycji, przyciety m.in. tytul, destrukt!!!; @ Information about an author / Informacje o autorze: Jan Sawka (10.12.1946 Zabrze - 9.08.2012 High Falls USA) grafik uzytkowy i grafik warsztatowy, plakacista, rysownik, malarz, takze rzezbiarz i scenograf oraz architekt. W latach 1964-1972 studiowal architekture na Politechnice Wroclawskiej, konczac studia dyplomem w 1972, od 1969 do 1972 studiowal w indywidualnym toku malarstwo i grafike w Panstwowej Wyzszej Szkole Sztuk Pieknych (PWSSP - obecnie Akademia Sztuk Pieknych ASP) we Wroclawiu, czlonek Zwiazku Polskich Artystow Plastykow (ZPAP) od 1972, byl w grupie "czworki wroclawskiej" mlodych wroclawskich plakacistow (Jan Jaromir Aleksiun, Jerzy Czerniawski, Jan Sawka, Eugeniusz Get-Stankiewicz). Od 1972 zwiazany z Teatrem STU i pismem Student, wspolpracowal z wieloma wydawnictwami i czasopismami w Polsce i od 1977 w USA, gdzie osiadl na stale, w latach 1976-1977 w Paryzu. Liczne wystawy i nagrody w tym dziedzinie plakatu: Nagroda Honorowa 3. Miedzynarodowe Biennale Plakatu Lahti 1979; Zloty Medal 7. Miedzynarodowe Biennale Plakatu Warszawa 1978; Srebrny Medal 14. Biennale Projektowania Graficznego Brno 1990; nagrody na 7. i 9. CIIPE - Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition 1991, 1995. Autor plakatow teatralnych, muzycznych, imprezowych, wystawowych, politycznych oraz nielicznych filmowych i cyrkowych.; @ Comments / Uwagi: [Polskie Stowarzyszenie Jazzowe PSJ]. // Old Timers - polski zespol jazzu tradycyjnego, zalozony w Warszawie w 1965 przez trebacza Henryka Majewskiego, pianiste Wojciecha Kaminskiego i puzoniste Jerzego Kowalskiego, istniejacy do dzis w zmienionym skladzie osobowym.; Pozycja w stanie dostatecznym, mocno przyciety, zachowana jedynie centralna i najciekawsza czesc kompozycji, przyciety m.in. tytul, destrukt!!.
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Anbieter: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, USABlue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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In den WarenkorbZustand: Very good. - An original 21 inch high by 20-3/4 inch wide black, white, and red offset lithograph poster, an abstract portrait of a person, likely a man, portrayed from the shoulders up. A wild black mane of hair frames a gray, black & white face at the center of which "STU" is printed in black and white above a red & b…lack shirt. A black rays of the sun are centered between the striped shoulders of the shirt with "TEATR" printed at the bottom center left. The image is set against a background of diagonal red and white stripes with a peace logo at top right. Black margins frame the image and the artist's name "SAWKA" is printed vertically in red along the right margin. Once folded vertically and horizontally, probably for mailing, there are staple or pin holes to the corners. There is a short tear near the bottom of the right edge and another to the left edge of the middle fold. Very good. Provenance: Gift of the designer to The Iowa Theater Lab, an experimental theater company which settled in Catskill, NY, located not far from his home in High Falls, NY.The Polish-American artist and architect Jan Sawka (1946-2012) was born in the Silesian city of Zabrze. His father was imprisoned by the communist regime in Poland. A leading artist of the counter-culture, Sawka earned a master's degree in painting and print-making and was famous as a member of the Polish Poster School. He became known for his posters and stage sets. He was exiled from Poland for his activities in opposition to the government and immigrated to New York. He created editorial drawings for the New York Times and created prints posters and sets for the theatre. He created posters and sets for The Grateful Dead, including a 10-story tall set for their 25th Anniversary tour in 1989.Originally a student theatre created by Krzystof Jasinski in 1986, STU Teatr produced avant-garde works and open-air performances. The theatre company evolved into a project-based company whose repertoire included Polish and world classics.
