Pereslavl, Russia
граффити - Graffiti has a universal language. I'm not convinced that is a good thing in relation to the art world. In Russia like all places, graffiti can be great art, have a strong message or like a dog pissing on a wall. By it's nature it can be considered vandalism and have anarchy tendencies. At it's best it can give people new insights and create change.
Below are ancient graffiti scratches now at the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia. They are from the later half of the 3rd century BC and were discovered in southern Ukraine on the Black Sea. Scroll down to see various contemporary examples of artist and tagger graffiti that I photographed in Russia.
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Pereslavl
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Pereslavl (artist)
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