East End Art

Seen as the birthplace of Warsaw street art, join us for a summertime safari of our favourite murals in Praga… and beyond!

Warsaw Fight Club by Conor Harrington

(2015) Środkowa 17

Says the artist: “I wanted to demystify the classical art which tends to portray these kind of figures as being elegant and statuesque. By presenting them in direct physical combat I wanted to show the harm they are capable of.” Local councilors, however, have complained that the imagery encourages street violence.

The Praga Piper by Mateusz Kołek

(2019) Wrzesińska 6

Authored by Mateusz Kołek but executed by GoodLooking Studio, this mural celebrates the street musicians that were once such an inseparable part of local Praga life. Found on the wall of a swanky new apartment complex, one could theorise that it conveys the rich contrast between old school Praga and its increasingly gentrified new direction.

Praga is Fashionable by RSM

(2020) Białostocka 7

There is no hidden meaning to this piece of wall art: what you see is what you get. Boldly declaring Praga to be fashionable, it pictures an elegantly attired female sitting in a café with a Yorkie at her feet. Though fun and jaunty, the XL work fundamentally misses the point, however – i.e., that it is Praga’s raw but creative underbelly that has served to make it so in vogue.

Sausage Dog by Helloart

(2017) Kijowska 11

As opposed to a tribute to the local dachshund population (it’s high!), this mural was painted to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Jamnik (sausage dog) building whose side it adorns. Named so on account of its elongated form, this 508-metre long residential block has enjoyed several brushes with celebrity. In 2004, for example, British band Travis recorded their video for Love Will Come Through here.