Artist unveils ‘Russian Rainbow’ painting on the ‘LGBT movement’ ban in Russia
Russian street artist Philippenzo, full name Filipp Kozlov, has unveiled a new artwork — Russian Rainbow. The canvas consists of six horizontal stripes, similar to the LGBT flag, only in the colours of the Russian tricolour. Russian Rainbow. Photo: Philippenzo / Telegram Philippenzo, who is now living abroad to avoid charges of vandalism, told Novaya Europe that, as with his other paintings, the idea came to him out of the blue. “I don’t set out to paint a specific topic.