High Resolution. Half a century of the International Print Triennial in Cracow
2017. May. 21. - 2017. Jul. 02.
The largest ever selection of graphic art was on show at MODEM, with almost 100 works by 54 artists from all over the world, from Brazil to the UK and Poland.
A dream come true with the joint exhibition of the Krakow International Graphic Design Triennial and MODEM in Debrecen, like the American Dream Team basketball team: outstanding performances, top participants, with the most prestigious prizes and important achievements.
The Cracow International Graphic Arts Triennial was founded in 1966 (then known as the Cracow Graphic Arts Biennale) by four outstanding artists: Włodzimierz Kunz, Witold Skulicz, Konrad Srzednicki and Mieczysław Wejman. Following the 2016 Krakow jubilee, the Hungarian public was able to view the best selection of works from around the world in the 3rd floor exhibition space of MODEM. The exhibition included award-winning works from the last half century and the most recent works from the Triennial, and brought together the best of the best from young, boldly experimental printmakers and graphic artists, as well as established and respected masters.
Prints by Alan Davie and Hannes Postma, who won the Grand Prix in their respective categories at the first Biennale in 1966, Mieczysław Wejman, who also won in 1966, and Art Werger, who won prizes in various categories in 1994, 1997 and 2012, serve as a foreword to the world of printmaking and the main exhibition space, where British, Dutch, American and Polish artists present the genre of reproduced graphics. Works from almost every continent have been brought to and from the Triennial, representing European countries, Israel, the Middle East, the Far East, South Africa, the United States, Canada and Australia.
Narrative works, abstract compositions, organic forms and digital images were displayed in parallel spaces. The interplay of black-and-white and colour compositions, optical effects and highly metaphorical images created a unique atmosphere. We witnessed countless stories in prints made using traditional techniques: woodcuts, linocuts and etchings.
However, the traditional genre specificities were often accompanied by current social and political issues. The title, High Resolution, was a reference not only to the masterful use of technique, but also to the particular insight with which graphic artists view the world, and to the extraordinary art form that is so close to society and everyday life through its medium.
Curators: Marta Anna Raczek-Karcz, Kónya Ábel
Artists: Annie Ahl (S), Getulio Alviani (I), Jiří Anderle (CZ), Renate Basile de Silva (BR), Andrzej Bednarczyk (PL), Mersad Berber (BA), Albín Brunovský (SR), Wayne Crothers (AUS), Alan Davie (GB), Riko Debenjak (SI), Günter Dollhopf (D), Basil Colin Frank (IL), Darek Gajewski (PL), Josephine Ganter (GB), Vladimír Gažovič (SK), Haász Ágnes (H), Toshihiro Hamano (JP), Hans Hamngren (S), Herman Hebler (N), Stephen Inggs (ZA), Naoi Ishiyama (JP), Róbert Jančovič (SK), Andrzej Kalina (PL), Kenji Katayama (JP), Davida Kidd (CA), Ingo Kirchner (D), Per Kleiva (N), Thavorn Ko-Udomvit (TH), Elvyra Katalina Kriaučiūnaitė (LT), Wojciech Krzywobłocki (PL / A), Nam Sin Kwak (KR), Paweł Kwiatkowski (PL), Ingrid Ledent (B), Zbigniew Lutomski (PL), Maurer Dóra (H), Peter Milton (USA), Ahmed Modhir (S / IQ), Roman Opałka (PL), Henryk Ożóg (PL), Marta Pogorzelec (PL), Liliana Porter (AR / USA), Hannes Postma (NL), Vjenceslav Richter (HR), Mary Schina (GR), Paul Stewart (USA), Tomasz Struk (PL), Kumi Sugaï (JP / F), Antoni Tàpies (E), Joe Tilson (GB), Gérard Titus-Carmel (F), Walter Valentini (I), Mieczysław Wejman (PL), Art Werger (USA), Ewa Zawadzka (PL)