The famous British artist known as Banksy confirmed this Friday the authorship of a new work In a fish and chip shop in the northeast of the British capital, the fifth creation that has been revealed so far this week, All of them starring animalsin a series already baptized as “London Zoo”.
Through a post on Instagram, the artist uploaded at 12:00 GMT a photograph of the new painting, located above Bonners Fish Barin the Walthamstow district of London, where they appeared Two pelicans “catching” a couple of fishone of them integrated into the restaurant’s own sign.
Hours before Banksy confirmed the authorship of the work, Several photographs were leaked of the painting on social networks and the Labour MP in the Walthamstow constituency, Stella Creasy, celebrated in X the new graffiti that the neighborhood had woken up with and thanked the artist for having contributed “a little magic” to its streets.
Daniel Lloyd-Morgan paints an artwork inspired by British artist Banksy’s new work, created above the Bonners Fish Bar takeaway restaurant in Walthamstow, in London, Britain, August 9, 2024. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Five days of surprises
This new announcement, the fifth in five consecutive dayscame after Banksy unveiled his fourth work, a howling wolf inside a satellite dish in the Peckham neighborhood of south-east London, which It was stolen an hour after it was published on social media.
A group of hooded men climbed onto the roof of the premises with a ladder, dismantled the satellite dish and ran off down the avenue with the Banksy creation in front of the astonished look of passers-by.
A group of hooded men climb onto the roof using a ladder and take away the creation of the famous British urban artist known as Banksy. EFE/Raúl Bobé
It is the fifth work that Banksy presents in This “animal” series that started on Monday in the Kew Green neighborhood of Richmond, also southwest of the British capital, starring a goat on top of a ledge from which several rocks are falling while a real surveillance camera is pointing at it.
This first work was followed by two elephants peering through a window in Chelsea, three monkeys hanging from a bridge at a tube station near Brick Lane market; and the wolf which, after the theft, can no longer be seen in its original location. The collection is expected to expand in the coming days.
A new Banksy work featuring monkeys appears on the side of an Overground railway bridge in Shoreditch, east of London, Britain, 08 August 2024. EFE/EPA/ANDY RAIN
Instagram posts
The enigmatic artist, whose identity is unknownconfirms the authorship of his works with a publication on social networks, without any type of title or additional information, and leaves the rest to the imagination of his 12 million followers who try to unravel the meanings behind the British artist’s paintings, characterized by incorporating social criticism within his art.
“He is always reminding us of very basic things that We are getting lost in the day to day “With our busy lives and the way we are transforming, I think it brings us back to something more natural and more related to our essence,” Torres said.
A motorcyclist walks past British artist Banksy’s new artwork, in Fulham, London, Britain, August 6, 2024. REUTERS/Mina Kim
This animal theme generates numerous speculations about its meaningSome interpret it as a reference to the climate crisis, others to the Olympic Games or the war in Gaza.
Some people also question whether there is a possible link between these works and far-right riots that have occurred in recent days in the United Kingdom, given that the artist defended the cause of refugees several times.
Banksy’s works, which fetch millions of euros at auction, attract a lot of coveting.
With information from EFE and AFP.
