By Bejay Browne.
Italian street artist Millo will return to Cyprus in July to create art work on a Paphos building after a piece of his street art was recently painted over, the municipality announced.
Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos extended the invitation to the renowned graffiti artist during a conference call with him, after Paphos reacted angrily when one of his murals, which was part of the town’s Capital of Culture 2017 events, was painted over.
Phedonos expressed his regret about the “unfortunate incident” noting that Millo “showed understanding and said that such unfortunate incidents can occur in the art of graffiti,” but added that the artist should be informed beforehand.
According to the municipality, the artwork was painted on a privately owned building and the owners decided to renovate it.
Millo, born Francesco Camillo Giorgino, is a world-renowned street artist with his work exhibited in Los Angeles, Chicago, Berlin, London, Amsterdam, Milan, Rome, Florence among others.
