Seize the Coffee or Seize the Cat? (Moscow, Russia)

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The first Graffiti mural I encountered in Moscow was not in a very good shape. Sadly, many parts of it have been defaced and some bits are totally ruined. There are all kinds of tags and scribbles over the drawings... even so, there are a few good parts to be appreciated.

This is located at a parking lot, so I couldn't capture the entire mural in the same frame. I tried to take shots from several angles, but as you can see, the cars made it impossible.

I took a few overall shots of the whole piece and in all of them, most of the drawings are hidden. Here's a good shot to see the top center image, of a girl looking out from a window.

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It's such a soothing image, isn't it?

I took a close up shot of each part of the mural, so you can better see the details of these drawings. Some are calm and cool, others are more lively and fun. But overall, these Graffiti have seen better days.

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It seems like the above drawing was partly destroyed in 2017...

In the next image, you can see the other parts of the mural. There's the face of a girl at the left, a crazy bird at the center and two funny characters on the right.

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Let's see them one by one.

Here's the girl's face, with a lot of extra "make up" that someone decided to add, a few years down the line. Rumours say, she was losing colour. I can't confirm or deny those rumours. 😂

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The crazy bird doesn't seem very happy. Does he? Looks like he's not coping very well with the passage of time. 🤔

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This couple of creatures was my favourite. Two souls happily dancing together, without a care in the world! 😳

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I found this mural right next to a really awesome looking hotel, named Sleepy Tom.

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The old car by the entrance gave it some charm... and the sign by the tree, a bit of inspiration for the day ahead. It reads:

  • Захвати кофе а потом мир (Seize the coffee and then the world)

 
I think that changing two letters would make it a lot funnier, then this sentence would be:

  • Захвати кот а потом мир (Seize the cat and then the world) 😂 😂 😂

CameraPanasonic Lumix DC-TZ90
LocationMoscow - Russia
Photos2 Untouched
5 Edited with GIMP




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The graffiti seems like profesionally made. Thanks to you for curating these. And you know, after sometime you have turned into graffiti expert!

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Lol... I will seize the cat first then thr coffee😆 won't spent my time seize the world, it's too big for my tiny hands😀

The grafitti still looks awesome to me, the girl's face no matter how many additional make up she had, she still has the beautiful eyes and lips

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Thanks, @cicisaja. I'm happy to hear that you liked it. 😊

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hail cat people!

Lol... I will seize the cat first then thr coffe

I agree about the woman's face.

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In Moscow, officials do not like graffiti. They paint them over and they can give a fine to the artist if they recognize him.

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That's strange, seeing that every mural is signed. Looks like the artists aren't afraid of some fines. 😂

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Or the drawings must be approved by officials. Get permission to draw

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Didn't know that. I think it makes sense though.

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It does look as if it has seen better times. I think it might have looked quite nice when it was new! Thanks for sharing :)

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Yes, I agree. It has suffered a bit, over the years. Thanks for stopping by!

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Well structured and written post @trincowski. The big murales is a clear reference to Salvador Dali - Figure at the Window.

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Wow, what a captivating image... just checked about the artist and it seems it was his sister in the painting.

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Yes it was... still is 😊. Also, not Dalí usual style or what he came to be recognised for.🕔

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Thanks for sharing this information. You have a good memory. I had seen this painting a long time ago but forgotten about it until now. 😮

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Oh well my virtual friend, Google helped a bit, I must confess I did not remenber the title 😅

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what a pity it did not survive..........nice graffiti though

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Graffiti will always be an ephemeral form of art. Some works will last a long time, others are gone as quickly as a sand castle... 😶

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We will have winter very soon... :( beautiful post...

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How's the weather over there, on this time of year? Will you be watching Onuka, live at Kiev or Odessa? 😎

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i like the girl at the window. it has something relaxing and it is a stark antithesis next to the colorful and dynamic graffiti.
nice find thx for sharing.

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You're welcome, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

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What I liked most is the back of the girl graffiti, even if it's half destroyed.

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Graffiti works come and go... maybe next year there will be something different in the same wall. Thanks for your visit.

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that's beautiful..... street art is the soul of urban cities

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Thanks. Some of them are so good that we can't even think about the walls without them! 😎

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Wow, amazing! I find the last one to be especially funny, drawn by someone with a good sense of humor :D :D LD

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Yeah, for sure! Their signatures are always so unreadable!!! I wonder who the author is. 😶

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