{"id":64316,"date":"2022-03-11T15:56:50","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T15:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=64316"},"modified":"2022-03-12T13:26:31","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T13:26:31","slug":"ukraine-mural-goes-viral-i-had-no-idea-it-would-have-the-connection-it-has-had","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2022\/03\/11\/ukraine-mural-goes-viral-i-had-no-idea-it-would-have-the-connection-it-has-had\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine mural goes viral: \u201cI had no idea it would have the connection it has had\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A painting in Cathays is being shared with people across the world on social media<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A MURAL featuring Ukraine\u2019s capital Kyiv reflected in a weeping eye has appeared in Cardiff and been shared around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within the eye a silhouette of Saint Sophia Cathedral can be seen with a fire cloud rising in the distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Southsea street artist, My Dog Sighs, painted the piece as a way of expressing the helplessness he felt in watching the conflict unfold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said: \u201cI painted the piece while on a book signing and mural painting tour of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t my intention to paint the piece but after sitting in my hotel room watching the news, I felt I needed to somehow capture the feeling, the helplessness I felt and to document it in the only way I knew how – to throw paint at a wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI got up early, loaded my van with paint, found a spot and painted it. I had no idea it would have the connection it has had. It\u2019s quite remarkable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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