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Poland: a 2001 flag proposal

A 2001 proposal

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A 2001 proposal

image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 25 January 2002

Claiming that white and red colors are outdated, obsolete and not relevant in present day's reality, Gdansk's artist, Grzegorz Klaman, is proposing a new flag for the Polish III Republic - white and red separated by the black band to symbolise the mourning for high expectations, dreams of better future and bombastic promises of the politicians of various orientations.
The flag was first hoisted in downtown Cracow on March 15th, 2001 during the art exhibition on "Cold War"
Chrystian Kretowicz, 25 January 2002

Is the Red supposed to be on top, upside down in distress?
Dean McGee, 25 January 2002

Yes, I forgot to add it, that was the intention of the artist.
Chrystian Kretowicz, 26 January 2002

The proposal for the flag of Poland from 2001 by the artist Grzegorz Klaman included 5 versions of the Polish flag instead of just the one shown above, promoting black as the third Polish national color, in different versions:

1. Black / white / red.

image by Christopher M. Smith, 2 October 2020

2. With the Czech triangle in black.

image by Christopher M. Smith, 2 October 2020

3. White / black / red.

image by Christopher M. Smith, 2 October 2020

4. White / red / black.

image by Christopher M. Smith, 2 October 2020

5. Red / black / white.

image by Christopher M. Smith, 2 October 2020

Source: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4QuKtdRWlTs/maxresdefault.jpg box with the different proposals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QuKtdRWlTs video where explains the colours.

Christopher M. Smith, 2 October 2020