07 June 2011

Monumental art in Gdansk

Monumental art
Gdansk 2016 European Culture Capital candidate
Suburb murals

As part of the program of promoting Gdansk as a candidate for European Culture Capital 2016, massive walls in the suburbs have been painted with impressive murals. This festival took place in 2009 and 2010 and before. Many of the artists are locals.

Krzysztof Wróblewski "Westerplatte"
Krzysztof Wróblewski - Westerplatte
Westerplatte is the spot where the first shots were fired from the German fleet, thus starting WWII

The Pope and Lech Walesa
The Pope and Lech Walesa
The most famous Polish people

Lech Walesa
Lech Walesa
Another portrait of the former Solidarity leader and Polish president

Justyna Dziechciarska - mural painting; at 3 Dywizjon 303 St.
Justyna Dziechciarska - Dywizjon 303
A memorial mural to the 303 division of WWII, situated in 303 division street

Jacek Wilebski - mural painting; at 5 Dywizjon 303 St.
Jacek Wilebski

Ozmo
Ozmo
More about the context and background of the mural on Ozmo's flickrpage:
The Angry Demon of Rock and Roll in gdansk
photo by Ozmo


Jacopo Ceccarelli - 2501
Jacopo Ceccarelli - 2501

Ryszard Niedzielski
Ryszard Niedzielski

M-City
M-City
The highlight of the murals, this massive piece by M-City

Detail by M-City
Detail by M-City

The 9th longest building in Europe
- and just for the curiosity of it, this is the 9th longest building in Europe. "The wavy building" was built in the 60-70s, being 850m long and 11 stories high, home for about 6000 inhabitants.

More about Monumental Art here