Moscow. Unknown assailants threw white paint on the new mural by the British artist known as Banksy, two days after his appearance in London, the newspaper reported this Wednesday. Telegraph.
“The Banksy mural was damaged just two days after it appeared in north London. Vandals threw white paint on the mural before local authorities could install a security fence to protect it,” the outlet noted. .
Last Monday, the artist painted a new mural depicting the top of a tree in the form of smears of green paint in the Finsbury Park neighborhood of north London.
The work is painted on a wall behind a tree with the top cut off so that if the person looks directly at it, it becomes ‘the foliage’ of the tree.
In the lower left corner of the mural, Banksy drew the silhouette of a person with an airbrush in his hands, smeared with green paint.
Banksy is the pseudonym of a British street artist and activist whose identity remains a mystery and his real name is still unknown.
The artist began his career in the late 1990s and uses a variety of techniques including graffiti, shorthand, art posters and art installations.
Banksy’s works are characterized by wit, irony and social criticism. The artist often uses black humor and unexpected contrasts to draw attention to complicated topics such as war, politics, capitalism, violence and vanity.
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– 2024-04-09 07:47:25
