Mrluvaluva
05-06-2012, 01:34 PM
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The Bristol-born graffiti artist Banksy is thought to be behind a new sprayed stencil of the Queen in his home town.
The eye-catching image sprang up over the Jubilee weekend on a wall previously used by the globally renowned street artist.
The canvas, directly opposite the Bristol Children's Hospital, portrays a young Queen Elizabeth II, with her eyes closed, wearing the Crown Jewels.
Her Majesty's face is decorated with a patriotic red and blue stripe, mirroring the jagged stripe used on David Bowie's 1973 album cover Aladdin Sane.
Passers-by on Upper Maudlin Street stopped to stare and take photographs of the new picture.
Although Banksy has not claimed responsibility on his official website for the work, he has confirmed that a previous image on the same wall was authentic.
It showed a boy creeping up behind a sniper, but was destroyed last year in an apparent sabotage by rivals.
Sky (http://news.sky.com/home/showbiz-news/article/16241670)
The Bristol-born graffiti artist Banksy is thought to be behind a new sprayed stencil of the Queen in his home town.
The eye-catching image sprang up over the Jubilee weekend on a wall previously used by the globally renowned street artist.
The canvas, directly opposite the Bristol Children's Hospital, portrays a young Queen Elizabeth II, with her eyes closed, wearing the Crown Jewels.
Her Majesty's face is decorated with a patriotic red and blue stripe, mirroring the jagged stripe used on David Bowie's 1973 album cover Aladdin Sane.
Passers-by on Upper Maudlin Street stopped to stare and take photographs of the new picture.
Although Banksy has not claimed responsibility on his official website for the work, he has confirmed that a previous image on the same wall was authentic.
It showed a boy creeping up behind a sniper, but was destroyed last year in an apparent sabotage by rivals.
Sky (http://news.sky.com/home/showbiz-news/article/16241670)