On behalf of the Polish Institute in Budapest and the Polish Community Center, we cordially invite you to the opening of the exhibition Lech Majewski in Budapest, which will take place on June 23 (Thursday) at 6 p.m. in the Platán Gallery with the artist's participation.
Lech Majewski is one of the most prominent contemporary Polish artists, specializing in publishing and advertising graphics, posters and drawings, as well as music. The exhibition is praised and opened by the famous Hungarian graphic artist István Orosz, who also designed the poster shown in the invitation.
Lech Majewski specializes in publishing and advertising graphics, posters and drawings, as well as music. He has his own graphic and music studio. In 1972, he graduated from the Faculty of Graphics of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw in the poster studio of Professor Henryk Tomaszewski. He is currently a professor at his university and teaches at the Poster and Publishing Graphics Studio of the Faculty of Graphics, as well as at many universities around the world. One of his works, designed for the 16th Zamości International Vocal Jazz Meeting, was selected among the 100 most important American and European posters born between 1945-1990.
The artist says that even if the poster does not change the world, it is a perfect capture of a place, a time and an event. Lech Majewski is the president of the Warsaw International Poster Biennale. He had several solo exhibitions. He participated in many poster presentations and competitions worldwide, where he won many prestigious prizes and awards. He designs books in Poland and Germany, which have been awarded with a significant number of prizes. Doctor honoris causa of the JE Purkyne University in Usti nad Labem, Sutnar prize winner of the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Master's Eye prize winner of the Poster Triennale in Nagyszombat. He was also awarded the gold and silver degrees of the Gloria Artis Order of Merit. Last but not least, the design of the logo of the Polish Institute in Budapest is also linked to his name.
The exhibition can be viewed until July 27, 2022 , from Monday to Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
