Renowned street artist Banksy has unveiled his latest artwork in an Instagram post — a mural in the liberated Ukrainian town of Borodianka. The artwork shows a female gymnast balancing on a pile of rubble on the side of a building damaged by Russian strikes. The graffiti artist posted three images of the piece Friday on social media, with a simple caption reading “Borodyanka, Ukraine,” using an alternative spelling for the town’s name. Speculation had been mounting that Banksy was in the war-torn country after a series of murals appeared in Borodianka, located about 35 miles northwest of the capital, Kyiv. Borodianka was hit particularly hard by Russian airstrikes in the first few weeks of the conflict. Credit: Ed Ram/Getty Images One artwork, not officially claimed by the artist, depicted a man being flipped during a judo match with a little boy. Another showed two children using a metal tank trap as a seesaw. Borodianka was hit particularly hard by Russian airstrikes at the start of the invasion of Ukraine in February, with many buildings reduced to piles of rubble by long-range attacks. It was home to 13,000 people before the war, but most fled after Russia’s invasion. What was left of Borodianka, after intense shelling and devastating strikes, was then occupied by Russian forces, who moved in on February 28.
via cnn: Banksy unveils mural in Ukrainian town liberated from Russians
siehe auch: Banksy Takes Credit For Bombed-Out Building Art In Ukraine, Could Be Behind More The elusive street artist has copped to one piece in Borodyanka and is presumed responsible for at least three more murals in the war-torn country. Banksy appears to have been to Ukraine. The anonymous British street artist said Friday that he is behind a mural of a gymnast doing a handstand that was painted on a bombed-out building in liberated Borodyanka, near capital city Kyiv. Banksy confirmed the piece was his via Instagram.