Monstfur Mural

@. Most Slasko-Dabrowski, southwestern pedestrian stairway

artist. Monstfur Group
finished. 2009


Out of all the street art that is in the area surrounding the Old Town I will discuss a mural by Monstfur. It was created, along with many others in prominent places in the city, for the Street Art Doping Festival that occurred in the summer of 2009. The mural is situated just below the Castle Square. The location, in close proximity to the Old Town, was chosen to commemorate the 65^th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising. The organizers felt obliged to include the anniversary in their festival. The decision illustrates how important the event still is in mainstream culture and how its appropriation by street art elevated the medium itself.

The group Monstfur painted a black fissure filled with screaming white faces on a blood red background. The artists criticize, while commemorating an event important to the city. The mural represents how the uprising against German occupation divided Varsovians. It honors the sacrifice of the resistance fighters while acknowledging that their insurrection led to heavy retaliation by German soldiers, and the further destruction of the city.