Banksys Tree

[muddy]

Did you see it ?
 What do you think ?

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/mar/18/north-london-tree-mural-prompts-banksy-speculation

[JBR]

Did you see it ?
 What do you think ?

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/mar/18/north-london-tree-mural-prompts-banksy-speculation

I very much doubt it.
I saw that yesterday on the news.  It is nothing like the realistic stuff that he usually paints; just a general daub on the wall.  The tree featured is completely separate and no part of the painting.
No doubt someone is claiming to be Banksy - no-one has any idea who the artist actually is, so anyone could say that.

[Scrumpy]

Banksy has claimed that he is the artist..
When viewed with the tree in the foreground it is beautiful in my opinion..
  The tree is a Cherry.. very old and not too well.. The council keep an eye on it and try to keep it healthy.. 
It certainly brings a plain wall to life.. 

[Alex]

I'd give it 6 out of 10, better than a plain wall

[Diasi]

When seen from standing in line with the tree & square on to the wall the green paint gives the illusion of the tree having a canopy of leaves.

When seen from the side it does look like a general daub of green paint on the wall.

Whoever did it is quite talented.

[GrannyMac]

Defaced already. 

[muddy]

Concept gooo wrong green 

[Scrumpy]

Defaced already. 

There is always some prat ready to deface something that others enjoy.. 

[Diasi]

I'm the last person on earth that you would expect to praise graffiti, but when the TV camera panned round to show the view of the tree square-on to the wall & the green daubing suddenly gave the appearance of a canopy of leaves I was impressed & thought it was very good.

I'll be pleasantly surprised if some waste-of-space tosser doesn't damage the tree.

Bring back harsh corporal punishment. 

[ansu]

I am no expert, but I think it shows the present state of our world/environment - a hidden message.

[GrannyMac]

I like the clever stuff, hate the tags.

One of my favourites by Pete McKee, on the side of a local pub.

[klondike]

There was some looked quite well done that we saw during lockdown. I put together a picture collection of walks at the time and included the graffiti. I've probably posted it before

https://lockdown.digitalham.co.uk/waterside-graffiti/

Tapping the pics brings them up a bit bigger.

[GrannyMac]

I really like street art, especially where the surroundings are dismal.  Those are bright and cheerful.

There's loads in Sheffield, by an artist called Phlegm!  Here's one.

[muddy]

That is so clever 😀

[GrannyMac]

I think so.  There's a graffiti trail in Sheffield, some great street art.  Here's a very different one.