Russian guerrilla pothole portraits
Russian guerrilla pothole portraits
In protest at the dismal state of the country’s roads, activists are using caricatures to shame authorities into taking action. RFE/RL report
This Street Art has a universal appeal,
because everywhere and always,
Politicians steal.
And in addition to the aesthetic view,
such Art serves a purpose too,
which perhaps can be said categorically,
as well as historically :
To get them to fix the streeti
and hopefully collect the garbage,
beautiful Mosaics as well as graffiti
were found in nearly every city
in ancient Rome and Carthage.
HZL
6/19/15
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Russian politicians mocked with guerrilla pothole portraits
(the Guardian)
Russian activists have taken to showing their anger about the poor state of the country’s roads by painting mocking caricatures of local officials over gaping potholes, transforming them into comically grotesque mouths.
One such image recently discovered in the city of Saratov has drawn significant attention – and even complaints from the politician in question about the accuracy of the depiction.
The portrait of local governor Valery Radayev on a central street in the city has even sparked accusations of a political “hit job”.
In response to the street art, local authorities quickly dispatched a cleaner to the scene, though they were unable to scrub away Radayev’s likeness. Workers then proceeded to paint over the picture, and later filled in the hole.
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