Anonymous artist Banksy has revealed seven new works of art in the last seven days, each appearing in a different corner of London.
On Sunday, August 11, the street artist Banksy revealed his seventh work of art consecutive of the week: some swimming piranhas painted on a sentry box of the Municipal Police of London of the nineties.
The public works, located in Ludgate Hillnear St. Paul’s Cathedral, was first seen that Sunday morning and verified by the artist on social networks. Los Banksy translucent fish They form the seventh piece of a series of surprise works with animal themes which started two weeks ago.
Although there has been much speculation about the meaning of the project, Banksy has stated that his intention is raise public spirits in a period when news headlines they have been gloomyas well as highlighting the human capacity for creative play rather than destruction and negativity.
It all started on Monday, August 6, when the artist revealed a perched goat precariously to a ledge from which rocks fell.
Shortly after, on Tuesday, August 6, Banksy posted an image of another animal artwork on his Instagram page. On this occasion, the animal silhouettes were two elephants in Chelsealooking at each other from covered windows, with their trunks almost touching.
Then came three monkeys swinging on a railway bridge in Brick Lane, east London.
Thursday’s contribution was a wolf howling at a satellite dishpositioned as if it were howling at the moon, installed on the roof of a garage in Peckham. However, a few hours after its premiere, the work was stolen by masked individuals.
On Friday, residents of Walthamstow discovered a pair of playful pelicans fishing above a fish and chip shop. On Saturday it appeared a stencil of a cat stretching on a Cricklewood billboard, which was later withdrawn by the contractors citing ‘security reasons’.
Every day the artist has verified these works on his Instagram. Still It is not clear if the artist will continue with this daily animal series. Banksy’s latest street art comes after the Bristol artist became embroiled in controversy.
During the Festival Glastonburythe artist launched an inflatable boat over the audience representing those used by migrants to reach the coasts of other countries. He did it during the punk band’s performances Idles (also from Bristol) and rapper Little Simz.
The then Minister of the Interior, James Cleverlycriticized the performance for “trivializing” boat trips, and described the artistic action as “vile.” In response to Cleverly’s comments, the artist said that what seemed “vile and unacceptable” to him was the “real ship” he finances, referring to the MV Louise Michel, detained by Italian authorities after rescuing 17 unaccompanied children at sea.
The artist, whose identity remains unknown, He last painted in the British capital, when he sprayed green paint on a wall behind a felled tree.
