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Mural "Holy Mother of God" (Kyiv)

Ukraine / Kyyivska / Kotsyubynske / Kyiv / Beresteiskyi prospekt
 graffiti, mural

Street art timed to the day of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Murali made Ukrainian artists from «Uptown Team» Team, Zellart studio. Artists: Vladimir Zagorodny, Maxim Kalmykov (Ukraine). Initiator of the project: UpTown. August 28, 2015 Our Lady was consecrated, and priests held office from St. Panteleimon Church. The image of the Virgin Mary on the wall of five-story building has become one of the most controversial works that have appeared in Kiev in the summer of 2015. Despite the fact that the Murano is located opposite the Orthodox Church of St. Panteleimon, he is more like a Catholic stained glass. And whether it is appropriate to draw the Mother of God on the walls? Volodymyr Zagorodny believes that it is appropriate, - in any case, not the artist writes an icon, and a picture. "Seven days passed like one - says work on the mural Zagorodny -. We were treated to tea in the local cafe, and the priest from a nearby church brought us pears and buns." By the way, according to the artist, the idea of ​​Moore's draw on a religious theme he tossed head of the local housing department.
The place is located in Beresteiskyi prospekt, 73/1
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Coordinates:   50°27'27"N   30°24'0"E
This article was last modified 9 years ago