The reception of street art in three Polish cities: Warsaw, Gdańsk and Wrocław.

 In what ways  do the illustrations of  Elviro Andriolli,  Tadeusz Gronowski and Jozef Wiłkoń visually reinterpret the text of the Polish national epic?

RQ What are the aims of Polish graffiti artists and to what extent are they successful in communicating those to the public?

RQ: In what ways did Polish folklore inspire designers over the past 100 years? To what extent have these  reinterpretations been artistically successful and why?  

What distinguished Polish film and theatre posters of the 1960s-70s? 

In what ways has Japanese culture inspired Polish artists from the era of Modernism till our times?

What aspects of the icon tradition have inspired chosen Polish artists and with what effect?

How does contemporary Polish children’s book illustration compare with the Polish School of Illustration? 

In what ways has Polish folklore inspire designers over the past 100 years? To what extent have these  reinterpretations been artistically successful?

RQ: In what ways have contemporary fashion designers drawn inspiration from 20th century Abstract Art?

Is street photography really Art?

How could outdoor advertising in Warsaw’s City Center be altered to enhance the visual quality of the local urban setting?

In what ways does contemporary fashion photography exploit the masterpieces of European Renaissance and Baroque painting and with what effect?  

Does schizophrenia lead to shared visual qualities in the artwork of mentally ill artists?

To what extent is the current image of the Bauhaus consistent with the original assumptions if its creators?

 Was the Polish Poster School really unique and if so, what made it such ?

In what ways and by what means did the Architecture and Urban Planning of Warsaw in 1950s serve the purpose of the Communist Party?

In what ways have contemporary artists endeavoured to combine dance and visual arts?

What links Katarzyna Kobro’s work to De Stijl and to what extent was her work unique?

In what ways did concentration camp experience translate into the oeuvres of Alina Szapocznikow and Józef Szajna?

How did the use and meaning of stained glass change in the 20^th and 21^st centuries, compared to the Gothic era?

How have the aesthetics of Polish residential districts changed over the past five decades?

To what purpose and what effect was the tiger motif represented in Korean art over the ages? 

To what extent were the post-war paintings of Salvador Dalí influenced by artistry and imagery of the Spanish Baroque painters?

In what ways are the works of Damien Hirst and 17th century Vanitas still life paintings similar/dissimilar in their understanding and presentation of mortality?

To what extent does the work of Jerzy Tchórzewski  share the qualities of American Abstract Expressionism?

To what extent does Norman Foster’s Metropolitan building harmonize with the historical urban setting of the Piłsudski Square in Warsaw?

In what ways and for what purpose is logic represented in the conceptual works of Jarosław Kozłowski from 1970s?

To what extent has the Munich School shaped the artwork of Alexander Gierymski?

How is meaning conveyed in movie posters of the PPS and to what extent is this understandable for the contemporary audience?

To  what  extent  are  contemporary  Polish  street  artists  drawing  inspiration  from  their  native culture and with what effect?

How does Wyspiański’s treatment of the female motif differ from that of other leading Art Nouveau artists – Alphonse Mucha and Gustav Klimt?

In what ways has Tadeusz Kantor’s oeuvre influenced Igor Mitoraj’s sculptures?

In what ways do contemporary tattoo artists use appropriation and with what effect?

How does the graphic design of Frank Nitty compare with the oeuvre of Dadaists and Surrealists?

 In what ways do contemporary Warsaw architects  incorporate the characteristics of avantgarde residential architecture of 1930s and with what effects?

To what extent can the Old Master-inspired fashion designs of Alessandro Michelle and Jeff Koons  be considered high art and on what grounds?

What is the nature of Filip Custic’s newly-emerged Objectism trend and to what extent does it draw from 20th-century Surrealism?

In what ways do Jerzy Duda-Gracz and Chaim Soutune deploy the 17^th century Dutch motif in their painting? What do these reinterpretations suggest about the development of European art?

• What cultural and social phenomena prompted Lempicka’s choice and use of the fabric motif and with what effect?

Which specific elements of Vermeer’s oeuvre did the makers of the Girl with a Pearl Earring employ and with what effect?

Is there a common denominator to the use of colour in Wes Anderson’s movies? Based on the analysis of Bottle Rocket (1996), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014).

What connections can be found between Vilhelm Hammershøi’s painting and the cinematography of “Corpus Christi”?

To what extent does the housing estate Miasteczko Wilanów reflect the idea of a well-tempered city?

In what ways and did Salvador Dali and Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz endeavour to employ the Surrealist subconsciousness concept in their art?

 In what ways were Le Corbusier’s philosophy of architecture and his „Five Points of Modern Architecture” realized in the design of the Wedel House, and how much of the original concept has persisted throughout the years 1936-2020?

How did the European commercial poster art of the 1880-1914 period influence European propaganda posters of World War I?

How did Zofia and Oskar Hansen’s architectural vision of Przyczółek Grochowski estate translate into practice and with what effect?

How does Zbigniew Rychlicki adapt his technique and 

formal choices to the meaning of specific texts illustrated?

What inspirations did Zofia Stryjeńska draw from to create her depictions of Slavic gods?”

Can Abloh’s  fashion design be described as „groundbreaking”, and why?

What significance do Vlisco and commemorative fabrics assume within the context of Crosby’s painting?