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Graffiti near Finsbury Park: Green paint and a person with a pressure hose
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What effect a little green paint can have: A mural appeared near Finsbury Park in north London on Sunday morning that observers attribute to the street artist Banksy.
As of Monday morning, he had not yet acknowledged the action on his Instagram channel or website.
The following can be seen in the picture: Green paint, reminiscent of foliage, was applied to a house wall behind a cut-back and bare tree.
Below to the left is a stencil of a person, also in shades of green, holding what looks like a pressure hose.
James Peak, who made a documentary series about Banksy for the BBC, told the British broadcaster that the work clearly bears the artist's signature.
"The message is clear," he said.
»Nature is fighting and it is up to us to help it grow back.«
The design also suggests that Banksy was the author.
He is always looking for something “that he can do with minimal effort to make something look really cool.”
In addition, the shade of green on the wall matches that used for the signs in the area.
This shows Banksy's eye for detail.
"It's spring now and this tree should be bursting with leaves, but Banksy must have cycled past and thought how miserable it looked," he said.
So, just in time for Saint Patrick's Day last Sunday, he used exactly the same shade of green that the administration uses for street signs in the area.
Nevertheless, Peak emphasized that one can never be sure about Banksy until he confirms his authorship online.
The residents took the appearance of the graffiti with humor.
“Banksy came overnight and now my rent is going to skyrocket,” said a posting on the X platform. Another person described themselves as the “proud new caretaker” of a Banksy work.
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