Karski (1974) is an artist from the Netherlands. He has a background in graphic design and the academy of fine arts and was heavily involved in graffiti scene since the early eighties. Karski picked up the spray can when he was only 10 years old. Karski has a passion for traveling and creating art. He happy that he can combine these passions in his daily life.
His work is known for the use of original and vivid colour combinations. It contains realistic, graphic and abstract elements often with surprising depth as well as incredible amounts of dynamic. Photography, being a part on his curriculum, aroused his interest in the creative part of this discipline. This clearly shows in his current work.
When Karski painted his first big mural in the slums of Harare, Zimbabwe, he found out how much a painting does for the people living close proximity.. Before the paintings were made, people where ashamed to tell others they were living in this area, but after the paintings were finished, people became proud to say they were living in one of the “art buildings”. The fact that Karski his art can make people feel proud of their neighborhood is more than a positive side effect.
For Karski, art is a way to express himself, and doing big murals such as these is what makes him feel alive. Each of his paintings tells a story. It is therefore that he truly is a modern storyteller.
Karski his murals didn’t go unnoticed. In 2017 he was granted the “Dutch StreetArt Award” for the “Best Dutch Mural”.
