These two murals are at Srodkowa 17 and Srodkowa 21 in the Praga neighbourhood of Warsaw. The one in the back is “Mechaniczny Wilk”, which translates to “Mechanical Wolf”.
The other is “Warsaw Fight Club” by Conor Harrington
below: Looking across al. Jana Pawlla II in central Warsaw.
It was twelve years ago, 2010, that Italian artist Blu painted this large mural.
There are lots of soldiers going through the motions of war and combat but they are all being controlled by strings. Their green helmets have holes in the top to make room for the string.
The picture below clearly shows the puppet strings controlling the actions of the larger than life sized men. Strings on the tops of their heads as well as around the hands and feet.
Another piece of the puzzle fits into place – the symbol on the helmet is that of the euro. Money. What wars are fought over. Capitalism. What pits one group of people against another. Agree? or disagree?
This mural was painted last year to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the V4 alliance. V4 is shorthand for the Visegrad Group, a group of four countries, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia. and Hungary,
A similar mural was painted in the three other capitals as well – Prague, Bratislava, and Budapest.
The mural was created by Magda Miszczak (and of course…. in collaboration with the National Centre for Culture and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the support of the Ministry of Culture, National Heritage and Sport, and the participation of the Polish Institutes in Bratislava, Budapest and Prague).
Photos taken May 2022
This statuesque woman was painted by L.A. artist group Cyrcle in 2014 during the Street Art Dope Festival. It was one of two that they painted during that festival.
Photos taken in May 2022
nie zwazaiac
na lek przed
bezsensem świata
nasz acrobati
wykona dlapanstwa
skok w wiare
…..
[loosely translated, using google]
do not mind
for the drug before
the nonsense of the world
our acrobatic
will perform for you
leap in faith
Eyes on the Streets 