Poland has
become the land of the giants.
In cities
across the country artists have transformed the sides of houses and apartment
blocks with enormous murals, some pieces stretching upwards of ten stories.
The artists
behind most of the colossal pieces are Przemyslaw Blejzyk and Mateusz Gapski,
also known as Sainer and Bezt, and collectively as "Etam".
The two
twenty-somethings met at art college in the central Polish city of Lodz having
been into graffiti in their teens. They now work together on many of the
projects.
The duo has
also worked with Natalia Rak, another young Polish artist who has produced her
own larger-than-life pieces in Poland and the United States.
Most of the
recent projects by Rak and Etam have been commissioned by local city festivals,
which have given the artists permission to paint without worry about being
caught or prosecuted.
From a
tumbling jockey to a fantasy tree house, the artists employ a mix of modern
styles and motifs from traditional Polish folklore.
Each piece
takes around a week to produce, says Blejzyk, and the reaction from the public
is usually positive.
"For
us most the important thing is to create an illustration where people could
stop in front of it and turn on their imagination for a couple of
minutes," he says.
source:http://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/11/travel/bigger-than-banksy-polish-street-art-goes-large/index.html
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