Gorka, Wiktor, Cyrk, Circus Two Growling Tigers, 1979, Poland, Poster, Excellent Condition, orange, black, white gray letters<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
During the Communist era in Poland, the circus offered a rare escape from daily constraints\u2014an imaginative world of freedom, humor, and spectacle. Polish circus posters became cultural icons, as artists were given unusual creative liberty to produce bold, surreal, and highly personal designs. More than advertisements, these works reflected artistic innovation thriving within a controlled society. The poster artist Wiktor Gorka<\/strong> (1922-2004) was one of the founders of the so-called Polish School of Posters. In 1952, G\u00f3rka obtained a degree in graphic design from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krak\u00f3w where he was under the supervision of Jerzy Karolak. He studied painting in the studio of Jerzy Nowosielski and Tadeusz Kantor. Between the 50s and the 80s, G\u00f3rka worked with the biggest Polish publishers and film distributors. He designed posters (amounting to nearly 300), book and magazine covers, commercial logos and prints. The artist participated in many exhibitions around the world. His posters and projects were awarded in the most important Polish and international competitions. He received second prize in a national competition for the poster 6-year Plan (1949), second prize at the International Film Poster Competition in Karlovy Vary (1962), first prize at the International Competition for Tourist Posters in Berlin (1967), Silver Medal at the Second Polish Poster Biennale in Katowice (1967), and others. His most famous work is the poster design for the cult film Cabaret (1973) directed by Bob Fosse with the memorable performance of Liza Minelli. The poster depicts cabaret dancers\u2019 legs in black stockings as well as Joel Grey\u2019s face in daring makeup, which together form a swastika shape. In 1970, G\u00f3rka went to Havana with a group of Polish artists to conduct design workshops in Cuba. From there he ended up in Mexico, where he worked as an artist and a teacher. He taught drawing and poster design at prestigious Mexican art schools until the mid-90s. During the 6th<\/sup>\u00a0International Poster Bienniale in Mexico in 2000, he received the top award for his contribution to the development of graphic arts in Mexico \u2013 Medalla a la Excelencia Jos\u00e9 Guadalupe Posada.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":3184,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[28],"product_tag":[5060,5243,5159,5244,5245,5091,5075,5101],"class_list":{"0":"post-3183","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-circus","7":"product_tag-mrposter-com-vintageposters","8":"product_tag-polish-poster","9":"product_tag-polishart","10":"product_tag-polishcircusposters","11":"product_tag-tigers","12":"product_tag-vintageartposters","13":"product_tag-wallart","14":"product_tag-wiktorgorka","15":"pa_artist-gorka-wiktor-1922-2004","16":"pa_genre-circus","17":"pa_grading-excellent","18":"pa_poster-country-of-origin-poland","19":"pa_poster-year-208","21":"first","22":"instock","23":"sale","24":"shipping-taxable","25":"purchasable","26":"product-type-simple","27":"czr-hentry"},"yoast_head":"\n