Fangor. Poza obraz / Beyond the Painting exhibition at Muzeum Narodowe w Gdańsku

Titled Fangor. Poza Braz / Beyond the Painting, the Muzeum Narodowe w Gdańsku held a retrospective exhibition about the works of painter, sculptor and graphic artist Wojciech Fangor (1922–2015) in the Abbots’ Palace in Oliwa, Gdanśk. The graphic design of the exhibition was handled by Biuro Kreacja, who write:

It is not often that we have the opportunity to work on such an event; however, the initial design dream gradually evolved more into a design challenge. And it’s not easy to work with the oeuvre of an artist so important to us, as well as to world painting.

After a careful analysis of the architecture and the works on display, we decided to exploit the potential that lies in the shallow arched niches that appear in the numerous rooms of the Abbot’s Palace. These curves harmonized wonderfully with Fangor’s works. We proposed that the niches, hitherto overlooked or obscured in the exhibitions, be used as a vehicle for archival photographs and quotations that will guide the viewer through the exhibition. Their shape was further emphasized by colored lights, giving a wonderful gradient effect, more intense at the edges of the niches and lighter in the center.

Also, the title typeface chosen to identify the exhibition and quotes – Sud – is a typeface whose letter O is based on a circle, while the other glyphs have very dynamic differences in width.

Arrangement design: Biuro Kreacja (Dorota Terlecka, Krzysztof Wieruszewski)
Graphic design: Anita Wasik
Photography: Daria Szczygieł