On the fourth day of Banksy’s London animal series, the street artist has unveiled a new piece: a howling wolf. Within hours, it has been stolen.
In his fourth consecutive work this week, the anonymous street artist Banksyborn in Bristol, has just presented a wolf howling on top of a building in Peckham, southeast of London.
The stenciled silhouette of lobo is painted on a satellite dish, cleverly transformed into a full moon. However, a few hours after its premiere, the artwork has been removed by two masked individualswho climbed a ladder to recover the satellite dish.
Photos shared on the Internet show a man wearing a black hoodie, blue sweatpants, a mask and gloves, who carries the work under his arm while escaping.
Banksy’s animal saga began on Monday, August 5. The artist presented the first work in the series of animals near Kew Bridge, south west London. The work, created in his characteristic stencil style, represents to a goat with rocks falling below.
After the first work, Banksy The next day he published an image of another artwork animal on his Instagram page. This time, set in Chelsea, it showed two elephants looking at each other from covered windows, their trunks almost touching.
Then three came monkeys swinging on a railway bridge in Brick Lane, east London. ‘Euronews Culture’ spoke to a nearby shopkeeper, who claimed to have seen three men arrive at the location the night before wearing reflective vests. Using a lifting platform, they reached the viewpoint and finished the work.
What does Banksy’s London Zoo series mean?
Although the elusive artistfamous for his political comments, has not given any explanation about his recent series of works, many have speculated on the internet.
In light of the recent and continuing unrest in extreme right In the UK, a popular theory suggests that Banksy is criticizing the wild behavior and chaotic situation that is currently erupting, establishing a parallel between the actions of people and the wild animals in the zoo.
“The goat’s precarious position on the edge reflects the fragile state of British society, which is teetering on the edge of chaos due to the recent riots,” suggested one user on Instagram.
Another wrote, in reference to the elephant work of Banksy: “Walking around and ignoring ‘the elephant in the room’… Perfect representation of the UK right now.”
An equally popular theory suggests that it could be a comment on climate change and how urbanization is driving animals out of cities. “We’ve forced these precious animals to live in a concrete jungle. We suck. We only have one job. Keep Mother Earth alive and safe,” says one commenter.
Another comment responds to the last post of Banksy Over the lobos: “It definitely feels like including people in all these photos is conveying a sense of ignorance towards the nature around them…”
Whether to highlight the political chaos or to criticize urban expansionBanksy’s antics with animals have caused a lot of talk. Since the series will most likely conclude at the end of the week, the question is: What animals will be next?
