There is a usual, “nicely” painted house at Klimentovsky passage. Some time ago this wall looked differently…

This is how it looked. Here was a work of Zoom – talented street artist: a graffiti based on a well-known movie. The inscription appeared later. Don’t know, who’ve made it, but it’s not a part of the original idea.

Evidently, this work was considered to be an act of vandalism, so it was painted over.

The colour is quite incorrect, but who cares? White over yellow is no problem, “vandalism” is much worse! The fact that Zoom’s works are bright, expressive, rememberable, creative and just beautifying Moscow, doesn’t matter, right? Well, the taste is really subjective: somebody does have it, somebody doesn’t. A person without a taste may not distinguish a really cute work from a bad word graffiti. But such a repaint is an act of vandalism itself, as I think. This is disrespect to passers, spoil of the city views. Why was this decision made? Or is it me, who doesn’t understand something?

Some more sad facts. Comrade Saakhov disappeared from Bolshaya Polyanka near the “Polyanka” metro station.

How it was:

How it is now:

The hunters were also destroyed. That was one of my favorite Zoom’s works.

How it was:

How it is now:

The “Stop drinking” work also disappeared at Bolshaya Serpukhovskaya. I’ve written about it recently. The inscription is the only thing that remained.

A day or two ago I’ve went to take a photo of a new Zoom’s work near the Paveletsky railway station. It was Freddy Krueger, crocheting a sock, accompanied by an inscription “Please, be kinder”. This is one of Zoom’s series. But when I’ve come, the work wasn’t there. It was destroyed less than a day after creation.

Haven’t seen myself, but heard that another work of this series, the one with Darth Vader, was also destroyed near Andreevsky Bridge (“Frunzenskaya” metro station).

So sad.

Some nice moments: a photo of a Zoom’s work at the street with one of the strangest names in Moscow: Shipok (a nip). Nobody knows the true story of this name, but some say that long time ago customs were here. So, newly arrived merchant had been being searched for illegal stuff.

30, Shipok Street.

Unfortunately, there are less and less quality work on the streets: the old ones are being overpainted, new ones appear too rare. I don’t like the new big graffities, looking like political agitation or an advertisement. I hope that good street-art is having something like vacation now and will come back to Moscow soon