The Daily Mail reports that Banksy pulled off an audacious stunt to produce what is believed to be his biggest art work yet in central London. The secretive graffiti artist managed to erect three storeys of scaffolding behind a security fence despite being watched by a CCTV camera. Then, during darkness and hidden behind a sheet of polythene, he painted this comment on 'Big Brother' society. 'One nation under CCTV': CCTV failed to catch Banksy. Yesterday the scaffolding gang returned to remove all evidence - again without the camera operator stopping them. The work, above a Post Office yard in Newman Street near Oxford Circus, shows a small boy, watched by a security guard, painting the words: 'One nation under CCTV.' Andrew Newman, 35, a businessman from Dulwich, who works locally, said: 'It was only on Sunday morning that the Post Offices guys realised what had happened.' (For full source and full article click the Headline).
Irish Art
Snippets of interest to lovers of Art. News about Irish Artists or otherwise. The odd rant...
Tuesday
Banksy's CCTV Art
The Daily Mail reports that Banksy pulled off an audacious stunt to produce what is believed to be his biggest art work yet in central London. The secretive graffiti artist managed to erect three storeys of scaffolding behind a security fence despite being watched by a CCTV camera. Then, during darkness and hidden behind a sheet of polythene, he painted this comment on 'Big Brother' society. 'One nation under CCTV': CCTV failed to catch Banksy. Yesterday the scaffolding gang returned to remove all evidence - again without the camera operator stopping them. The work, above a Post Office yard in Newman Street near Oxford Circus, shows a small boy, watched by a security guard, painting the words: 'One nation under CCTV.' Andrew Newman, 35, a businessman from Dulwich, who works locally, said: 'It was only on Sunday morning that the Post Offices guys realised what had happened.' (For full source and full article click the Headline).
Irish Art
