24: Barbara ‘Basha’ Baranowska

This month on The Poster Boys podcast, designers Brandon Schaefer and Sam Smith look at the diverse work of Polish poster artist Barbara Baranowska, also known simply as ‘Basha.’ An essential voice in the Polish Poster School (see also last May’s episode for more), Basha created a chameleonic oeuvre while living in post-war Poland and France through the 60′s and 70′s, including iconic posters for films ranging from Zulawski’s POSSESSION to WILLY WONKA. The Poster Boys also chat about some books and designs that have caught their attention lately, and open the Flat File to look at the posters for Orson Welle’s monolithic masterpiece CITIZEN KANE.

SHOW NOTES & LINKS

The Art of the B-Movie Poster Sam’s Myth: 1000 Polish Book Covers Polish Culture: Barbara Baranowska Daniel Bird on Polish Posters

Music selections: Bass on Titles theme, Possession Theme by Andrzej Korzysnki, Xanadu by Olivia Newton John and E.L.O.

Follow Brandon Schaefer at @seekandspeak, and Sam Smith at @samsmyth.

Special thanks to producer Adrian Cobb and to our presenting partner, AIGA’s Eye on Design blog.