Kirjeldus
Title: Max Walter Svanberg at Malmö Konsthall
Author: Max Walter Svanberg
Year of Issue: 1978
Size: 70×100 cm
Circulation: –
Print shop: Reklamteknik AB
Description:
This poster promotes an exhibition by Max Walter Svanberg at Malmö Konsthall in 1978–79, and it is a strong example of Swedish postwar Surrealism and visionary art. Svanberg was a central figure in the Malmö-based avant-garde circle alongside artists like C.O. Hultén and Carl-Fredrik Reuterswärd, and he is best known for his highly imaginative, often erotic and metamorphic imagery.
The fantastical creature shown here—part human, part animal, part botanical—reflects Svanberg’s lifelong fascination with transformation, desire, and the unconscious, drawing on Surrealism, symbolism, and myth rather than realism. The exhibition subtitle (roughly translated as “Documentation of the development in the multifariously blooming and progressively shocking imagination”) underscores his position as an artist deliberately pushing against convention and rationality. As a poster, this work also exemplifies how Scandinavian art institutions in the late 1970s embraced bold, painterly imagery in their graphic design, turning exhibition posters into autonomous works of art rather than purely informational objects.
Condition & Important Notes
As an original vintage poster, expect some age-related signs: slight fading, fold lines or minor creases, edge wear. Please inspect carefully.
