Paweł „Paulus” Mazur

 Pure Sure was published during the time of the Polish transformation (1989–1990), which resulted in the development of significant tools of expression and a portrayal of a mood of absurdity and distance. Having observed the socio-political changes taking place, Mazur created a surreal

comic book magazine, employing distortion and symbolism. The socio-political atmosphere and everyday difficulties inspired Mazur, who did not agree with living ’under the Soviet boot’, unable to live a normal life. His political commitment, expressed both visually and poetically, in music and

performance, as well as through his individual and Totart Formation’s work, is an often-perverse commentary on life in the reality at the time.

The social and political moods of the second half of the 1980s were a point of reference and inspiration for attempts to establish and find one’s place within the existing reality. The activities of Totart provided a sharp commentary on the atmosphere in the Polish People’s Republic at the time. Happenings in uniform constituted, according to their authors, a kind of mockery of the strategies promoted by the authorities, which aimed at unifying and uniforming all public services, such as the militia, fire brigades or forest guards.

The group’s activities were usually collective in nature, as evidenced by sztrajfy – the painted fabrics, collectively prepared by Totart members, often spontaneously during public performances.

The social and political moods of the second half of the 1980s were a point of reference and inspiration for attempts to establish and find one’s place within the existing reality. The activities of Totart provided a sharp commentary on the atmosphere in the Polish People’s Republic at the time. Happenings in uniform constituted, according to their authors, a kind of mockery of the strategies promoted by the authorities, which aimed at unifying and uniforming all public services, such as the militia, fire brigades or forest guards.

The group’s activities were usually collective in nature, as evidenced by sztrajfy – the painted fabrics, collectively prepared by Totart members, often spontaneously during public performances.