BROOKLYN STREET ART LOVES YOU MORE EVERY DAY
The frank pop symbolism and dark sarcasm of artists like Banksy and the early punk graphics of albums and ‘zines has reached into the monumental public murals of today and this new one of a ballerina balancing on a lit bomb is an apt example. Idealized beauty teetering upon disaster is an image that you’ll understand quickly. Certainly everyone has experienced this feeling at one point in life, if not many points.
INO. Work in progress for ArtUnitedUs in Kiev, Ukraine. (photo © INO)
Greek artist INO may have familiarity with “Instability”, the name of the piece, which could easily apply to economic matters in that country. The symbolism of paintings will of course be interpreted by the viewer, as ever, and instability often applies to our politics, our trade relations, our warring countries and cities, immigration of refugees, access to clean food and water, our shifting environment, even our our banking systems. Ukraine itself has suffered the crisis of war and division in recent years as well, so this mural may evoke emotions which people in Kiev can relate to.
INO. Work in progress for ArtUnitedUs in Kiev, Ukraine. (photo © INO)
The monochrome figure, split across the middle and slightly shifted to one side, is a common treatment of the subject by INO, as is the accented splash of a bright hue that rides across the composition as different layer. This blue divination of the sky appears to be melting the celestial sphere and dripping downward into the main piece.
Sponsored by the arts organization called ArtUnitedUS, the new mural is 48 meters above the ground and the group says it is the largest that INO has ever created.
INO. Detail. For ArtUnitedUs in Kiev, Ukraine. (photo © INO)
INO. Detail. For ArtUnitedUs in Kiev, Ukraine. (photo © INO)
INO. Detail. For ArtUnitedUs in Kiev, Ukraine. (photo © INO)
INO for ArtUnitedUs in Kiev, Ukraine. (photo © INO)
INO for ArtUnitedUs in Kiev, Ukraine. (photo © INO)
Our sincere thank you to co-founders/curators of Art United Us; Geo Leros, Iryna Kanishcheva, and Waone Interesni Kazki for sharing the project with BSA readers.
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