Banksy posted a photo of the mural — a girl gymnast performing a handstand on a small pile of concrete rubble — on Instagram.
abc.net.au/news/banksy-graffiti-appears-in-war-scarred-ukrainian-town/101647648Renowned graffiti artist Banksy has unveiled a work in the Ukrainian town of Borodyanka, which was occupied by Russia until April and heavily damaged by fighting in the early days of Moscow's invasion.The artwork revealed by Banksy on Instagram portrays a gymnast performing a handstand on a pile of rubble
Another piece in Banksy's signature style, featuring a child judo-flipping a larger man, was spotted in the same townBanksy posted a photo of the mural — a girl gymnast performing a handstand on a small pile of concrete rubble — on Instagram late on Friday. It was painted onto the wall of a building damaged by shelling.
At least one other piece of new graffiti in Banksy's signature style, although not posted by the mercurial artist on social media, was also spotted in Borodyanka, portraying a man being judo-flipped by a much smaller child. The symbolism of that piece was unmistakeable: an allusion to the biblical story of David and Goliath, the unlikely triumph of the underdog, as well as a nod to Russian President Vladimir Putin's much-publicised love of the Japanese martial art.Several curious onlookers came to see the artwork, some of whom had made the 60-kilometre drive from Ukraine's capital city, Kyiv.
"This is such a historic moment for our country, that people like Banksy and other famous figures are coming here and showing the world what Russia has done to us," said one of the visiting Kyivans, 31-year-old Alina Mazur.
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