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  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/Non-photographic media/Others#Frescos and murals
  •   Info Patriotic graffiti on a wall in Vinnytsia, Ukraine during the war 2022. Too simple to be copyrighted. Graffiti created by an unknown painter, photo created and uploaded by George Chernilevsky, nominated by --Aristeas (talk) 09:46, 24 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  •   Support This looks like a purely political nomination, right? ;–) But it isn’t, I am fascinated by the simple beauty of this picture since I first saw it. There are at least three reasons: (1) Seen as a photo, this is a successful minimalist shot; at first glance it appears like a graphic, but at second glance you can see the stones of the wall, which give the picture reality and materiality. I like this dual nature of the image. (2) When it comes to patriotic images, we like to reach deep into the symbols box – eagles, lightning bolts, weapons, marching soldiers threatening the enemies of the fatherland etc. This would be perfectly understandable in the case of Ukraine, which sees itself threatened with the eradication of its national and cultural identity. Nevertheless, the painter has chosen the simplest and purest symbol: a heart, which, together with the flag, simply expresses love for the homeland. I have never seen a more sympathetic, unproblematic way of depicting patriotism. (3) Now one might say: no reason to feature the picture, you can paint a heart in any flag. But that’s not so, it only works so well with a few national flags (I have tried it). Firstly, because the flag of Ukraine has only two, not three or four stripes, secondly, because the colours just fit perfectly – the red shines out and harmonises perfectly with the blue and yellow. The result is an absolutely simple and absolutely harmonious composition. --Aristeas (talk) 09:58, 24 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  •   Support regardless of the war, I'd have supported this for its simplicity and composition. --SHB2000 (talk) 10:48, 24 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  •   Support for the purity of feelings to an assaulted nation! --Ras67 (talk) 11:49, 24 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  •   Support Poco a poco (talk) 11:59, 24 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  •   Support There is nothing to add to what the nominator wrote --Kritzolina (talk) 13:35, 24 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Indeed ;–). Well, I expected strong head wind to this nomination, therefore I felt the need for a thorough reasoning. But it seems that less words would have been sufficient ;–). --Aristeas (talk) 16:09, 25 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Confirmed results:
Result: 24 support, 1 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /--A.Savin 13:47, 5 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
This image will be added to the FP gallery: Non-photographic media/Others#Frescos and murals
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