A NEW Banksy tree mural has been covered up with plastic sheeting and wooden boards.
The artist claimed the artwork as his own in an Instagram post after it appeared in Finsbury Park, north London, on March 18.
GettySecurity fencing, wooden hoardings and plastic screens surround the latest work by street artist Banksy[/caption]
PAThe landlord of the building has covered the work with perspex for protection[/caption]
The day after confirmation of its origin, an unknown person threw white paint over part of the mural, leading to concerns about further attempts of damage.
Now the landlord of the building has covered the street art with perspex for protection.
The artist had sprayed green paint on the building behind a cut-back tree, creating the impression that its branches were filled with leaves.
A stencil of a person holding a pressure hose was also painted onto the wall.
The vivid paint colour matches that used by Islington Council for street signs in the area.
BANKSY MYSTERY
Many believe they have found “evidence” to suggest Robin Gunningham is Banksy.
Both Banksy and Gunningham appear to live in the same locations at the same time artwork pops up.
In 1998 Gunningham was living in Easton, Bristol, and at the same time Banksy painted the famous Mild Mild West sign, which shows a stuffed bear with a Molotov cocktail.
Banksy’s signature artwork was then found in London in 2000, the same year Gunningham lived in a flat in Kingsland Road, Hackney.
Another piece of evidence some people say points towards Gunningham is items he left behind in his Bristol home.
He lived there with pal Egan but the property was bought by Camilla Stacey, a curator at Bristol’s Here Gallery, in 2000.
She claimed the artist had lived at the house because he left pieces of artwork behind.
Camilla said: “I bought the house that he used to live in. He had rented out a room but I think there had been problems with the tenants and the landlord had to sort of repossess it or whatever, so he was just selling it.
“When I moved in, the place had been covered in graffiti and stuff like that. I threw things in the bin.”
Published: [#item_custom_pubDate]
