St Bride Printing Library Exhibition
:: Caryn Ami Radlove :: Graphic World of Paul Peter Piech
This lecture and the accompanying exhibition are about the politics of the personal, about one man who believed he could change the world. The political posters of the artist Paul Peter Piech can best be described in three words: graphic, prolific, passionate. From his Taurus Press, Piech produced thousands of linocut posters to promote his messages of peace and social justice. These intensely graphic posters are of a distinctive style influenced both by German Expressionism and Byzantine art. An American, Piech was a trained artist both in printing and advertising. He began his career working in London under the great British advertising artist, Ashley Havinden. In 1959 he started the Taurus Press, which eventually became the focus of his artistic and professional endeavours and the voice of his social and political messages. Piech died in 1996 but his work is still relevant. Of particular interest these days are his posters on Iraq. Piech embodies the spirit of grassroots political protest, from his methods of production to his methods of distribution. This lecture will summarize Piech's career and then focus on a small collection of his political posters.
Exhibition Venue :
Exhibition Room
St Bride Library
Bride Lane (off Fleet Street)
London EC4Y 8EQ
Exhibition Dates & Times :
Wednesday 14 March – Thursday 16 April 2005
Tuesday Thursday : 12:30–5pm
Wednesday : 12:30–9pm
Admission free.
We would recommend that you do call before-hand to check accessibility to the exhibitions, especially if making a long trip.
Opening Reception Date & Time :
5:30 pm Tuesday 15 March 2005
Private view & lecture
Tickets for the lecture, £5 or £3 for concessions are available on the door.
We begin from 5:30pm in the Exhibition Room with a private view of this exhibition before moving upstairs to the Bridewell Hall for the introductory lecture at 7:00pm.
Caryn Ami Radlove is a PhD candidate at the University of Reading. She has been a graphic designer/art director at a variety of non-profit organizations in the USA including The Baltimore Zoo and the University of Maryland. She taught graphic design in the States before coming to England.
All Friends of St Brides and their guests are welcome to the private view.