WYDZIERGAĆ SIEBIE I ŚWIAT. BOMBARDOWANIE WŁÓCZKĄ JAKO ZJAWISKO SPOŁECZNO-KULTUROWE
KNITTING THE SELF AND THE WORLD. YARN BOMBING AS A SOCIO-CULTURAL PHENOMENON

Summary/Abstract: Knitting graffiti is a form of street art rapidly expanded and gained popularity around the globe. Yarn bombing is the practice of affixing knitted and crocheted works in the space of the town. This form of activity is not only an attempt to change the aesthetics of public space but also a kind of micropolitical action and the form of craftivism. In the presented article I examine this colorful and “warm” form of graffiti by concentrating on issues such as knitting and identity, the importance of creativity in everyday life and yarn bombing as integrating aesthetic phenomenon.

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