The eponymous and elusive street artist banksy is believed to have returned to his home town of bristol to mark the queens 60th jubilee celebrations with his first new piece in bristol for years, sparking further speculation and conflict.
The piece depicts an image of Queen Elizabeth's head circa 1970, adorned with a David Bowie-inspired coloured lightning bolt strike running down the front of her face. The piece seems to be trademark tongue-in-cheek Banksy, but this remains to be confirmed.
The piece is located on a section of wall opposite the Bristol Royal infirmary hospital, which has seen a number of pieces painted upon it in the past few months. Banksy originally painted a police sniper several years ago which was then painted over by Team Robbo a couple of months ago.
The feud between Banksy and King Robbo has been well documented and began when Banksy knowingly painted over one of King Robbo's pieces in London which was believed to be one of the oldest street artworks in the capital.
The rivalry began when Banksy knowingly defaced one of King Robbo's pieces in London which had remained untouched for over a quarter of a century. Since then Team Robbo have been working with King Robbo to deface as many of Banksy's pieces as possible across the UK and beyond.
It is commonly believed that Banksy grew up in Bristol, and there are many of his pieces dotted around the city, including a number in the community of Easton where it is believed he lived for a number of years as a teenager whilst he was discovering and developing his stencil style.
A number of his pieces have unfortunately been painted over and defaced, although there are still a large number visible. His most famous Bristol pieces include a grim reaper painted onto a boat, a mask-wearing Gorilla, 'The Mild, Mild West' and the man hanging naked from a window.
Banksy has long since been a significant tourist attraction, with countless people visiting Bristol in order to see and document his work. The new piece has already seen a significant number of people visit the city in the hope that is turns out to be a genuine Banksy. As to whether or not it is only time will tell.
The piece depicts an image of Queen Elizabeth's head circa 1970, adorned with a David Bowie-inspired coloured lightning bolt strike running down the front of her face. The piece seems to be trademark tongue-in-cheek Banksy, but this remains to be confirmed.
The piece is located on a section of wall opposite the Bristol Royal infirmary hospital, which has seen a number of pieces painted upon it in the past few months. Banksy originally painted a police sniper several years ago which was then painted over by Team Robbo a couple of months ago.
The feud between Banksy and King Robbo has been well documented and began when Banksy knowingly painted over one of King Robbo's pieces in London which was believed to be one of the oldest street artworks in the capital.
The rivalry began when Banksy knowingly defaced one of King Robbo's pieces in London which had remained untouched for over a quarter of a century. Since then Team Robbo have been working with King Robbo to deface as many of Banksy's pieces as possible across the UK and beyond.
It is commonly believed that Banksy grew up in Bristol, and there are many of his pieces dotted around the city, including a number in the community of Easton where it is believed he lived for a number of years as a teenager whilst he was discovering and developing his stencil style.
A number of his pieces have unfortunately been painted over and defaced, although there are still a large number visible. His most famous Bristol pieces include a grim reaper painted onto a boat, a mask-wearing Gorilla, 'The Mild, Mild West' and the man hanging naked from a window.
Banksy has long since been a significant tourist attraction, with countless people visiting Bristol in order to see and document his work. The new piece has already seen a significant number of people visit the city in the hope that is turns out to be a genuine Banksy. As to whether or not it is only time will tell.
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