Poster Biennale

129 artists from 17 countries participated in our Competition, from Belarus, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Iran, Israel, Japan, Poland, Rumania, Russia, Slovakia, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, and USA). From among 274 posters sent to us by artists, 75 were qualified for the Competition Exhibition.

The Jury of the Fourth International Socio-Political Poster Biennial debated at the International Youth Meeting Centre (MDSM) in Oświęcim, Poland, on 17 June 2001. The meeting was chaired by Prof. Klaus Staeck, the world-renowned German graphic artist, the President of the Academy of Arts in Berlin since 2009. Other participants included Prof. Władysław Pluta, a well-known poster artist, lecturer of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków; Peter Grohmann, representing the AnStifter Foundation of Stuttgart; Krzysztof Dydo, founder and co-owner of the prestigious Poster Gallery in Kraków; Paweł Warchoł, outstanding graphic artist, initiator and curator of MBPS-P in Oświęcim, Leszek Szuster, MDSM Director, and Joanna Klęczar, art historian, and the Project Coordinator representing MDSM.

Competition Results:

• I Prize LEX DREWINSKI (Germany) for the poster "China"
• II Prize FALLIN DESIGN STUDIO (Russia) for the poster "Social Inequality"
• III Prize AGNIESZKA POPEK-BANACH (Poland) for the poster "Sex tourism"

AnStifter Foundation Prize: SEBASTIAN KUBICA (Poland) for the poster "Imigracja"

Citations:

• JOURI TOREEV (Belarus) for the poster "Fear is the Best Censor"
• MARIA CZUBAN (Poland) for the poster "Bez tytułu"
• PAULINA KOSMA (Poland) for the poster "Despotyzm"
• ROSŁAW SZAYBO (Poland) – for the poster "Cuba Libre"
• FALLIN DESIGN STUDIO (Russia) for the poster "Racism"
• MEHDI SAEEDI (Iran) – for the poster "Child Labour"