Szwedzki

Szwedzki is the tag of a street artist active mainly in the Silesian Voivodeship, creator of murals and graffiti. It is also the name of the character in his typically humorous murals, depicting the same comic-style figure in blue pants and a yellow shirt.

Szwedzki is an immigrant from Sweden living in Sosnowiec. He painted his first murals in 2000. In the early years, his work was sometimes described as vandalism, but in later years, with the growing popularity of street art in Poland, it became accepted as a form of regional art. The artist's goal is to entertain viewers.

In 2013, the character was described in the Katowice supplement of Gazeta Wyborcza as known to everyone. In 2015, the artist was described by Dziennik Zachodni as the Silesian Banksy, and his murals were recognized as the most distinctive regional murals in Poland.

In 2022, he created, among others, a satirical mural about Russian President Vladimir Putin.