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In den WarenkorbPas de couverture. Zustand: Bon. Wroclaw, P.Z.G., 1972. Affiche non entoilée de Jan Sawka pour le festival de jazz de Wroclaw (Pologne), 67 cm x 97 cm. Accroc bord inférieur sans manque, légers accrocs sur les côtés sinon bon état.
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In den WarenkorbPas de couverture. Zustand: Bon. Wroclaw, P.Z.G., 1976. Affiche non entoilée de Jan Sawka pour le festival de jazz de Wroclaw (Pologne), 67 cm x 97 cm. Accroc bord supérieur sans manque, léger accroc au bas de l 'affiche sinon bon état.
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In den Warenkorb@ Reference / Haslo: plakat muzyczny; @ Dating / Data powstania: 1971; @ Edition / Wydanie: Wydanie 1, jedyne; @ Publishers and printers imprint / Adres wydawniczy: 2387 - LDA - 11.6.71 - U68/4267 - 10.000 A2; @ Circulation / Naklad: 10000; @ Signature / Sygnatura: Jan Sawka 1971; @ Technique / Technika: offset barwny; @ Size in… cm / Wymiary w cm, format: 60x41 cm (A2); @ Condition / Stan: Pozycja w ladnym stanie, nieznacznie uszkodzony gorny prawy rog.; @ Information about an author / Informacje o autorze: Jan Sawka (10.12.1946 Zabrze - 9.08.2012 High Falls USA) grafik uzytkowy i grafik warsztatowy, plakacista, rysownik, malarz, takze rzezbiarz i scenograf oraz architekt. W latach 1964-1972 studiowal architekture na Politechnice Wroclawskiej, konczac studia dyplomem w 1972, od 1969 do 1972 studiowal w indywidualnym toku malarstwo i grafike w Panstwowej Wyzszej Szkole Sztuk Pieknych (PWSSP - obecnie Akademia Sztuk Pieknych ASP) we Wroclawiu, czlonek Zwiazku Polskich Artystow Plastykow (ZPAP) od 1972, byl w grupie "czworki wroclawskiej" mlodych wroclawskich plakacistow (Jan Jaromir Aleksiun, Jerzy Czerniawski, Jan Sawka, Eugeniusz Get-Stankiewicz). Od 1972 zwiazany z Teatrem STU i pismem Student, wspolpracowal z wieloma wydawnictwami i czasopismami w Polsce i od 1977 w USA, gdzie osiadl na stale, w latach 1976-1977 w Paryzu. Liczne wystawy i nagrody w tym dziedzinie plakatu: Nagroda Honorowa 3. Miedzynarodowe Biennale Plakatu Lahti 1979; Zloty Medal 7. Miedzynarodowe Biennale Plakatu Warszawa 1978; Srebrny Medal 14. Biennale Projektowania Graficznego Brno 1990; nagrody na 7. i 9. CIIPE - Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition 1991, 1995. Autor plakatow teatralnych, muzycznych, imprezowych, wystawowych, politycznych oraz nielicznych filmowych i cyrkowych.; @ Comments / Uwagi: Muza Polskie Nagrania. // High Society Band (takze High Society) polski zespol muzyczny wykonujacy jazz tradycyjny powstaly w styczniu 1967 roku w Gliwicach i istniejacy do 1985 roku.; Pozycja w ladnym stanie, nieznacznie uszkodzony gorny prawy rog.
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In den WarenkorbPas de couverture. Zustand: Très bon. Wroclaw, P.Z.G., 1972. Affiche non entoilée de Jan Sawka pour le festival de jazz de Wroclaw (Pologne), 67 cm x 97 cm. Très bon état.
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In den WarenkorbPas de couverture. Zustand: Bon. Wroclaw, P.Z.G., 1973. Affiche non entoilée de Jan Sawka pour le festival de jazz de Wroclaw (Pologne), 67 cm x 97 cm. Léger accroc bord supérieur sinon très bon état.
