Last Updated on February 12, 2024 by Travelationship
I have been interested in capturing Street Art for several years now. I have cataloged various forms of it in many different cities. I even made a guide for types of street art in a previous article on Amsterdam you can read here. From my wanderings in Krakow, I didn’t notice many types of art. Most seemed to be stencils; this could be due to harsher penalties in Krakow, and stencils are the quickest way to post your art.
Krakow’s Different Tone of Street Art
There was also a noticeable difference in the tone of the art I encountered, particularly with some images dealing with fascism. Amsterdam was more upbeat in its depictions of characters, and a larger variety of colors were used there. Krakow was once the epicenter of creativity and higher learning in Poland, and I wonder if the hard years it spent under the Iron Curtain have stifled that spirit.
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Wow! Never seen all these graffiti in Krakow. Great great post, thanks. 🙂
Thank you for your kind words and thank you for stopping by. I had to walk down several streets in order to find even that many pictures. What is the street art/graffiti like in the Ukraine?
It’s in its early stages, but still we love it. Our favorite is a crew called ‘Interesni Kazky’ (http://www.graffiti.org/ukraine/sant_ik_kiev.jpg, http://www.netlore.ru/upload/files/1307/large_8_104.jpg, etc)
I really enjoyed the two images you sent. The early stages can be rally exciting because you can watch the movement evolve into beautiful and interesting art. Although it looks like ‘Interesni Kazky’ is already there.
True, they’re very cool.