Designer · Poland · 1922–2015
Wojciech Fangor
Wojciech Fangor (1922–2015) – Polish painter and poster artist, co-founder of the Polish School of Posters, author of a 1958 film poster and op-art paintings.
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About the designer
- Lifetime
- 1922–2015
- Country
- Poland
Wojciech Fangor was born in Warsaw in 1922 and died there in 2015. In 1946, he graduated from the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. Between 1953 and 1961, he created around 100 posters and was among the co-founders of the Polish School of Posters; among the best known is the poster for Andrzej Wajda’s film Ashes and Diamonds (1958). As a painter, he created Study of Space with Stanisław Zamecznik (1958) and presented Color in Space at the Stedelijk Museum (1959). Between 1958 and 1978, he painted around 400 works from the Circles series. He took part in MoMA exhibitions Fifteen Polish Painters (1961) and The Responsive Eye (1965), and in 1970 had a solo exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum. His works are held, among other institutions, by MoMA and the National Museum in Warsaw.
Key designs
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Ashes and Diamonds
film poster
