The International Poster Biennale about Obama's figure Bolivia

Thursday, November 19, 05:44 PM La Paz, 19 nov (EFE) .- The Third International Poster Biennial, which opens today in La Paz, will bring the figure of Barack Obama to Bolivia with a sample of 150 pieces Advertising graphic designers who supported the current U.S. president in the 2008 election campaign. The exhibit "Designers for Obama" ( "Design for Obama"), which is unprecedented in Latin America, includes posters of artists who joined on a voluntary presidential campaign with his work, told Efe the coordinator of the biennial, Susana Machicao. "It was part of the propaganda campaign for Obama, but the way the designers to show their support" in his race for president Machicao said referring to the exhibition, whose curators film director Spike Lee and the graphic designer Aaron Perry-Zucker. But in addition to what has been called in America "sign of hope" in the International Biennial Cartel de Bolivia (BICeBe) may see proposals from designers of the most diverse countries like Canada, Iran, Germany or Spain. In total, the event will feature eight exhibitions in different venues in the city of La Paz, in addition to lectures and workshops of renowned graphic artists. According Machicao, the objective of the biennial is "point to the involvement of new generations to create new icons of design and graphic design boost in Bolivia", so it has sealed a strategic partnership with two universities Bolivia. The established artists, young hopefuls and fans will have the opportunity to network for the "growth of the profession and the screening," explained the coordinator to indicate that the event has been hailed by the press in various countries as the "most Graphic important Southern Cone. "In the sample of the notice of the biennial contest, posters will be displayed in four categories: cultural, political, social, commercial and advertising and poster novel, which this year has had as its theme migration. This exhibit will feature 300 posters selected from more than 1,700 who came from five continents, said Machicao. There will be a sample of German literature, with 18 designers will show how Latin America and see how they think the region will see them . Moreover, the public will have the opportunity to meet with typography posters of Iranian Persian or Arabic Mehdi Saeedi, who is considered "a person who has changed the graphic in Iran," said the coordinator. The Spanish posters come to the biennial through collaboration with the International Biennial BICeBe Design and designer Erick Madrid Ong, professor of European Design Institute, which will give lectures and workshops. There will be an exhibition of posters of Bolivian and other Canadian designer Andrew Lewis, guest of the biennial. Finally, the sample "76 designers for Shigeo Fukuda" honor the Japanese artist who died this year with works by some of the best authors in the world that had at some point in your life contact with the sculptor and graphic designer. Average (Not Rated)