Tadeuz Trepkowski
Thursday, 11 June 2009
Artistic expression is almost always a reflection of the world around us. What happens to our design sensibilities and aesthetics when faced with emotional turmoil? Or the strife that we face during wartime?
I came across a poster by self-taught Polish designer Tadeuz Trepkowski depicting the anger, fear and devastation brought on by World War II. The simple (a bomb and a building) and surreal imagery is offset by dramatic use of colour, portraying - rather tellingly (’Nie!’ translates to ‘Never!’) - his feelings regarding the political instability and sense of impending doom.