Sobyanin will clean Moscow with graffiti

Sergei Sobyanin plans to improve the appearance of Moscow with graffiti. The mayor said that he wanted to use street art to decorate the facades of abandoned houses and walls of underground crossings. According to him, street artists will help make the urban space "cleaner, brighter and more beautiful." On what conditions will be carried out by these socially useful work is still unknown. PublicPost asked the artists from different cities whether they are ready to work on Sobyanin and ennoble Moscow.

Pasha 183 , Moscow:

"In Europe, how this happens-they invite quite famous and interesting artists, and everyone makes some object in the city, maybe even in the center. Here I was-there-there Obey (Frank Shepard Feyri" Obiy "-an American street artist-ed.) Has stunning things . They also go at the level of ennolation of the city. This format is also interesting. But if it will be the next design, as it will be the next design, as it will be the next design. We were formed by the CTP booths (in 2010, the Graffiti-Festival “The Energy of Dreams” was held in Moscow, within which street artists were engaged in the artistic design of the alarm of heat substitutions-approx. Ed.), This is the nonsense of the dog and, to be frankly, the laundry of money was simply launched. Sobyanin, it is only interesting.

Incubus Project , St. Petersburg:

“I don’t see anything reprehensible in this. Although it is believed that the street artist should be on the side of the people, he is still primarily an artist, and if he can solve the issue of empty and boring urban walls, then why not.

I would with great pleasure to participate in a similar project on the condition that I would not be asked to portray a scene from folk epics or something else that satisfies the imagination of the LOCK. "

Glory to the PTRK , Yekaterinburg:

“I’m afraid that the idea will be spoiled by fulfillment: corruption, livestock, hopeless stupidity and unwillingness to delve into the essence of the issue - the main characteristics of our authorities at all levels. So they can do everything and do nothing. The artist can cooperate with the authorities, but he must clearly foresee all the risks and underwater stones. He must make sure that he is not used, and vice versa, try to find more as possible as much as possible The pluses for their creativity should give artists enough freedom in self -expression.

Andrey Aber , Novosibirsk:

“The cooperation of the street artist with the municipality in Russia is now a very long and complex process. The USSR bureaucratic heritage will make itself felt for a long time. The artist must collaborate with the administration, and his task lies not only in the idea and the embodiment of the author’s intention, but also to prevent the project from sliding to the formalism that was accustomed to our country.

Street art generally performs a large number of functions, including improving the external appearance of the city. In order to achieve this particular goal, competent young curators are needed that will take on the function of the link between the administration and artists.

Attract students thin. universities that would work for the sake of self -realization for a meager reward, it seems to me, is ridiculous. The work of professionals must be paid adequately. "

Andrey FAV , Ivanovo:

“In general, I have a positive attitude to such an initiative, if everything is correctly implemented in practice. If cooperation is beneficial for the artist, I don’t see anything bad in this. Graffiti may well be used to improve the appearance of the city. But not always everywhere. Everything should be to the place. I would personally participate on the following conditions: travel to Moscow and the city for the time of work, payment of expenditure materials, the proper payment itself. There are also many nuances that play a role: trust in the artist, providing freedom of creativity, the right approach to business.

Misha Most , Moscow:

"It is not clear how the selection of works and participants will take place. In the experience with Mosenergo's boards there was a lot of cavard and as a result a bunch of terribly painted surfaces. I would not want to be dry administrative management. Each transition should have an individual approach. Each object should do either one person or a group of like -minded people. The design of the object should be attached to the place ... also do not get to go to the place themes - there should be more geometric, color, abstract solutions.