Cyrk (art)

Cyrk - contemporary Polish circus posters, emerged in 1962 as a genre of the Polish School of Posters.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=huoQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=14sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4772,535355&dq=polish-circus-posters|title=Circus posters from Poland on display at arts center|date=5 July 1979|publisher=The Free-Lance Star, Fredericksburg, Va.|accessdate=2009-07-07}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} They are characterized by their display of aesthetic qualities such as painterly gestures, linear design, hand-lettering, metaphors, humor, and vibrant colors. Usually based on a single theme and meant to be advertisements; they were created in an attempt to interest the passerby in the upcoming circus.

Several Polish painters contributed to establishing the art style, among them Henryk Tomaszewski.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/14/arts/henryk-tomaszewski-leader-of-the-polish-poster-school-dies-at-91.html|title=Henryk Tomaszewski, Leader of the Polish Poster School, Dies at 91|last=Heller|first=Steven|date=September 14, 2005|work=The New York Times|accessdate=2009-07-07}}