Stretching Cat – This is Banksy’s sixth painting in London. A mysterious artist has been surprising people in the UK with animal murals over the past six days.
Banksy’s sixth painting – for the sixth day in a row. The mysterious British artist continues to surprise Londoners with paintings that have appeared in public space.
A painting of a stretching cat appeared on an old billboard. However, it was dismantled almost immediately by a mysterious team, allegedly to protect the artwork – reports RMF FM reporter Bogdan Frymorgen.
Banksy surprised Londoners with his creations every day this week.
On Monday (August 5), it appeared near Kew Bridge in southwest London. a goat balancing on a cliff. On Tuesday, residents saw heads of elephants whose trunks were directed towards each other in one of the houses in Chelsea. The next day they appeared three monkeys running across the bridge over Brick Lane in East London. On Thursday, he surprised Londoners with a painting wolf howling at a large satellite dish on a rooftop in Peckham. On Friday, above a shop in Walthamstow, on the corner of Pretoria Avenue A pair of pelicans appeared. The Stretching Cat was Banksy’s sixth mural last week.
According to British media, the seventh work may appear soon.
Banksy posted a photo of the work on Instagram, confirming that he was the author.
According to a reporter from RMF FM, the aim of the mysterious artist’s latest works is making life easier for the British peoplewhich has not been easy in recent days – due to the riots in Britain.
The artist’s identity is still unknown.
“You can’t be a graffiti artist and show your face,” he said in an interview recorded by ITV television 20 years ago. During the conversation, his face was covered. Banksy never appears in public.
His works are created on the streets of British cities, but also in the West Bank or Ukraine – wherever an inventive commentary on existing reality is needed.
Works by British artist are up for sale at auction incredible prices.
