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Pócs's (P)art(y) Forum

Poster
1989 (designed and printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Péter Pócs designed this poster for an exhibition of his work in Miskolc. Always sensitive to political issues, he used a disfigured ‘V’ (for victory) sign as his artist’s statement. The gesture of fingers raised in a ‘V’ spread rapidly as a graphic device in Hungary during the period of democratic transition. The poster protests against what Pócs sees as an imported and overworked sign and asserts the need for fresh, bold artistic solutions. The shocking motif of the severed fingers and the harsh colouring of the poster set an example of the kind of originality the artist is advocating.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Pócs's (P)art(y) Forum (generic title)
  • Pro-democracy Poster Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph printed on paper
Brief description
Poster by Peter Pocs from the Pro-democracy Poster Collection. Hungary, 1989-1990.
Physical description
Poster
Dimensions
  • Height: 98.3cm
  • Width: 67.6cm
Credit line
Given by Mücsarnok, Budapest, through Krisztina Jerger
Summary
Péter Pócs designed this poster for an exhibition of his work in Miskolc. Always sensitive to political issues, he used a disfigured ‘V’ (for victory) sign as his artist’s statement. The gesture of fingers raised in a ‘V’ spread rapidly as a graphic device in Hungary during the period of democratic transition. The poster protests against what Pócs sees as an imported and overworked sign and asserts the need for fresh, bold artistic solutions. The shocking motif of the severed fingers and the harsh colouring of the poster set an example of the kind of originality the artist is advocating.
Collection
Accession number
E.152-1991

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Record createdMarch 2, 2009
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