"Problems, topics and form are just means to build a dialog with target space, or a city from artist's perspective. It's not about covering walls with paint but to see it as a dynamic organism, system of changing forces and a platform of expressing individual and social attitudes."
- M-City
Internationally acclaimed polish street artist Mariusz Waras, aka M-City, brings his extraordinary vision for an exclusive showcase. Paris, a global nexus of art and culture, is aptly chosen as the inaugural stop for this worldwide tour, setting a high bar for the events to follow. Its vibrant art scene and cosmopolitan spirit perfectly embody the essence of Waras's work, making this city an unparalleled premiere destination for the 'Dictador M-City Golden Cities' tour’.
Mariusz Waras' latest series of paintings, will present a characteristic post-industrial universe, with intricately blended infinite combinations of objects and machine movements. The play of light on platinum and gold intensifies the narratives hidden within layers of detail. Waras' artistic cities pulse with internal rhythm, hosting miniature stories within monumental architecture. Portraits blend into urban textures, forming abstract structures akin to camouflage. Expansive landscapes create a fairy-tale dominance over the industrial canvas, shifting with light and perspective.
As a muralist, especially as an “M-city”, whose style has become his characteristic, Mariusz Waras is recognized as one of the world best-known street artists. From the very beginning, he has created his works around the urban aesthetics, used the elements of architecture or industrial infrastructure – including the shipyards and means of transportation. His style, even though it evolves, remains modest and strong. Among the dehumanized landscapes and machines painted during the process of production or destruction, in his play with the limitless possibilities of compilations in an ever-broadening lexicon of elements, he started to find place to express his personal reflections, manifests, sometimes laconic comments on actual events – a wink towards one of the sources of street-art.
Born in 1978 in Gdynia, Poland. An Associate Professor at the Academy of Art in Szczecin, Poland, where he runs a Studio of Image and Street Art as part of the Faculty of Painting and New Media. MA and Ph.D. defended at the Academy of Fine Art in Gdańsk, Poland, between 2008-2014 he was an assistant professor at the Studio of Painting run by Prof. Jerzy Ostrogórski, between 2010-2013 he run a Studio of Graphic Design at the Faculty of Sculpture, Department of Intermedia, then between 2013-2014 he was an assistant professor at the Studio of Painting run by Prof. Henryk Cześnik. He is engaged in the art collective Wiosna Ludów [Spring of Nations]. Except for his academic work, he does graphic design, creates installations and large-scale painting. He is also a curator of exhibitions and art events.
Born in 1978 in Gdynia, Poland. An Associate Professor at the Academy of Art in Szczecin, Poland, where he runs a Studio of Image and Street Art as part of the Faculty of Painting and New Media. MA and Ph.D. defended at the Academy of Fine Art in Gdańsk, Poland, between 2008-2014 he was an assistant professor at the Studio of Painting run by Prof. Jerzy Ostrogórski, between 2010-2013 he run a Studio of Graphic Design at the Faculty of Sculpture, Department of Intermedia, then between 2013-2014 he was an assistant professor at the Studio of Painting run by Prof. Henryk Cześnik. He is engaged in the art collective Wiosna Ludów [Spring of Nations]. Except for his academic work, he does graphic design, creates installations and large-scale painting. He is also a curator of exhibitions and art events.