It shows a man dressed in a striped prisoner’s uniform scaling the side of the building on a knotted rope.Beneath the man, the chain is shown to be made of paper and coming out of a typewriter. Spotted in the early hours of Monday 1st March on the side of Reading prison. It appeared on the side of a building in Barton Hill on Marsh Lane overnight on Thursday (13 February 2020), with residents discovering it on the side of a house around 6.20am.This piece features a child – potentially Cupid – which many noted is similar to previous works painted by Banksy, with a slingshot. It appeared on the 7th of August 2021īanksy Valentines Day Marsh Lane Piece - Bristol This ne work appears to show a child building a sandcastle next to a bit of dug-up road with the message written above it. The meaning behind it is thought to reference to the student uprising in Paris 1986 in which there was a slogan - 'sous les pav é s, la plague' which means 'beneath the pavement, the beach'/ The crowbar is thought to symbolise 'a world of eviction or squatting'īanksy We're All in The Same Boat - Lowestoftīanksy strikes again in Lowestoft, a coastal town in the east of the UK. An expert has said it combines playfulness and light relief with something slightly menacing. It depicts a child holding a crowbar next to a sand castle. The painting is life size and the council are thrilled to have it as part of their town to encourage tourism. Now being preserved by a plastic cover and watched by a security guard, this piece appeared above a bus stop in the Great Yarmouth Borough Council. Since the work was confirmed as a Banksy, Great Yarmouth Borough Council has been protecting it, installing a Perspex cover and hiring security guards (similar to the other piece that appeared).Īn art expert has said ' What he's done at Gorleston is to use a powerful silhouette at scale to intimidate anyone on the bench, but also to pay homage to one of the most memorial emblems of the arcade'īanksy Couple Dancing - Great Yarmouth, Norfolk It is now being protected by a clear box and is only on display at certain times of the day as well as being monitored by staff.īanksy Amusement Arcade Crane - Gorleston, Norfolk Painted on to a model house that staff had never seen before, it would have blended straight into the village if it hadn't been for Banksy's distinctive touch. An expert commented that gulls are a common appearance in Banksy's work which is actually very fitting considering this piece is in a seaside town where seagulls terrorise the tourists. A strategically placed skip filled with insulation pieces to look like chips. The council encourages people to come and see the piece before the sea naturally washes it away and has recently decided to try and preserve the piece.Īn expert has said this combines messages of homelessness, refuges and the housing market with humour.ĭisplayed in Katwijk Way, Lowestoft on the side of a house on Denmark Road. This piece appear at the bottom of Links Hill at North Beach Lowestoft.īanksy Luxury Rentals Only - Cromer, NorfolkĬromer is famous for crabs so maybe this is what inspired this piece. This iconic piece from the collection features a rat (another common image in Banksy's work) enjoying his 'staycation'. Poking fun after the COVID 19 pandemic, stay cations have become the new holiday for most brits and Banksy combines this along with political messages to create his art. Banksy Ukraine Lady In Gas Maskīanksy visited war-torn Ukraine and left them with a number of pieces of art to show his support for the country that has been at war since February 2022.īanksy Ukraine Children Tank Trap See Sawīanksy The Great British Spraycation - North Beach LowestoftĪ tour of the East Coast of England reveals a collection of new Banksy Pieces. Whichever side of the fence you are on, there can be no doubt that he is a very talented and clever artist and conveys his views in a way that many of us could not manage to do. We have put together here a list of the best Banksy graffiti art and street art pieces, with as many as possible showing the various locations of his artworks and with Google “Street Map” views where applicable. To some, his works of art are poignant, thought-provoking, ironic and humorous. If you are looking for some Banksy prints to brighten up your walls then you have come to the right place!īanksy is without doubt the world’s most famous and celebrated graffiti artist. At Canvas Art Rocks you will find a lot of Banksy artwork for sale.
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