1986 Theatre Polish Poster - Bal Manekinòw (The Mannequins' Ball) by Bruno Jasiensk - Gorowski (Horizontal)

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Date: 1986
Size: 38.5 x 26.5 inches
Artist: Mieczyslaw Gorowski

About the Artist: Mieczyslaw Gorowski (1941 - 2011) is a … more Date: 1986
Size: 38.5 x 26.5 inches
Artist: Mieczyslaw Gorowski

About the Artist: Mieczyslaw Gorowski (1941 - 2011) is a Polish graphic artist. Although dabbling in interior design and painting as well, the artist claims "For many years I have been creating posters - this is the main direction of my artistic and design activity". Gorowski's academic career revolved around the Cracow Academy of Fine Arts, as he studied there from 1959 - 1966, and later taught as a professor on the Faculty of Interior Design. Starting in 1966, Gorowski created over 400 posters that can now be found in galleries all over Europe and North America. He is the recipient of several major awards, including the International Art Directors Club Exhibition (New York) in 1987, and the International Posters Salon (Paris, France) in both 1986 and 1987.

About the Play: This play, by Futurist poet Bruno Jasienski, is an outstanding example of the joining of left-wing politics and avant-garde interest in human mechanization that characterized the experimental theatre of Poland in the inter-war years.
Stalinism and the purges cut short Jasienski's career and prevented productions of his play for many years - except for a brilliant constructivist staging in Prague in 1933. The Mannequins' Ball can now take its place along with Capek's R.U.R. as one of the major twentieth-century dramas making use of the themes and techniques of human automata.

The poster is in good condition with some ruffles. Ready to Frame. less