Artists

Twins from Sao Paolo, pillars and one of the most important artists in the history of the world street art. Currently, the leading modern art representatives in Brazil, they exhibit their paintings, sculptures and installations in the most prominent art institutions in the world. They started to paint graffiti in 1987 and with time they became the main inspiration for the local scene. They most often paint portraits of Brazilian people in their own and specific aesthetics. A characteristic element of their painting are surreal and fairy-like worlds saturated with “warm” and vivid colours. They sometimes refer to social problems of the Brazilian society and draw their inspiration directly from Brazilian folklore stylistics and cultural traditions. The artists were invited to take part in the street art exhibition on Tate Modern front elevation in 2008. Their large format murals can be found in more than 30 cities all around the world, e.g. New York, Boston, Sao Paolo, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Lisbon, Berlin, Buenos Aires.

Spanish artist who fought his way through to the street art scene in 2009. Despite his young age – 23, he has an excellent artistic workshop. Diversity of presented themes and a perfect form of Aryz’s works place him in one row with the most famous street artists. He usually creates large format paintings but he finds himself on smaller walls as well, with equally effective result. Currently, he is one of the most interesting and popular characters on the international street art scene.

French, whose painting style was shaping in the space of last few years achieving an outstanding artistic level at the end. It refers to tradition of cubism and abstract painting, such classical avant-garde of XX century like Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso or Fernand Lger. He creates multicoloured works that attract attention with simple and unusual form - big and flat paint blots that resemble human figures.

INTI is a street artist from Chile who lives and works in France. What distinguishes his street compositions is that he covers whole walls with paint. In the paintings we can most often see an image of an enigmatic figure, "a traveller" presented on a contrasting, plain background. His works are directly connected to South American folklore and are saturated with rich symbolism that refers to the beliefs and culture of native Latin American people. Inti can be characterised by high precision and solicitude for finishing small details of his works as well as by vivid and warm colouring.

Born in 1978 in Gdynia. A graphic artist, outdoor painter, traveller, amateur architect. Graduated from the Department of Graphic Art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk where he is currently assistant lecturer in Prof. Jerzy Ostrogórski's painting studio. The author of the m-city artistartist including several hundred murals. His work focuses on urban space. His murals may be seen in the streets of Warsaw, Gdańsk, Berlin, Paris, Budapest, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Bolzano, London and Prague, as well as in art galleries, including individual exhibitions at the Arsenal in Poznań (2005) and the CSW Łaźnia in Gdańsk (2006). He is also a curator of the 238x504 hoarding gallery in Gdynia as well as an archivist / collector of Polish street art. Freelance graphic artist, frequently awarded in various contests.

Sat One comes from Venezuela but from several years lives and works in Germany. His art draws from futuristic and abstract tradition that interlace with many real world phenomena and elements. His works are a mixture of graffiti, painting, photography and graphical programming that create inseparable whole. One of the most prominent figures on the street art scene in Europe with which he is connected from 1991.

Artist from Barcelona who creates distinctive works characterised by vivid spanish colouring. He is known for his abstract and geometrical forms that refer to different shapes, figures and anthropomorphic elements. The style of his works contrasts with monotonous cityscape. That is why he is usually invited to many different overviews and street art festivals. His works, for certain, will change an appearance and space quality in which they will be situated, they will add freshness and abstract value.

One of the most characteristic elements of this Australian artist’s works are dreamy representations of original and peculiar figures and animals maintained in a fairylike aesthetics. He uses a dynamic and expressive line. Despite his young age he is already known all around the world and his paintings can be seen in cities like Sydney, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Phoenix, Sao Paolo, Bangkok, Berlin, Paris, Vienna, Salzburg.

Przemyslaw Blejzyk “Sainer” and Mateusz Gapski “Bezt” – fourth-year students of Graphics and Painting Faculty on the Strzeminski Academy of Art in Lodz. Members of ETAM Crew. Creators of a painting on 3 Uniwersytecka St. and many other large format paintings in Poland. Currently, one of the most interesting young artists of street art in our country. Invited to many art events in Poland and abroad (Germany, Italy).