maya glyphs as street art in cracow
DESCRIPTION
3rd Cracow Maya Conference, 22 II 2013 - on mural that appeared on a wall in the centre of Cracow in december 2012.TRANSCRIPT
Maya Glyphsas Street Art in Cracow
Michał Pałasz
What? Why? When? Where? Who?
What?
What?
Wall painting inspired by Tortuguero Monument 6
What?
common misinterpretation
media interest ~ media game with the subject
+
Wall painting inspired by Tortuguero Monument 6 - version 2.0
What?
common misinterpretation
media interest ~ media game with the subject
Maya Glyphs Mixed to Tetris
+
Wall painting inspired by Tortuguero Monument 6 - version 2.0
Why?
The wall is 6 m long and 16 m high.
Why?
Maya Culture
• to take the advantage of the 2012 Maya culture interest phenomenon (media)
• the biggest chance in history to promote Maya culture in the Western World
Why?
Art & People
• to promote Street Art as an art & society intervention in public space
• to promote Citizens' Initiative - don't criticise, act!
Why? :)
• to show Poland that it's not about:
Autor: El ComandanteWikimedia Commons
When?
feb - dec 2012
When?
• Idea: February 2012
Previous murals in Cracow by the primal originators of Mayamural.
When?
• Idea: February 2012
• Search for walls & money: July - November 2012
When?
• Idea: February 2012
• Search for walls & money: July - November 2012
• Painting: 6-10 dec 2012
When?
• Idea: February 2012
• Search for walls & money: July - November 2012
• Painting: 6-10 dec 2012 (minus 10 to plus 5 degrees Celsius)
When?
• Idea: February 2012
• Search for walls & money: July - November 2012
• Painting: 6-10 dec 2012
• Official presentation: 19 dec 2012
Where?
Design: Aleksandra Toborowicz
Cracow, Jozefinska 24
Where?
Mayamural:
Cracow, Poland
Corner of Krakusa and Limanowskiego Street
Address: Jozefinska 24
30 min walking from here :)
Who?
So many people. So many institutions.
Who?
So many people. So many institutions.
Who?
A part of the Teatr Nowy Association’s “ART OF WRATH – involving art festival”. The project financially supported by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland, Municipality of Cracow and Małopolska Region.
Project partners: Krakow Festival Office, Foundation of New Art “Znaczy się”, Culture Institute of Jagiellonian University, The Cervantes Institute in Cracow, Castorama, Props.
Concept and organization: Michał PałaszDesign: Aleksandra Toborowicz
Realisation: Dasza Abibok, Krzysztof Goliński, Weronika Kasprzyk, Paulina Lichwicka, Marta Ostrowska, Aleksandra Piórek, Weronika Piórek, Alicja Płonka, Łukasz Podolak, Joanna Róg-Ociepka, Aleksandra Toborowicz, Konrad Turaj, Artur Wabik
Maya Culture Specialists: Jarosław Źrałka, Sven Gronemeyer, Monika Banach, Magda RusekCoordination: Agnieszka Unzeitig, Ola Dzwierzyńska, Joanna Foryś, Marta Sukiennik, Anna Kapusta, Iwona Sztajner
Festival Curator: Tomasz KireńczukFestival Coordinator: Dana BieńProducer: Peter Sieklucki
More?
Main newspapers in the region published on Mayamural.Main radios were talking about it.Not to mention the Internet.
Nomination: Polish Graphic Design Project of the Year 2012
facebook.com/mayamural2012 over 1.000 fans
pinterest.com/mayamural - over 4.000 fans - biggest in Poland
twitter.com/mayamural - over 1.000 followers
see more: mayamural.tumblr.com
Thank You& havea nice2013
Michał Pałasz