Pasha P183 Dies: Infamous Graffiti Artist Deemed 'Russia's Banksy' Dead at 29, Death Remains a Mystery: Fans Mourn Ski Mask-Flaunting Street Artist's Death on Twitter

Several reports confirm that Pasha P183, the infamous graffiti artist known as "Russia's Bansky," died at the age of 29 in Moscow on Monday, April 1. Details and conditions surrounding the mysterious ski mask-flaunting street artist's death still remain unknown. News of Pasha P183's passing hit the web on Wednesday, and several fans have since hit up Twitter to express their grief and sorrow.

The Teatralnoye Delo theatrical production company officially announced the graffiti artist's death on Wednesday. The company had recently commissioned Pasha P183 to create scenery for the upcoming musical deemed "Todd."

According to Delo's spokeswoman Regina Vartsan, Pasha P183 was a "sincere and open person of remarkable talent and unique vision."

Little is known about the ski mask-flaunting street artist - although he did not like being compared to the famous England-based graffiti artist/political activist/film director/painter, Bansky. According to Pasha P183 (who wore the masks to conceal his identity during interviews), the comparison belittled his own unique style.

Pasha P183 started his graffiti career by painting in the dead of night - his work can be seen throughout the streets of Moscow and Petersburg. One of his most famous pieces features a snow-covered yard with a huge pair of glasses, and a lamppost serving as one arm. Most of his pieces were a reflection of the artist's abhorrence of the commercialization of both art and life.

Pasha P183 commonly described himself as an “anarchist" - he spoke with contempt about the “constant run for money” in Moscow. Even so, he never considered himself a political artist. He once said during a TV interview, “Put simply, I want to teach people in this country to tell lies from the truth and to tell bad from good... This is what our people still cannot do.”

In a recent Facebook post, Pasha P183 wrote: “If I die tomorrow, I can at least feel that I have left something real behind.”

Read Pasha P183's obituary here.

Several fans have since expressed their condolences over Pasha P183's passing on Twitter:

@websterhair: "so is it true? is P183 dead? ...? another amazing talent lost if so. RIP Pasha xx."

@0ccupiedSpaces: "Saddened by the untimely passing of talented #Russian Street #Artist #P183."

@streetartersite: "#streetart by russian #artist P183. R.I.P. 'Expressing your opinion is form of civil defense.'"

RIP, Pasha P183.