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In den WarenkorbPas de couverture. Zustand: Très bon. Wroclaw, P.S.G., 1975. Affiche non entoilée de Jan Sawka pour le festival de jazz de Wroclaw (Pologne), 67 cm x 97 cm. Très bon état.
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In den Warenkorb@ Reference / Haslo: plakat teatralny Krakow; @ Dating / Data powstania: 1974; @ Edition / Wydanie: Wydanie 1, jedyne; @ Publishers and printers imprint / Adres wydawniczy: Drukarnia Narodowa. Zam. 698/74. 3000. S-75-8741; @ Circulation / Naklad: 3000; @ Signature / Sygnatura: JAN SAWKA '74; @ Technique / Technika: offset barwny…; @ Size in cm / Wymiary w cm, format: 98x68 cm (B1); @ Condition / Stan: Pozycja w ladnym stanie, nieznacznie uszkodzone marginesy i bardzo nieznaczny ubytek prawego gornego rogu plakatu.; @ Information about an author / Informacje o autorze: Jan Sawka (10.12.1946 Zabrze - 9.08.2012 High Falls USA) grafik uzytkowy i grafik warsztatowy, plakacista, rysownik, malarz, takze rzezbiarz i scenograf oraz architekt. W latach 1964-1972 studiowal architekture na Politechnice Wroclawskiej, konczac studia dyplomem w 1972, od 1969 do 1972 studiowal w indywidualnym toku malarstwo i grafike w Panstwowej Wyzszej Szkole Sztuk Pieknych (PWSSP - obecnie Akademia Sztuk Pieknych ASP) we Wroclawiu, czlonek Zwiazku Polskich Artystow Plastykow (ZPAP) od 1972, byl w grupie "czworki wroclawskiej" mlodych wroclawskich plakacistow (Jan Jaromir Aleksiun, Jerzy Czerniawski, Jan Sawka, Eugeniusz Get-Stankiewicz). Od 1972 zwiazany z Teatrem STU i pismem Student, wspolpracowal z wieloma wydawnictwami i czasopismami w Polsce i od 1977 w USA, gdzie osiadl na stale, w latach 1976-1977 w Paryzu. Liczne wystawy i nagrody w tym dziedzinie plakatu: Nagroda Honorowa 3. Miedzynarodowe Biennale Plakatu Lahti 1979; Zloty Medal 7. Miedzynarodowe Biennale Plakatu Warszawa 1978; Srebrny Medal 14. Biennale Projektowania Graficznego Brno 1990; nagrody na 7. i 9. CIIPE - Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition 1991, 1995. Autor plakatow teatralnych, muzycznych, imprezowych, wystawowych, politycznych oraz nielicznych filmowych i cyrkowych.; @ Comments / Uwagi: Teatr STU w Krakowie.; Pozycja w ladnym stanie, nieznacznie uszkodzone marginesy i bardzo nieznaczny ubytek prawego gornego rogu plakatu.
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In den WarenkorbNo Binding. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. Date: 1973 / Size: 23 x 33 inches / Artist: Jan Sawka --- About the poster: Starting in the mid-1960s Wroclaw became a center for Poland's theatrical and artistic avant-garde. Teatr STU was one of the most significant experimental theater groups in the country, and legendary figures Tadeus…z Kantor and Andrzej Wajda honed their directing skills there. For STU's production of Exodus, Sawka, a young art student, created this metaphorical image of an isolated figure as a burnt match. Several years later he moved to New York, where his practice developed to include set designs on budgets from one hundred to nearly four million dollars, for musicians such as the Grateful Dead and Steve Winwood. (Moma) About Polish Poster: Beginning in the 1950s and through the 1980s, the Polish School of Posters combined the aesthetics of painting with the succinctness and simple metaphor of the poster. It developed characteristics such as painterly gesture, linear quality, and vibrant colors, as well as a sense of individual personality, humor, and fantasy. It was in this way that the polish poster was able to make the distinction between designer and artist less apparent. Polish posters have come to stand apart from the advertising design conventions fostered in Europe during the 20th century. It was during the communist regime, a time when culture was closely monitored by the state, that Polish artists found liberation in poster art. Ironically, this foremost public art form became ground for individual expression. During that period, the cultural institutions, of theatre and cinema especially, flourished as they were funded by government agencies. Artists freshly out of the fine arts academy flocked towards poster production as the demand for this art was rapidly growing. The result became some of the most unique and expressive posters the world has ever seen - and artworks in themselves. The poster is in good condition. Ready to frame .
