BANKSY has revealed a second new artwork in 24 hours, depicting two elephants poking their heads out of blocked windows.
The elusive street artist shared a photo of the wall art on Instagram, which features dark silhouettes of elephants with their trunks stretched towards each other in London.
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It comes just 24 hours after Banksy yesterday unveiled an artwork of a goat perched atop a wall near Kew Bridge in Richmond.
The black silhouette of the goat appears to be just minutes away from falling from a height as the rubble shatters below.
A security camera appears to be looking directly at the artwork on a London building.
The location of his newest elephant work appears to be in Edith Terrace, Chelsea.
Banksy, from Bristol, did not write a caption for either Instagram post, which has caused fans to theorize what the meaning of the two artworks is.
But some speculated that the new artwork could reference the “elephant in the room.”
Yesterday, footage captured by CCTV cameras appeared to show the moment Banksy climbed onto a cherry picker wearing a mask and helmet as he prepared to paint the Kew Bridge artwork.
The video showed a van with two men dressed in orange high-visibility clothing and helmets.
One of the masked men is believed to be Banksy, famous for his politically themed works.
Accompanied by a friend, he was seen in the back of the cherry picker with the two talking.
The footage was recorded around 5am yesterday.
A painting showing a goat balancing on top of some brickwork appeared on the outside wall of an engineering company near Kew Bridge that morning.
The building’s owner could be in for a big payday – anything Banksy creates invariably increases in value, especially if it’s one of his larger pieces, experts say.
The British-based street artist and graffiti artist is known for his thought-provoking and controversial works.
Despite this recognition, its identity remains one of the greatest mysteries of the 21st century.
Although much of his art is produced in public places, he typically only shares it on his social media.
His work has been seen across the UK and has frequently appeared in key international venues.
Banksy was never unmasked and it is believed that his refusal to reveal himself began as a way to avoid prosecution for vandalism.
Properties featuring his work have seen their market values soar over the years, often by hundreds of thousands of pounds.
But some residents pushed back and claimed they were concerned that the new artwork would increase rent prices in their area..
Is Robin Gunningham Banksy?
There has been much speculation that Banksy’s true identity is Robin Gunningham – but who is he?
Robin was born in 1973 in Bristol, also known for being Banksy’s supposed stomping ground.
He was a student at Bristol Cathedral School.
Robin’s father, Peter Gordon Gunningham, was a retired contracts manager from the Whitehall area of Bristol.
His mother, Pamela Ann Dawkin-Jones, was a secretary to a company director and grew up in the exclusive environment of Clifton, where he also has an older sister called Sarah.
When Robin was nine years old, the family moved to a larger house on the same street and it was there that he spent his formative years and became interested in graffiti.
Joy Millward, Banksy’s suspected wife, has never broken her silence on the rampant speculation.
The lobbyist, from the West Midlands, is said to have met Gunningham in 2003, shortly before she began working as a researcher for Labor MP Austin Mitchell.
They got married in Las Vegas in 2006 and have been married for 17 years.
A source previously claimed the couple lived in an isolated community and had “little to do with even their closest neighbors.”
A source told the Mail: “Even those they occasionally talk to have no idea who they really are.
“The only people who know his true identity are those in the inner circle, who have been vetted.
“Some of Joy’s relatives have not been told who her husband is or what he does.”
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