Tagged: art

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    Bear Witness 5:01 am on September 2, 2026 Permalink | | Reply
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    A Russian sculptor spent years turning the entrance of his ordinary Soviet apartment block into something resembling a fantasy palace.

    The entrance is located at 9 Lermontova Street in Abakan, Siberia, and is the work of local sculptor Mikhail Khafizov.

    Khafizov transformed ordinary pipes into elaborate columns, added giant Atlases holding up the entrance canopy, and surrounded the building with sculptures including a golden lion and a massive bench. There’s even a roughly 10-foot-tall Gulliver in the courtyard.

    He reportedly created the decorations himself and paid for them out of his own pocket.

    Meanwhile, your landlord still won’t fix the elevator.

    Original source: Prima TV

     
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    Bear Witness 8:24 am on August 18, 2026 Permalink | | Reply
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    Marge Simpson gets the Arkhangelsk treatment in this street artwork by Russian artist Shipao.

    Shipao turned the fire-damaged wooden house into part of the piece, using the blackened window as Marge’s famous towering hair.

    His caption makes it even better: “I think I know who the arsonist is.”

    Original artist: Shipao

     
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    Bear Witness 4:37 am on August 7, 2026 Permalink | | Reply
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    Giant Kolobok Appears in Moscow Ahead of New Movie

    A giant inflatable Kolobok—the famous round character from a classic Russian folk tale—has appeared in central Moscow to promote an upcoming film adaptation.

    In the original story, Kolobok rolls away from his grandparents, escapes several hungry animals, and is eventually outsmarted by a fox.

     
  • Bear Witness

    Bear Witness 10:35 am on August 2, 2026 Permalink | | Reply
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    If HoldMyVodka ever had an official artist, it might just be Srulneg.

    The Russian artist blends dark humor, vodka, sarcasm and everyday absurdity into paintings that feel like internet memes brought to life.

    This one features a mallard smoking a cigarette, carrying a bottle of Absolut Vodka, flipping off a flock of migrating birds, and seemingly deciding that flying south is overrated.

    Artist: @srulneg_art

     
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    Bear Witness 7:53 am on July 8, 2026 Permalink | | Reply
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    “Spiral of Gopnik Swagger,” 2022
    Art by Daniil Kudryashov

     
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