Banksy claims several new works that appeared this summer in England

Published on : 08/13/2021 – 22:56

Banksy claims authorship of several works that have recently appeared in England. The British street artist posted, Friday, August 13, a video of just over three minutes on Instagram, entitled “A Great British Spraycation”.

The clip represents the summer journey of the artist who travels aboard a tired motorhome, spray paint in the cooler.

On a concrete buttress of an English beach, Banksy added a rat, his favorite rodent, sipping a cocktail in a deckchair.

Another work, painted just above a bench, represents a funfair machine clamp, making passers-by who sit on it a prize or a plush to win.

Above a bulky dumpster, the artist has made a gull appear ready to feast.

Echoing the environmental crisis, a stenciled painting shows three children, one of whom is bailed with a bucket, on a corrugated iron boat resting against a green brick wall, with the inscription “We’re all in the same boat “(” We are all in the same boat “).

In the small town of King’s Lynn in eastern England, Banksy gives the statue of engineer Frederick Savage, famous for his steam engines, an ice cream cone and tongue to savor it.

On the roof of a bus shelter, he invites dancers and an accordion player, on a miniature house of the Merrivale Model Village, a mention “Go big or go home”.

In recent years, the contemporary Bristol artist, who skilfully maintains the mystery of his identity, has kept contemporary art circles spellbound with his emblematic causes – migrants, opposition to Brexit, denunciation of Islamists – and has driven sales to auction.

In March, a work honoring caregivers reached a record amount of 20 million euros, intended for the British public health service.

With AFP