Solidarity with Ukraine (Banksy)
Solidarity with Ukraine is an unofficial title often given to the series of Banksy street murals that appeared in Ukraine in November 2022.
Background
[edit]All of the murals in the series portray the reality of war and the suffering of the Ukrainian people. One image of a woman in a bathrobe wearing a gas mask was removed from the wall, believed to be in an attempt to sell and profit from Banksy's artwork.[1] Ukrainian media reported that the perpetrator could face up to 12 years in jail for the crime.[2]
Artwork
[edit]In total, Banksy was responsible for seven different artworks in the nation.[3] Among those:
- two children using a metal tank trap as a seesaw (Kyiv);
- a young boy throwing a man to the floor during a judo match; the man is seen as putin who’s known to have gone in for judo (Borodianka, a rural settlement in Kyiv Oblast);
- a gymnast doing a handstand (Borodianka);
- a woman in her dressing gown, hair in curlers, wearing a gas mask and holding a fire extinguisher (Hostomel, a rural settlement in Kyiv Oblast);
- another gymnast with a ribbon (Irpin, a city in Kyiv Oblast);
- an old bearded man taking a bath (Horenka, a village in Kyiv Oblast);
- the piece in which the artist used an existing graffiti of a penis as a nuclear warhead loaded onto a Russian (marked with Z) armoured military truck (Kyiv).
Children of War and Judo Match were the most notable artworks.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hernández, Javier C. (3 January 2023). "Activist who removed Banksy mural from Kyiv suburb could face prison, police say". The New York Times.
- ^ Harding, Luke (5 January 2023). "'A volatile canvas': Banksy bequest in Ukraine's rubble leaves dilemma for preservers". The Guardian.
- ^ "Banksy - Ukraine (November 2022)". Banksy YouTube. 17 November 2022.