2024-03-28 01:12:19
An environmental mural that appeared last week on a London street was wrapped in plastic and surrounded by a fence after it was subjected to an act of vandalism, according to an agency. Associated Press.
Next to a real cherry tree, severely pruned (with no green leaf on it), the artist, known as Bansky, painted a small figure holding a pressure hose, while swaths of green paint on the wall represented the tree’s absent leaves.
The “new green canopy” gives the tree “new life,” and this can be seen best from a specific place and angle.
Visitors stand close to the opposite side of the tree, behind the dry branches, and from there they can enjoy the entire scene as intended by the artist, which is to “revive the dead tree,” according to the website.Art of the State“.
The website stressed that Bansky carefully chose his work location and knew how to draw the public’s attention to a tree that may have meant nothing to many, “which is what makes the work very meaningful.”
The work quickly attracted crowds including Banksy fans from all over the world. But after two days it was sprayed with white paint.
The building owner then covered the mural with clear plastic, and a sign appeared saying the area was under video surveillance.
On Wednesday, workers began installing wooden panels around the site, according to the same agency.
The local authority said it had fenced the site to protect the artworks and residents from the influence of visitors.
Islington Council said in a statement: “We have had many concerns from our residents about disruption to visitor numbers to the artwork, which is located directly outside their homes.” He added that the fence will include clear plastic panels to “protect the artwork and allow clear visibility.”
Banksy promoted the work by posting before and after photos of the site on his official Instagram account.
The work attracted a stream of onlookers taking photos, with many noting an environmental message in the vibrant green artwork.
Speaking previously to the Associated Press, Bora Lawlery said: “The tree looks very sad without branches and without greenery.” I felt like Banksy was saying something about “destroying forests, destroying green spaces.”
Former Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn, who represents the area in Parliament, said the work “makes people stop and think that we live in one world, we live in one environment, an environment that is vulnerable and vulnerable to serious damage.”
Banksy, who has never revealed his full identity, continued his career painting buildings in Bristol, England, and became one of the most famous artists in the world.
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His works have sold for millions of dollars at auction, and previous murals on exterior sites were often stolen or removed by building owners shortly after they came to light.
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