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The only form of art that appeals to me is posters. They are made to advertise a new play, film, or event, or to make people aware of social and political problems. I admire their authors for the ability to express their message by means of a simple image and a few, or none, words.

One of my favourite poster designers is Lex Drewinski. He was born in Poland but now lives in Germany. In his works he uses just a few – often contrasting - colours, e.g. black and white, yellow and green, etc. To understand his message and appreciate the idea, you sometimes must be really perceptive, because he makes use of optical illusions.

One of his posters that has particularly stuck in my mind has three parts. There is a white foot set against a background which, if you look carefully, shows a human face. The background is in turn black, red, and yellow. When we have a closer look, we can see a white man kicking the faces of people of other races or these faces kissing the foot. The artist draws our attention to the problem of inequality, intolerance and discrimination.

Drewinski is a sensitive observer of our contemporary reality. He sometimes makes series of posters which revolve around the same problem or idea. In his works he focuses on problems like terrorism, religious fanatism, poverty, paedophilia, etc. This kind of art appeals to me, because it is intelligent, thought-provoking, and fun to analyse.