No one knows the identity of one of the most well-known and recognized contemporary living artists, Banksy, but anyone can tell apart his work. His paintings are all over the walls in various places in the world. And people are always looking forward to his new appearances intriguing his audience with the mystery of his identity and attracting attention with his original art.
For about a week people were wondering if the new paintings that appeared in some cities in the UK are done by the artist himself or someone copying him. The mistery was unveiled 3 days ago when Banksy posted a video on his Instagram account showing the process of creating the new graffiti.
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Admiralty Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
When the paintings started appearing, people immediately started speculating if the street art belonged to the enigmatic contemporary artist Banksy, who is known all around the world for his satirical and dark-humored topics.
Even though people are very familiar with his distinctive stenciling technique, they still were not convinced who was the author of the new paintings until the artist himself posted a video on his Instagram account showing the process of creating the new art.
On A Sea Wall In Cromer, Norfolk
The Seafront At Gorleston, Norfolk
From the video, we get to know the theme of the painting series, which is “A great British spraycation.” Banksy shows that he traveled in a camper with all his paints and spiced up some of the streets in coastal cities in England.
The places Banksy visited are in Great Yarmouth, Gorleston and Cromer, Norfolk, Lowestoft and Oulton Broad in Suffolk.
Nicholas Everitt Park, Oulton Broad, Suffolk
Katwijk Way, Lowestoft, Suffolk
The Bottom Of Links Hill, North Beach, Lowestoft
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You spelt my name wrong but, yep, a nice cocktail is a good way to end the day! 😜
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I just read this: As with the other Lowestoft pieces, the council was considering protecting the work, but on Saturday the mural had been defaced with white paint. East Suffolk Council said security officers on patrol in the area found someone trying to cover up the artwork. The council said it would look at ways of restoring the artwork.
You can hear a woman in the video say that what Banksy has done is mindless vandalism and there are other people who think like that. Because the art is out in public, on the walls of various buildings, and it often is integrated into the surroundings, it tends to be removed or painted over.
The 'spraycation' series which just appeared is already being destroyed and several of the paintings are gone. But there are efforts being made to protect Banksy's art. But maybe the fact that his art is pretty temporary is one of the factors of why the artist is so popular.
Guanock Place, King's Lynn
Did Banksy confirm it was them? That doesn’t seem to fit their modus operandi. Edit: it seems a bit tacky, but it doesn’t appear that the statue was damaged at least.
One of the paintings that showed a child flying in an inflatable boat with another child hanging on the edge was covered up because in 2018, three-year-old Ava-May Littleboy actually died when her inflatable trampoline was lifted up by strong winds and that happened not too far from the wall where Banksy placed his graffiti. Also, this painting was not included in the video.
London Road North, Lowestoft
Merrivale Model Village, Great Yarmouth
What do you think of the "Great British Spraycation"? Do you follow Banksy and his work? If you want to see more of the artist's work, Bored Panda has been a fan for a long time and has numerous articles for you to read. If you click here or here, you will be directed to the most recent ones, so enjoy!
I know this is an unpopular opinion, but I'm really meh about Banksy. The art is ok, not brilliant, but he seems so so pretentious. And he's worth about $20 million, for those who thinks he makes no money off his work.
I've never considered it pretentious, in fact it seems like an attempt to make art that is relevant and understandable by everyday viewers. I'll never forget the first time I saw a Banksy, turning a corner in Bristol and seeing a picture on the street that made me smile. Compare, if you will, to a banana taped to a wall?
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Can only agree. He doesn't work for money and he always wan't us to think about why we live and how!!!!
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"He's showing that our society is like....so.....bad....man".....Says every white liberal arts/art school 18-25 year old. But is Banksy really informative? He shows that we pollute!!!!....But are we going to live a life where we don't pollute at all? He shows there's inequality!!!!....So we should all give all our money into one collective pot that's divided equally? Um.....okay.
So... if someone is overweight, do you think the only possible solution is to starve themselves until they die? Do you think that the solution to every problem is to do the polar opposite? Your argument is flawed, and so obviously flawed that for the last 2,000+ years, there has been a term for that type of BS, called "reductio ad absurdum"
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Banksy: *puts art in public for people to enjoy* Moneymen: *chip off the wall to put it in a private collection* Banksy: meh-611f33...4d-png.jpg 
Middle class edgy humour done with mediocre 2000ad artist competence. Glib.
Banksy is a criminal, and not a particularly good artist as all his work is stencils. If you can prosecute every other graffiti artist, why laud this guy just because he makes political statements?
Of course it is stencil work - he makes the stencils which requires skill.
Load More Replies... I know this is an unpopular opinion, but I'm really meh about Banksy. The art is ok, not brilliant, but he seems so so pretentious. And he's worth about $20 million, for those who thinks he makes no money off his work.
I've never considered it pretentious, in fact it seems like an attempt to make art that is relevant and understandable by everyday viewers. I'll never forget the first time I saw a Banksy, turning a corner in Bristol and seeing a picture on the street that made me smile. Compare, if you will, to a banana taped to a wall?
Load More Replies... Can only agree. He doesn't work for money and he always wan't us to think about why we live and how!!!!
Load More Replies... "He's showing that our society is like....so.....bad....man".....Says every white liberal arts/art school 18-25 year old. But is Banksy really informative? He shows that we pollute!!!!....But are we going to live a life where we don't pollute at all? He shows there's inequality!!!!....So we should all give all our money into one collective pot that's divided equally? Um.....okay.
So... if someone is overweight, do you think the only possible solution is to starve themselves until they die? Do you think that the solution to every problem is to do the polar opposite? Your argument is flawed, and so obviously flawed that for the last 2,000+ years, there has been a term for that type of BS, called "reductio ad absurdum"
Load More Replies... Banksy: *puts art in public for people to enjoy* Moneymen: *chip off the wall to put it in a private collection* Banksy: meh-611f33...4d-png.jpg
Middle class edgy humour done with mediocre 2000ad artist competence. Glib.
Banksy is a criminal, and not a particularly good artist as all his work is stencils. If you can prosecute every other graffiti artist, why laud this guy just because he makes political statements?
Of course it is stencil work - he makes the stencils which requires skill.
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