Roman Cieslewicz
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Roman Cieślewicz was a Polish
(naturalized French
) graphic artist and photographer.
He studied at Kraków
Academy of Fine Arts from 1949 to 1954. He was artistic editor of "Ty i Ja" monthly (Warsaw
) 1959-1962 . In 1963 he moved to France and naturalized in 1971.
He worked as art director of Vogue
, Elle
(1965-1969) and Mafia
- advertising agency (1969-1972) and was artistic creator of Opus International (1967-1969). Kitsch
(1970-1971) and Cnac-archives (1971-11974). Taught at the Ecole Superieure d'Arts Graphiques (ESAG) in Paris.
In 1976 he produced his "reviev of panic information" - "Kamikaze"/No. 1/ published by Christian Bourgois.
In 1991 he produced "Kamikaze 2" with Agnes B.
He took part in numerous group exhibitions of graphic, poster and photographic art and was a member of AGI International Graphic Association.
Poles
thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...
(naturalized French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) graphic artist and photographer.
He studied at Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
Academy of Fine Arts from 1949 to 1954. He was artistic editor of "Ty i Ja" monthly (Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
) 1959-1962 . In 1963 he moved to France and naturalized in 1971.
He worked as art director of Vogue
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
, Elle
Elle
Elle may refer to:*Elle, Central African Republic*Elle , a fashion publication*Ellé, a river in France*Elle , a female given name*Elle , a Sri Lankan game similar to baseball*Ælle of Sussex, a Saxon king...
(1965-1969) and Mafia
Mafia
The Mafia is a criminal syndicate that emerged in the mid-nineteenth century in Sicily, Italy. It is a loose association of criminal groups that share a common organizational structure and code of conduct, and whose common enterprise is protection racketeering...
- advertising agency (1969-1972) and was artistic creator of Opus International (1967-1969). Kitsch
Kitsch
Kitsch is a form of art that is considered an inferior, tasteless copy of an extant style of art or a worthless imitation of art of recognized value. The concept is associated with the deliberate use of elements that may be thought of as cultural icons while making cheap mass-produced objects that...
(1970-1971) and Cnac-archives (1971-11974). Taught at the Ecole Superieure d'Arts Graphiques (ESAG) in Paris.
In 1976 he produced his "reviev of panic information" - "Kamikaze"/No. 1/ published by Christian Bourgois.
In 1991 he produced "Kamikaze 2" with Agnes B.
He took part in numerous group exhibitions of graphic, poster and photographic art and was a member of AGI International Graphic Association.
Major awards
- 1964 - Grand Prix, International Exhibition of Film Posters in Karlove Vary (Czech Republic)
- 1964 - Gold Medal, 1st Biennial of Industrial Forms in Ljubljana (Yugoslavia)
- 1972 - Gold Medal, 4th International Biennial of Posters in Warsaw (Poland)
- 1979 - Grand Prix for posters in Paris (France)
- 1984 - Bronze Medal, International Biennial of Posters
- 1990 - Grand Prix of "Art Graphique" (France)
- 1991 - Excellence Prize at Biennial of Graphic in Zagreb (Yugoslavia)
- 1992 - President Price, Biennial of Applied Graphic in Brno (Slovakia)
- 1993 – Second price, Poster Biennale Lahti (Finland)
Exhibitions
- 1972 - Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris France
- 1973 - Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam Holland
- 1974 - Muzeum Plakatu, Warsaw Poland
- 1978 - Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam Holland
- 1981 - Muzeum Narodowe, Poznan Poland
- 1984 - Kunsthalle, Darmstadt Germany
- 1986 - Galeria BWA, Łódź Poland
- 1987 - Galerie de Pret, Angres France
- 1993 - The Polish Museum of America, Chicago USA
- 1993 - Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris France
- 1994 - Narodowa Galeria Sztuki Wspolczesnej Zacheta, Warsaw Poland
- 1998 - Muzeum Plakatu, Warsaw Poland
- 2006 - Les Rencontres d'Arles, France
- 2010 - Royal College of Art in London, United Kingdom
See also
- List of graphic designers
- List of Polish painters
- List of Polish graphic designers
- Graphic designGraphic designGraphic design is a creative process – most often involving a client and a designer and usually completed in conjunction with producers of form – undertaken in order to convey a specific message to a targeted audience...