Bezt
Street ArtistPainterKnown for:
Large-scale folkloric murals (as half of Etam Cru) and richly layered studio paintings
Education:
Strzeminski Academy of Fine Arts, Lodz (graduated 2012)
Mateusz Gapski, known as Bezt, is a Polish muralist and painter who co-founded the street art duo Etam Cru with Sainer. He began making graffiti in 1999 and later studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz. Together, Etam Cru became known for building-sized murals rich in folklore, mysticism, and humor, painted with rollers and locally sourced house paint. Bezt's solo studio work, primarily acrylic on linen, explores themes of memory, duality, and Eastern European cultural identity. He is based in Turek, Poland.
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Acrylic paint — pigment suspended in an acrylic polymer emulsion — dries quickly to a water-resistant finish and can be thinned with water or medium. Introduced commercially in the 1950s, it became the dominant alternative to oil paint for contemporary painters working in flat color, mixed media, and large-scale formats.
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Primary studio medium: acrylic on linen.
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Oil paint — pigment suspended in a drying oil, typically linseed — has been the dominant painting medium since the fifteenth century. It dries slowly, allowing extended blending, and produces a rich, luminous surface. Available from dozens of manufacturers at student through professional grades.
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Last updated March 20, 2026
