Konfrontace Poster Catalogue
Today we would like to recommend a book: Konfrontace (Confrontation) the accompanying catalogue of the poster exhibition resulting from the collaboration of Terry Posters (Prague) and the Lodz Museum of Cinematography in 2010.
“We have chosen a simple key to arrange the posters, setting up 42 pairs created by accomplished Polish and Czechoslovak designers for the same movie. Both variants are placed next to each other, enabling the viewer to compare the two approaches and illuminating the differences as well as similarities between the two schools… In addition to the posters presented at the exhibition, this volume offers 32 more pairs. Altogether the viewer will be able to take in and compare more than 150 posters…” Pavel Rajcan
The catalogue features work by some of the most accomplished designers, such as Roman Cieslewicz, Wictor Górka, Jan Lenica, Franciszek Starowieyski (Poland) as well as Milan Grygar, Karel Teissig, Karel Vaca, Josef Vyletal (Czechoslovakia), to name a few. For anyone interested in poster design and film history, this book is a must have.