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Martial art: Bansky paints a Judo scene on the ruins in Ukraine

Martial art ed graphic art meet on ruins of cities bombed by the Russians in Ukraine: l’artist e writer anonymous Banskyknown for his civil and political commitmentit could be theauthor of some works that appeared on the walls of the city of Borodyanka30 km northwest of Kiev.

One of these depicts a highly evocative martial combat scene: and bambino that projects an adult with a Judo techniquedrawn on a Wall of a building destroyed e riddled with shots.

L’iconography choice is deliberately allusive: dal bambino who manages to throw an adult opponent much larger than him at the chosen discipline (lo Judodiscipline practiced by Putin), tracing the well-known story of David versus Goliath.

Putin, black belt of Judo and well-known lover ofmartial artalso made in 2008 a video entitled “Let’s learn Judo with Vladimir Putin“.

In February Putin was suspended by the IJF (International Judo Federation) from his office of honorary president ed ambassadorfollowing theinvasion of Ukraine by Russia.

The city of Borodyanka was heavily bombed in an attempt by the Russians to obtain the control of the capital When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24ending up under the blows ofheavy artillery. Con l’area completely besieged civilians have suffered from hunger as long as the Ukrainian forces have they have it regained in April.

On the destroyed city walls others have also appeared muralsdisseminated by Bansky on its social channels, which feature a gymnast do a free handstand (handstand) and another rhythmic gymnastwith a neck braceperform with the tape.

Bansky, British artist under which pseudonym many believe that a collectivehas not officially confirmed the authorship of graffitialthough many believe plausible that they are hisconsidering what stile and the political message implied.

Many argue that it is wandering around the streets of Ukraine for some time ma no one has ever seen him make his works.

Bansky it is not new to such artistic performances: previously his paintings have also appeared on ruins of bombed-out buildings in Gaza.

The last time the artist worked for support Ukraine it was a marchwhen has auctioned some of his works to finance the pediatric hospital bigger than Kievl’Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospitalwhere they are treated seriously ill children and of war wounded from the beginning ofRussian invasion.