Since then, according to the art magazine, speculation about the anonymous artist’s presence in Ukraine had increased and, to date, a total of seven works have appeared, some of which appear in his instagram page. The video below shows a part of the creative process of these works, committed to the suffering of the Ukrainian people.
One of the murals represents a judo fight between a man and a boy, who manages to knock the adult down with a wrench and lay him on his back to the ground. According to the magazine, the man could be a representation of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, who is a black belt in judo. Another mural shows two children using one of the metal traps used to stop tanks as a seesaw, while a third mural, painted inside the ruins of a bombed-out building, shows a gymnast doing a headstand exercise. explained The Art Newspaper.
The outlet ensures that Banksy has confirmed the authorship of these works, as well as four other works with different reasons related to the conflict who lives Ukraine. The magazine recalls that the new works are the first public murals by Banksy in more than a year, although the British artist has previously depicted some of his vindictive graffiti in other conflict territories, such as in west bankas an expression of solidarity with the Palestinian people.
