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The Independent
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Banksy unveils mysterious new artwork featuring image of lighthouse
Banksy has unveiled a new artwork featuring a lighthouse and the phrase "I want to be what you saw in me" at an undisclosed location. The elusive artist shared an image of the work on Instagram, showing two elderly people walking their dogs near the black-and-white mural, which depicts a lighthouse tower. A second photograph shows a blurred figure on a scooter and a graffiti tag close to the artwork. The tag appears to read "Yaze", a moniker used by Canadian graffiti artist Marco The Polo, who has cited Banksy as an inspiration. The phrase may have been taken from a song by Tennessee-based country band Lonestar, called 'Softly', which features the lyric: 'I want to be what you see in me. I want to love you the way that you love me.' Banksy has been active since the 1990s, originally creating street art in Bristol before his works began popping up in other locations. His creations have garnered significant attention, fuelling ongoing speculation about his true identity. In March, his reimagining of a famous work by the late Scottish painter Jack Vettriano sold at auction for £4.3m. 'Crude Oil (Vettriano)' was listed by Blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus, who acquired the painting in 2011. Some have claimed that the new piece could be in the French city of Marseille, a location where French street artist Invader has brought his pixelated style. In 2024, London saw a swathe of animal-themed Banksy works including a rhino seemingly mounting a silver Nissan Micra, two elephant silhouettes with their trunks stretched out towards each other, and three monkeys that looked as though they were swinging on a bridge. Since putting one of a gorilla lifting the shutter at London Zoo, Banksy has also posted another image, of a Madonna with baby Jesus and what looks like a bullet hole. The lighthouse is his latest image.
The Independent
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Independent
New Banksy work appears in mystery location
Banksy has unveiled a new artwork featuring a lighthouse and the phrase "I want to be what you saw in me" at an undisclosed location. The artwork, shared on Instagram, depicts a black-and-white mural of a lighthouse tower. A tag near the artwork appears to read "Yaze", a moniker used by Canadian graffiti artist Marco The Polo, who has cited Banksy as an inspiration. The phrase in the artwork may be from a song by Tennessee-based country band Lonestar, called 'Softly'. Speculation suggests the artwork could be in the French port city of Marseille.
The Guardian
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Banksy posts image of new lighthouse artwork believed to be in Marseille
Banksy has posted an image of a new artwork believed to be in southern French city of Marseilles, but its exact location has not been confirmed. The characteristic image, posted on the artist's Instagram account, morphs the shadow of a street bollard into the form of lighthouse. Stencilled across the image are the words: 'I want to be what you saw in me.' Banksy fan site report that the new work is in the Panier area of Marseilles, a district near the city's port that is known for its graffiti, including several works by the French street artist Invader who uses a pixelated style. Lighthouse-shaped bollards line many of the streets in Marseilles including in the Panier area. Close to the latest work, revealed on Thursday, is a tag that appears to read Yaze, which is the mark used by a Canadian graffiti artist who also goes by the name Marco the Polo and cites Banksy as an inspiration. Banksy's works have fetched millions at auction, prompting much speculation over the Bristol graffiti artist's true identity. Inspiration for the quote in the lighthouse artwork may have come from a song, Softly, by the Tennessee-based country band Lonestar that features the lyric: 'I want to be what you see in me. I want to love you the way that you love me.' A swathe of animal-themed Banksy works appeared in London last year, including a rhino seemingly mounting a silver Nissan Micra, two elephant silhouettes with their trunks stretched out towards each other, three monkeys that looked as though they were swinging on a bridge, and a gorilla on a shutter at London zoo. Since then Banksy has also posted an image of a Madonna with the baby Jesus and what looks like a bullet hole.
Telegraph
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Banksy reveals lighthouse artwork in hidden location
Banksy has unveiled his latest artwork. The mysterious artist posted an image of a black and white lighthouse with the words 'I want to be what you see in me' on Instagram on Thursday. The location of the piece has not yet been confirmed, but one of the photographs posted by the artist depicted two elderly people walking dogs in what could be a tunnel or underpass. Another picture showed a blurred figure on a scooter and nearby graffiti bore the name 'Yaze' – a tag used by the Canadian street artist Marco The Polo – who has previously acknowledged Banksy as an influence on his work. The origin of the phrase 'I want to be what you see in me' remains unclear, but is found in the song Softly by the American country group Lonestar. No connection has been confirmed. There has been online speculation that the mural may be located in Marseille, a city known for its street art and the work of French artist Invader. The new work follows a series of pieces unveiled by Banksy last year in London, many of which featured animal motifs. These included a rhinoceros seemingly mounting a Nissan Micra, two elephant silhouettes touching trunks, and three monkeys depicted swinging from a bridge. More recently, Banksy has posted an image of a gorilla appearing to lift the shutter at London Zoo, as well as a depiction of the Madonna and child marked by what appears to be a bullet hole. Last August, a fresh Banksy artwork was taken down by hired contractors, hours after it was unveiled in north-west London. In his sixth design to be revealed in the capital within days, the street artist posted a photo of a silhouette of a cat on an empty, distressed billboard on Instagram without any caption. The billboard, which showed the cat with its arms stretched forward and back arched, was on Edgware Road in Cricklewood, north-west London. However, contractors were asked to remove the artwork because of safety concerns. Around the same time, a new piece of art by Banksy in London was stolen within an hour of being revealed. The stencil of a howling wolf on a satellite dish was spray-painted in Rye Lane, Peckham. Photographs showed a group of masked men climbing up, grabbing the dish and carrying it away. Banksy's identity has never been confirmed and the artist continues to share work sporadically via social media. Each new piece typically prompts widespread speculation regarding its meaning and location, and is often subject to extensive commentary from both art institutions and the public.
BBC News
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
New Banksy revealed - but location remains a mystery
Banksy's latest piece of grafitti art has been revealed to the world - but where it was painted remains a mystery for posted on the elusive artist's Instagram depict a lighthouse stencilled on a drab, beige wall, along with the words: "I want to be what you saw in me". A false shadow appears to have been drawn on the pavement from a nearby bollard, giving the illusion that the lighthouse is itself a silhouette of the mundane street unlike a lighthouse, the post gives little away as to the artwork's location. A second, wider shot showing two people walking their dogs offers little on social media have speculated that the street art may lurk in Marseille, in the south of France, while others debate how to interpret the work's meaning. Another image of the art circulating online shows a blurred person riding a scooter in front of the piece, with a graffiti tag seemingly reading "Yaze" further along the tag matches that used by a Canadian graffiti artist Marco The Polo, whose Instagram account features photos of his own work but who has called Banksy an has kept his true identity a secret throughout his career, and it is only through the Instagram account that works are identified as genuine. Often imbuing his works with a political message, his previous pieces have alluded to immigration, the war in Ukraine and homelessness, among other meaning of some of his works, though, is less clear - such as his motivation behind the series of animals painted in various locations across London last to the lighthouse, in December, Banksy posted another piece, depicting a Madonna and child with a fixture in the wall appearing like a bullet wound in her chest.
