Field Journal 9: Walder Swierzy

I was so intrigued by the poster of Jimi Hendrix by Walder Swierzy that I decided to look up some of Swierzy's  other pieces of work and found out a little more about him.

Walder Swierzy, a Poland native, had produced more than 1,500 posters in a wide variety of media. He has been recognized internationally for his work and has won 15 awards in his lifetime. He has focused mainly on creating posters of theatre, film, circus and  music. America's influence on Swierzy is "most notably American jazz performers and their instruments, shines through in his art with sparkling energy and bubbling good humor." (http://www.jazzartcollection.com/waldemar-swierzy-biography) .  

When looking up information on Swierzy, I was most attracted to his paintings of jazz musicians. The way he paints them makes you feel the movement and sound that is going on around the musician as he plays.  It is almost as if he is bringing his pictures to life.

Some hallmarks of Swierzy's style are the powerful color combinations, expressive color spots, sensuousness, vitality, dynamics and virtuosity of form. What also sets him  apart is the "multi-colored mish-mash of abstract items such as pasta-like lines, splashes, smudges, spots, dots and streaks giving the impression of randomness."

This picture of a drummer is my favorite poster I found of Swierzy's. I love the contrast between the bright colors and the black in the drummers cloths. the randomness of the lines and colors gives me the feeling of movement, it is almost as if the random lines are the sounds waves that people usually can't see yet Swierzy brings them to life. This is such an energetic poster that I really enjoy!






Credit :
http://www.jazzartcollection.com/waldemar-swierzy-biography
http://www.poster.com.pl/swierzy-6.htm