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Bristol's favourite street artist - the elusive Banksy - is thought to have marked the Queen's diamond jubilee celebrations with a return to his hometown, several years after painting his last piece on the streets where he learnt and developed his trademark artistic style.
The new piece shows Queen Elizabeth's head decorated with a vibrant red lightning bolt strike adorning the front of her face in the style of David Bowie. Although the piece seems to be in Banksy's style, he has yet to confirm its' authenticity.
The new piece has been painted on the same area of wall as one of his famous earlier pieces showing a police sniper taking aim with a young boy standing next to him, which was painted over by 'Team Robbo' a couple of months previously.
Banksy originally painted his sniper piece on the wall where it remained for years before Team Robbo painted over his work just a few weeks ago, working under the guise of King Robbo, with whom Banksy has had a long running and well documented rivalry.
Team Robbo are a collective of artists working in conjunction with King Robbo who have helped the much respected artist spread his work across the country as well as attacking Banksy's work across the UK and beyond.
Very little is known about Banksy's life, although he is known to have grown up and started his artistic journey in Bristol with many of his pieces on display across the city, including several in Easton, where it is believed he spent many of his teenage years.
Famous Banksy Bristol pieces include: a gorilla wearing a mask, a grim reaper on the side of a boat, a naked man hanging from a window and a teddy bear throwing a Molotov cocktail at police - not to mention countless other pieces which have significantly faded or been defaced.
Banksy's influence on Bristol is immeasurable, with Bristol now being synonymous with street art across the world, not just the UK. The influence he has had on the street art scene is immense as is the number of tourists that have come to Bristol to photograph his work. And if the new piece turns out to be a genuine Banksy, it will be a very welcomed return to the city he once called home.
The new piece shows Queen Elizabeth's head decorated with a vibrant red lightning bolt strike adorning the front of her face in the style of David Bowie. Although the piece seems to be in Banksy's style, he has yet to confirm its' authenticity.
The new piece has been painted on the same area of wall as one of his famous earlier pieces showing a police sniper taking aim with a young boy standing next to him, which was painted over by 'Team Robbo' a couple of months previously.
Banksy originally painted his sniper piece on the wall where it remained for years before Team Robbo painted over his work just a few weeks ago, working under the guise of King Robbo, with whom Banksy has had a long running and well documented rivalry.
Team Robbo are a collective of artists working in conjunction with King Robbo who have helped the much respected artist spread his work across the country as well as attacking Banksy's work across the UK and beyond.
Very little is known about Banksy's life, although he is known to have grown up and started his artistic journey in Bristol with many of his pieces on display across the city, including several in Easton, where it is believed he spent many of his teenage years.
Famous Banksy Bristol pieces include: a gorilla wearing a mask, a grim reaper on the side of a boat, a naked man hanging from a window and a teddy bear throwing a Molotov cocktail at police - not to mention countless other pieces which have significantly faded or been defaced.
Banksy's influence on Bristol is immeasurable, with Bristol now being synonymous with street art across the world, not just the UK. The influence he has had on the street art scene is immense as is the number of tourists that have come to Bristol to photograph his work. And if the new piece turns out to be a genuine Banksy, it will be a very welcomed return to the city he once called home.
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