ROMAN CIESLEWICZ Exhibiton at the ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART

This exhibition was very inspiring. It was interesting to see Roman's work from postmodern to publishing and advertising, constructicist time and politics.

Roman Cieslewicz (1930-1996). 1949-54 studied at Cracow Academy of Fine Arts. Specialized in poster and display designing. Worked as book and magazine designer. Since 1962 lived in France where he worked as art director of "Vogue", "Elle" and "Mafia" - advertising agency. He was artistic creator of "Opus International" and "Kitsch". Member of AGI [International Graphic Association].
Major awards: Grand Prix at International Exhibition of Film Posters in Karlove Vary, Czech Republic; Gold Medal at 1st Biennial of Industrial Forms in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia (1964); Gold Medal at 4th International Biennial of Posters in Warsaw (1972); Grand Prix for posters in Paris (1979); Bronze Medal at International Biennial of Posters (1984); Grand Prix of "Art Graphique" (1990); Excellence Prize at Biennial of Graphic in Zagreb, Yugoslavia (1991); President Price at Biennial of Applied Graphic in Brno, Slovakia (1992).