It’s probably safe to say that the Polish street-art duo Etam Cru is one of the next big things in urban street art. The duo, which consists of street artists Sainer and Bezt, creates massive street art murals that are often several stories tall and dripping with color. Their work is rich in Eastern European mysticism and folkloric symbolism, but they also play with humor, sarcasm and surrealism.
Although the Poland-based team works primarily in Eastern Europe, they have created works all over the world, with murals in the U.S., Portgual, Australia, Canada and other countries.
Naturally, artworks of this size, scope and quality take a lot of time and resources to create, Etam Cru use scaffolding and cherry pickers to complete their work. They also use studio with professional artists’ equipment. As such, they represent the growing acceptance in mainstream society of street art as a truly legitimate and worthwhile art form. With more highly professional, creative and masterful artists like Sainer and Bezt, we might yet see street art and the pseudonymous artists who create it get the recognition that they deserve.
Sainer (1988) from ódê, Poland. A graduate of Academy of Fine Arts in ódê. A freelancer balancing between murals, canvases and graphic designs and focusing mainly on illustrations and portraits. By portraying real objects and figures in untypical contexts, he invites the viewer to the world of imagination where the meanings are not strictly defined. The viewer is encouraged to walk into Sainer’s surreal story and continue it in his own, individual way. You can see his works on the streets of different countries.
Bezt (Mateusz Gapski) (1987) Turek, Poland. He started doing graffiti around 1999/2000 year then after few years he form a group called Etam. From 2008/2009 connected with mural art continues to paint large murals till today. You can see his work all around the world. He is connecting oil and acrylic painting with painting murals, illustration and graffiti.
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| Sainer and Bezt, Etam Cru |
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| Bon Apetit, 2009 Turek |
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| Birdy. 2009 Bydgoscz, Poland |
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| Praying , 2010 Katowice street art festival, Poland |
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| Jazz in free times, 2010 Szczecin, Poland |
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| Circulation, 2010 Bydgoszcz, Poland |
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| Baloon, 2011 Lodz, Poland |
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| Bang!, 2011 Lodz, Poland |
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| Eskimo, 2011 Bydgoszcz, Poland |
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| Mehoffer, 2011 Turek, Poland |
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| G.Wlkp 2012 Wielkopolski, Poland |
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| Kid play, 2012 Oslo, Norway |
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| Makao, 2012 Halle, Germany |
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| Mind Trip, 2012 Vienna, Austria |
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| Removall, 2012 Kazan, Russia |
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| The journey, 2012 Painting |
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| Traphouse, 2012 Lodz, Poland |
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| Coffee break, 2013 Rome, Italy |
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| Madamme Chicken, 2013 Lodz, Poland |
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| Monkey Business, 2013 Warsaw, Poland |
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| Moonshine, 2013 Richmond, VA |
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| Surprise, 2013 Sofia, Bulgaria |
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The Last Mohican, 2013 Oslo, Norway
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| 1st Day of School, 2014 Stavanger, Norway |
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| Good morning, 2014 Boras, Sweden |
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| Hobo, 2014 Montréal, Québec |
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| Crossroads, 2015 Lisbon, Portugal |
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| Mr. Rooster, 2015 Los Angeles, Ca. |
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| She never came, 2015 Providence, RI |
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| Until the quiet comes, 2015 Adelaide, Australia |
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Mother R, 2016 Brussel, Belgium
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| Out in the Open, 2016 Aalborg, Denmark |
I don’t hardly have words to express how astonishing these works are! The creativity and imagination are unsurpassed! Beautifully executed on such a grand scale! I absolutely am amazed!
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