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In den WarenkorbNo Binding. Zustand: Very Good. Original lithographed poster by Jan Sawka. 55 x 40,5 cm, in very good condition. Jan Sawka (December 10, 1946 August 9, 2012) was a Polish-born American artist and architect. Sawka completed two master's degrees: in painting and print-making from the Wrocław Fine Arts Academy and in Architect…ural Engineering from the Institute of Technology in Wrocław. By his late 20s, Sawka was a star of the famed Polish Poster School and a leading artist of the counter-culture. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he became known in Poland for the posters and stage sets that he designed for avant-garde theater groups. He largely was able to avoid trouble with censors until his work begin to be noticed by foreign art critics, who commented on the hidden anti-authoritarian elements in his art.[1] His oppositionist activities led to his exile from Poland in 1976.[2] When he immigrated to New York in 1977, he had no money and he was unheard of in the United States.[3] Sawka's art was widely praised by the dissidents against Communist Poland.[1] In 1981, when martial law was imposed in Poland, the AFL-CIO sponsored a bipartisan fundraiser that sold Sawka's Solidarity poster in the millions to provide immediate support to the besieged Solidarity movement.[citation needed] New York City After 1977, he resided in New York, becoming part of the American cultural mainstream. Early in his time in the United States, Sawka created editorial drawings for the New York Times, while developing a multi-faceted career that encompassed printmaking, painting, sculpture, and theater design. Numerous galleries have exhibited his paintings and prints, and he designed for such theaters as the Harold Clurman, Jean Cocteau Repertory and Samuel Beckett Theater.[2] His awards have included the 1975 Oscar de la Peinture in Cagnes-sur-Mer, France for painting and the Gold Medal at the 1978 Warsaw Poster Biennial. In 1985, Sawka opened a series of one-man art exhibitions in New York City. The size and scope were unusual for an artist, and the success he had achieved in the eight years since his arrival from Poland was also unusual. In 1989, Sawka designed a 10-story tall set for The Grateful Dead's 25th Anniversary tour. He continued to work with the band for the remainder of his life, including "The Voyage", a collaboration with drummer Mickey Hart. In 1993, he created his first full multi-media spectacle, "The Eyes" in Japan. This was the beginning of his collaboration with Japanese studios and corporations, which includes the creation of high-tech interactive sculptures and monumental installations, as well as designs for full-scale monumental architecture. Sawka designed "The Tower of Light Cultural Complex" for Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., presented to the Royal Family in 1996. A pilot version of "The Voyage", a full-length multimedia spectacle, won the Gold Medal in Multi-Media at the 2003 Florence Contemporary Art Biennial. He is represented ACA Galleries in New York's Chelsea arts district. On August 9, 2012, Sawka died of a heart attack in his home in High Falls, New York. He was 65. At the time of his death, Sawka's works were in over 60 museums around the world and he has had over 70 solo shows at international museums and galleries. He was focused on completing the feature-length, final version of "Voyage" when he died. Sawka was married to his wife Hanka Sawka, with who he had a daughter and two grandchildren. Those who worked with him described him as full of energy and imagination, and that his personality inspired others to produce art. As an artist, Sawka insisted on controlling his artistic vision and refused to work with art dealers who wanted him to work in a particular style.[3] His work was unusually diverse and didn't neatly fit within any genres or trends. Sawka himself had no idea what his style should be called.[1] His work has been described as an alternative to Neo-Expressionists such as Julian Schnabel.
