The Graphic Arts Biennale, established in 1999, is a cyclical review/competition presenting the works of artists of the young generation, working in the field of graphic arts.[1] Since 2019, the formula of the competition has changed by specifying thematic areas that emphasise alternative values entering into a dialogue with contemporary culture and everyday life. The new formula of the biennale has been adapted to changes in contemporary art related to post-art activities (1: 1 art, ‘utilitarian’ art, material realism) and adapted to transformations conditioned by the role of graphic statements in the context of social activities (activist movements).
We are commencing preparations for the 15th Poznań Graphic Arts Biennale 2027! The theme of the upcoming edition is “Replay”. Updates will be published soon on grafikaart.pl and on our social media profiles.
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[1] Graphic arts – a field of art related to media message. It includes all forms of creative activity that interact with a common, socially shaped visual language.The area of graphic arts involves all forms of printing (such as offset, photocopying and digital printing), including classic graphic techniques (such as woodcut, linocut, lithography, metal techniques and serigraphy), as well as activities performed using modern information media (such as press, books, internet, television and external screens). It includes artistic activity related to the use of graphic language – simplifications, synthesis, condensation and visual communication (accepted and commonly understood visual content) – aimed at creating new forms of creative expression. Hence, graphic arts include interventions in urban space, artnet, templates, collage techniques, archival records, graphic installations, actions on billboards, murals, comments on existing information carriers, leaflets, original posters, as well as graphic works on paper or canvas and on other surfaces’. Maciej Kurak (ed.), Bunt. Nowe ekspresje, Poznań: Uniwersytet Artystyczny w Poznaniu, 2021, p. 305.