A new Banksy animal artwork was snatched away by masked people within hours of being unveiled.
The silhouette of a howling wolf painted on a satellite dish on the flat roof of a graffiti-covered, shuttered building in Rye Lane, Peckham, southeast London, was unveiled on Thursday – the fourth in a series of animal drawings that have appeared across London this week.
Photos of the film taken during the day and at night have been released on the official website. Banksy Instagram account.
However, shortly thereafter, two people wearing balaclavas were seen approaching the building with a ladder, climbing it, removing the plates and taking them away.
Banksy's work has appeared in different locations around the capital every day so far this week.
of First there was the Ibex goat Directly above the security camera He was spotted near Kew Green in west London on Monday and then Stencil image of two elephants On Tuesday, people greeted each other through bricked-up windows in Chelsea.
yesterday, Three monkeys appeared hanging from a railway bridge It is located in the east of the city, on Brick Lane, not far from Shoreditch High Street.
Primates have been associated with the Japanese proverb “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil,” but in Banksy's work the primates do not cover their eyes, ears or mouths.
Two elephants greet each other at the junction of Edith Grove and Edith Terrace in Chelsea, south-west London. Photo: PA
These monkeys in Brick Lane are our third photo of the week. Photo: PA
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Banksy often goes months between releasing new artworks, but so far this week he has posted one piece per day, sparking much speculation about the meaning behind the animals.
The anonymous artist did not provide captions for any of the photos shared, adding to the mystery.
He was also in the news in June When he dropped his Migrant Ship installation over the crowds at Glastonbury During the performance of Idles and Little Simz.
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Bristol artists Mural in North London in MarchGreen paint was sprayed onto the back of the bare trees to mimic foliage.
In December he acknowledged that a traffic stop sign covered in three aircraft, also in Peckham, which were said to resemble military drones, was his work.
Less than an hour later, witnesses saw a man with bolt cutters remove the artwork.
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