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„People see me as a colourful character. But inside I have far more colours than they can see. I paint to show them to the world.”
Who I am
I'm Krzysztof Lewandowski, a painter and performer. I also take photos and make short films. On social media and in the streets of Warsaw people know me as Running Art: the guy who runs through the city with his paintings.
How I paint
My style owes a lot to the streets of Berlin. My latest works sit where Warsaw tradition meets the Berlin avant-garde.
I experiment with form, texture and material: fluorescent paint, aluminium foil, bubble wrap. I keep looking for new ways to build a painting.
Lately I'm drawn to contrast: a bright, glossy object on a grey, matte, rough background, like a sticker on a wall. To me a sticker is a sign of rebellion, something that turns up in a space even when it's hard to explain. These paintings will age and grey over time. Their essence will stay.
What I paint
I don't stick to one subject. I paint personal and social themes, dreams and dreamlike images, and in the Colour of Masculinity series I look at men and emotions today. Every painting can be a story of its own: one person's story, or an attempt to catch something that's hard to put into words.
See the Colour of Masculinity series
Press
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Short bio
Krzysztof Lewandowski (Running Art) is a painter and performer from Warsaw. His paintings bring together Warsaw tradition and the Berlin avant-garde, using fluo paint, aluminium foil and bubble textures. He takes his art out onto the streets. His work has been shown at the Night of Skyscrapers in Warsaw, the Fashion Is Art Warsaw festival, the Water Tower in Malbork, and at Community Cup, Wernisaż Café & Bar and U Krawca Cafe, among others.
Let's talk
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