VILNIUS STREET ART
1. ERNEST ZACHAREVIC
2. ARYZ
Liubarto bridge
Dainavos g. 5
At first glance, Vilnius may not look like the type of place that’s full of eye-catching street art. However, if you know where to go, you’re bound to find urban murals by Millo, Os Gemeos, Mobstr, and many others. One of the local street art paintings has even been making rounds in the international media.
The town’s street art often includes intricate details that play with lines and geometric forms, or messages that fit well with the building or area surrounding a given work of street art. Grab this map and discover the work of locals and visiting artists. Conveniently located in the central town, they’re all easy to visit on foot.
In Greek mythology, the Titan At-
las was tasked with holding the sky
on his shoulders. While in architec-
ture, an atlas is a support structure
sculpted in the form of a man, often
used in place of a column. Two of
them by Lithuania’s Ernest Zacha-
revic now hold the western end of
Liubartas’ bridge in place.
This work by Spanish artist Aryz came
to be thanks to the Vilnius Street Art
Festival, which has brought many
world-renowned names to town. Aryz
is famous for his carefully planned
street art paintings. Here, the hors-
es immediately catch the eye, but
there’s much more detail to the mural
worth carefully observing.
5. TANK PETROL
3. M-CITY
4. PAULĖ BOCCULAITĖ
Kražių g. 7
V. Mykolaičio-Putino g. 5
Gedimino pr. 29A
Manchester’s Tank Petrol is known
for his portraits of women, one of
which appeared in town after the
Vilnius Street Art Festival. Both the
woman and the eagle on her right
slowly vanish, as if becoming free.
The wall is ideal for the piece - one
of Vilnius’ oldest prisons is on the
other side.
A work by Polish graphic artist Ma-
riusz Waras, known in the street art
world as M-City. True to his style,
the piece on Vilnius’ Palace of Trade
Unions plays on depth and form with
black and white colours, echoing an
industrial style.
Local artist Paulė Bocculaitė painted Frida just opposite the sculpture of
Lithuanian writer Žemaitė. As Ms Boccu-
laitė herself put it, if the two would have ever met in real life, Frida would inquire
as to why Žemaitė’s wearing a headscarf, the Lithuanian’s response would centre
around identity, and from that moment
on they’d have plenty to talk about.
7. IGNAS LUKAUSKAS
6. ADOMAS ŽUDYS
A. Juozapavičiaus g. 7
Konstitucijos pr. 23
The Lithuanian artist Adomas Žudys experiments with combining digital
and street art. This work was com-
missioned by Vidmantas Martikonis
as a new and unique addition to his
private collection - a portrait cre-
ated with digital technology, trans-
ported onto a building.
Lithuanian architect Ignas Lukaus-
kas was tasked with bringing the
building of the Lithuanian Parlia-
ment’s garage to life, and suggested
that it should become a waterfall.
The idea was carried out at the 2016
Vilnius Street Art Fest. You can view
this piece up close by walking down
Žvejų Street or from afar, standing on Žygimantų Street on the opposite bank of the river.
8. ASYLUMRinktinės g. 2
The local street artist Asylum cre-
ated this work on a building that will
soon be demolished. However, it’s
uniquely tied to his life - he squatted
in this same building with a group
of artists. Although they didn’t live
there permanently, it had a signifi-
cant impact on the creative lives of
the group.
9. JURGIS TARABILDAOdminių g. 8
One of the first works that appeared
in town during the Vilnius Street
Art Festival still sits on an Odminių Street’s wall. Lithuanian artist Jurgis
Tarabilda says that streets can be-
come a free art gallery and this piece
is here to demonstrate that a paint-
ing on a city wall isn’t necessarily the
work of vandals.
11. ANTANAS DUBRA
10. COLLECTIVE WORK
Šv. Ignoto g. 4
K. Kalinausko g. 3
The walls surrounding the square
that houses a statue of Frank Zappa
are lined with street art in a variety
of styles and colours. As you stand
facing the statue, make sure to also
head in the direction of the building
on your right to check out its walls.
This piece decorates the entrance
to the Pasaka cinema, who also
commissioned it. The rather sinis-
ter-looking characters of Alice in
Wonderland have their eyes on who-
ever is coming through the cinema’s
door.
13. AEON
12. MARLA SINGER
Olimpiečių g.
Užupio g. 2A
The end of Olimpiečių Street close to Žirmūnų Bridge houses a rowing centre. There’s a pathway connect-
ing the centre to the riverbank used
to carry canoes. It is here, right by
the river, that you’ll find Aeon’s por-
traits of women among many ev-
er-changing tags.
It’s only fitting that the Bohemian
district of Užupis should host this work by Lithuanian artist and pho-
tographer Marla Singer. Borrowing
motifs from Eugène Delacroix’s Lady
Liberty Leading the People, the work
is a call to legalise cannabis.
15. SEPE & CHAZME
14. AUŠRA BAGOČIŪNAITĖ
Kauno g. 1
Arklių g. 5
This piece by Lithuanian artist and
director Aušra Bagočiūnaitė depicts people going to see a play at a the-
atre. Joining them are the play’s
characters, who look a lot like pup-
pets - no wonder, because the Vilnius
Puppet Theatre Lėlė is just on the left.
The street artist duo from Warsaw
created this painting on this empty
Kauno Street wall - a firewall that
was supposed to separate two adja-
cent buildings. The second building
was never constructed, leaving a
perfect canvas for street art.
17. OS GEMEOS
16. MILLO
Pylimo g. 60
Pylimo g. 56
The duo from São Paulo are among
the top names in street art. They
dropped by during the Vilnius Street
Art Festival to pay respect to their
Lithuanian grandfather, who’s pic-
tured sitting in the palm of a giant in
this mural.
The Italian artist Millo is said to usu-
ally depict urban scenes - cities and
people within them. His work on the
building opposite Halės Market is no exception. The town that sprung up
on one of the neighbourhood’s most
prominent walls is teeming with life.
19. SEIKON, KRIK KONG, SZYMA
18. MINDAUGAS BONANU, DOMINYKAS ČEČKAUSKAS
Drujos g.
Pylimo g. 66
It is fair to say that this work of street
art is a true local superstar. Original-
ly, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin
shared a kiss, but the initial painting
was vandalised and later changed.
You may have seen it in the New York
Times or in one of many other inter-
national media outlets, but seeing it
live is well worth your time, too.
The corner of Drujos and Aušros
Vartų streets hosts three distinct works by Polish artists, which match
incredibly well. Krik Kong is the au-
thor of the middle piece and the bald
guy you see in his work is a recurring
character. To the right are Seikon’s
precise lines, and Szyman’s work is
the first on the left.
21. OPEN GALLERY
20. MOBSTR
Vytenio g. 50
Pelesos g. 1
Open Gallery is a project by the Art
Factory LOFTAS - the town’s hippest
event space and cultural centre.
The interdisciplinary project brings
together many forms of urban ex-
pression in the industrial district of
Naujamiestis, including street art
and visual installations.
Mobstr is a true poet among street
artists. The anonymous London-
er is known for his short and per-
fectly-timed phrases that pop-up
around the world. In Vilnius, he cre-
ated a play on Andy Warhol’s quote,
which now sits on the walls of what
used to be the town’s taxi depot.
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