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After Banksy, another graffiti artist has traveled to Ukraine: Salvatore Benintende alias TVBOY.

The Italian artist, who lives in Barcelona, ​​has been invited to Ukraine by the Cesvi Foundation, one of the largest humanitarian organizations in Italy. The 42-year-old visited the cities of Bucha and Irpin. The two small towns were badly damaged by the war. Mass graves were discovered in both places after the Russian occupation.

This is what the graffiti looks like:

On one of the graffiti, a girl paints a peace sign in the colors of the Ukrainian national flag.

Another child adds the word “War” to a stop sign – a call to end the war.

Another factory is opposite a football field. Two boys wear a sweater with the inscription “Peace” (peace) and “Hope” (hope).

A work for the destroyed cultural center in Irpin shows a little girl reprimanding an armed soldier.

The city council of Bucha was happy with the graffiti. In a public statement, the local government wrote:

Ukraine graffiti in Barcelona

It’s not TVBOY’s first street art that addresses Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine. In Barcelona, ​​​​​​where the artist has his residence and a design studio, murals in the colors of the Ukrainian national flag appear from time to time.

The artist is best known in Barcelona, ​​​​​​Spain for his political artwork. His style is influenced by the American pop art movement, especially Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Keith Haring. These murals belong to his repertoire:

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