AGDA Poster Annual 2011 Winners Announced

21st October, 2011

AGDA Poster Annual 2011
The 2011 AGDA Poster Annual exhibition opened last night at the Gaffa Gallery in Sydney. It was a full house at the gallery where everyone had a great time catching up and viewing the posters. The winners were announced with the Poster Stone professional prize going to Geray Gencer of Turkey, while the Stepping Stone student prize was awarded to Saini Copp of Canberra who was present to accept her award in person. The exhibition features 46 finalist posters form this year's competition and also includes 30 posters from the esteemed Jury. Our dearest thanks to all our supporters, patrons and entrants.


Poster Stone Award
Professional Prize
Winner: "Neset Ertas" by Geray Gencer
Turkey



Rationale:
Neset Ertas is a Turkish / Anatolian folk music singer, lyrics writer and a virtuoso of the traditional Anatolian instrument baglama. He is known as a halk sairi which literally means 'folk poet'. This year is his 50th year of his art so i would like to produce a poster to celebrate it. I basically used traditional Anatolian motifs which define their historical heritage and cultural background of Anatolian style of living; Neset Ertas's music is strongly related to these concepts. By using such Anatolian geometric motifs as elements of typography, I intend to create a poetic and rhythmic manner of telling in my poster. to listen one of his song: http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=v4ZmLXrrCOo


Stepping Stone Award
Student Prize
Winner: "Never Work" by Saini Copp
Australia



Rationale:
My own piece of detournement, this poster is inspired by the Sex Pistols' 'Never Mind The Bollocks' album. It explores the influence that the Situationists had upon graphic artist Jamie Reid, his work, and the whole Punk movement.


The AGDA Poster Annual 2011 Exhibition is on show from 21–31 October 2011
at the Gaffa Gallery
281 Clarence Street, Sydney

10am–6pm Weekdays
11am–5pm Saturdays