Elementarz polskiego dizajnu
17.05-23.08.2020, Elementary of Polish Design, 1 Sandomierska St.
Wystawa „Elementarz Polskiego Dizajnu” ma za zadanie ukazanie 100 lat polskiego projektowania, poprzez pryzmat 100 obiektów. Wśród 100 projektów, obok mebli, szkła czy porcelany, czyli przedmiotów powszechnie kojarzonych z dizajnem, znalazły się rzeczy mniej oczywiste: kroje liter, loga, dziecięce zabawki, lokomotywa, neon, szybowiec, skuter, a nawet najsmaczniejszy polski smakołyk Ptasie Mleczko i gumowe kółko Ringo – polska gra sportowa. Prezentowane są zarówno projekty współczesne jak i te, które zdążyły zyskać miano klasyki. Unikaty, ocierające się o jednostkowe dzieła sztuki; prototypy, które nigdy nie weszły do masowej produkcji; ale też rzeczy bardzo popularne, których przez ostatnie 100 lat na co dzień używali Polacy.
This exhibition also connects the past with the present, showing the achievements of Polish design through the achievements of contemporary Polish graphic design. This is because the “Primer” exhibition presents 100 works by Polish designers interpreted by twenty-five Polish illustrators – artists with very different achievements: experienced masters of the Polish school of illustration, illustrators of the young and middle generation winning awards around the world today and quite young ones who have just graduated. Most of the invited illustrators illustrate children’s books while also working in the broad field of visual communication. They present different styles and techniques, all of them united by great talent.
Illustrators participating in the exhibition:
Jacek Ambrożewski, Edgar Bak, Maciek Blaźniak, Katarzyna Bogucka, Ada Buchholc, Iwona Chmielewska, Robert Czajka, Agata Dudek, Emilia Dziubak, Małgorzata Gurowska, Monika Hanulak, Marta Ignerska, Tymek Jezierski, Paweł Jońca, Agata Królak, Grażka Lange, Patryk Mogilnicki, Piotr Młodożeniec, Ania Niemierko, Ola Niepsuj, Marianna Oklejak, Paweł Pawlak, Dawid Ryski, Marianna Sztyma, Aleksandra Woldańska-Płocińska.
The exhibition is not only 100 objects and 100 of their artistic interpretations, it is also 100 stories: about designers, about needs, about dreams, about possibilities and about limitations. It tells not only about specific projects. It also shows what the design process is all about, how ideas are formed, and finally what an amazing concept design is – the closest field of art to man, which we are all surrounded by, which we interact with on a daily basis and without which we couldn’t do without, although we often don’t realize it.
The presentation of the projects in chronological order shows that in the 100-year history of Polish design certain materials, themes and forms keep returning, taking on ever new faces. The exhibition is addressed to a wide audience, including the youngest generation. It was created on the occasion of the centennial of Poland’s Independence and was enthusiastically received in many cities in Poland, Europe and the world (Korea and Canada).
The exhibition is organized by the Regional Museum in Stalowa Wola and the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, operating under the Culture.pl brand, within the framework of the program for the promotion of Polish design in the world (www.culture.pl) and is part of the international cultural program accompanying the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Poland’s regaining independence – the INDEPENDENCE Program for 2017-2022.
Exhibition curator: Ewa Solarz; arrangement: Studio Beton – Marta and Lech Rowińska; visual identification of the exhibition: Acapulco Studio (Agata Dudek and Malgorzata Nowak).
The exhibition is accompanied by a publication available in the museum store and for sale online.
The exhibition is co-organized by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute operating under the Culture.pl brand and is part of its program promoting Polish design worldwide / The exhibition is organized by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute operating under the Culture.pl brand as part of its program promoting Polish design worldwide
