We will start the new academic year with an exhibition of Latin American posters entitled ¡IMPRESIONES DE AMÉRICA LATINA! – Posters and Prints. In addition to artists from South American countries, the exhibition will also provide greater insight into printing techniques, especially screen printing.
The technique of screen printing appeared in China as early as the first century AD. However, it declined in the USA and Europe as a result of technological developments that led to the emergence of faster and more efficient offset printing. One of the countries where screen printing continued to thrive was Mexico and surrounding countries.
Mexico put itself on the graphic design map in 1968 with the visual style of the Summer Olympics. It was during this period that the Biennials of Graphic Design were created in Europe, specifically in Warsaw and Brno. Graphic design did not reach its peak until the 1990s with the creation of the Mexican International Poster Biennial.
“The exhibition will feature more than 60 posters and limited edition prints by professionals from Mexico’s classic generation, not only from the 1990s, bringing cultural, social, political and commercial overlap to the gallery. Visitors will have the opportunity to experience a selection of the most important graphic designers from Mexico, Cuba, Brazil and other countries,” says Eduardo Barrera Arambarri, graphic designer and one of the exhibition’s curators.
In addition to the exhibited posters, the exhibition also includes a screen-printing workshop that will introduce visitors to the authentic atmosphere of the Latin American culture of local printers. As part of the accompanying program, there will be a lesson on color separation for screen printing and an expert lecture for the public on various printing techniques.
The opening will take place on Wednesday 27 September 2023 at 18:00, with an introductory speech by the curators doc. Mgr. A. Pavel Noga, ArtD. (Head of the Graphic Design Studio) and Eduardo Barrera Arambarri (PhD student of the Graphic Design Studio). The exhibition will run from 28 September to 24 November 2023, from Monday to Thursday, 1-6 PM. Admission is free for all.
Eduardo himself will tell you more about the exhibition in the following video:
The exhibition was made possible with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture. Thank you!
