Banksy presented a new artwork against the war in London It only remained on display for an hour before it was supposedly stolen..
The new piece was found in Peckham, south London, and featured a ‘stop’ traffic sign adorned with 3D warplanes, believed to be related to the current conflict in Israel and Palestine.
Less than an hour after its arrival, two anonymous men were seen removing the artwork. One hopped on a bike to reach the sign, while the other held him in place.
Previously, Banksy had shared a photo of the artwork on his Instagram to officially confirm that he was behind its creation. She offered no further explanation.
Other works by Banksy referring to war
In 2015, Banksy had created street art in Gaza, widely considered one of his most provocative works to date. He added graffiti stencils to the concrete rubble and, when he posted photographs of his work on his official website, he captioned his first stencil of a sad, crouching figure: “Bomb damage, Gaza City”.
In another caption, he wrote: “Gaza is often described as ‘the world’s largest open-air prison’ because no one is allowed in or out. But that seems a little unfair to the prisons: they don’t cut off their electricity and drinking water almost every day.”
Banksy has a long history with Palestine, dating back to 2005, where he created numerous works of art on the Palestinian side of the West Bank Wall, which separated Palestine from Israel. One of them showed two boys holding a bucket and shovel next to one of the holes in the wall, while another showed a girl floating above the ground holding balloons. A third showed a boy sitting at the foot of a rope ladder that extended to the top of the wall.
In 2015, it also ran a mock tourism ad, showing images of destroyed buildings, rubble, military forces and Israel’s separation wall along with text that read: “Locals like it so much they never leave (because “They are not allowed to)”. Another scene describes how they are “watched by friendly neighbors” who “destroyed 18,000 homes.”
The video ended with a shot of the West Bank wall and a spray-painted quote that reads: “If we wash our hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless, we side with the powerful, we do not remain neutral. “
Last year, Banksy also created seven new murals in various locations in Ukraineparticularly in areas that had been severely affected by the Russian invasion.
Source: Ambito
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