Aesthetics of revolution or a new form of nationalism? Street art in Kiev in the years 2013–2016 Cover Image

Estetyka rewolucyjna czy nowa forma nacjonalizmu? Sztuka ulicy w Kijowie w latach 2013–2016
Aesthetics of revolution or a new form of nationalism? Street art in Kiev in the years 2013–2016

Author(s): Ewa Sułek
Subject(s): Sociology of Art
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: street art; mural; Maydan of Independence; Kiev; revolution; protest art; conflict art

Summary/Abstract: From the very beginning the revolution in Maydan in Ukraine was marked by artistic activities,which were slowly changing into an aesthetic, political, social and personal message. Artbecame an individual way to express resistance against Russia, an attempt to find identity anda way to fight against pessimism and hopelessness. It was also wisely used to build the certainimage of the revolution and the protesters. Street art created during the revolution in 2013and 2014 came out with the specific iconography. The article is research on that iconography,and the latter phenomenon in Kiev – the continuation of the revolutionary street art in formof big scale murals.

  • Issue Year: 12/2017
  • Issue No: 243
  • Page Range: 68-78
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish
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