Street artist: Tallinn’s legal graffiti walls provide important opportunities

For works of street art, life can be fleeting. Sometimes new pieces can even be painted over with new works within a matter of minutes. ERR’s Russian-language portal correspondent Regina Pichugina has been examining some of the intricacies of legal graffiti in Tallinn. Recently, the City of Tallinn opened up its third legal graffiti wall – this time in the Mustamäe district. “We have opened this legal wall. At the opening there were a lot of artists and professionals as well as some absolute beginners when it comes to graffiti. Then we ran a workshop that resulted in us creating a colorful and exotic underwater aquarium [scene],” said Estonian graffiti artist Minty Shrimp. The graffiti and street art world is one in which art meets concrete walls and spray paint becomes a tool for self-expression. Graffiti is not just about drawings on the streets, it is the language of the city, which speaks to people through colors and shapes. “I like it a lot. It’s a big area and I think it’s very democratic. If a person has an idea or wants to show something or make something beautiful, they just need to come here. You don’t need a gallery,...