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| New graffiti art on city pub wall | New graffiti art on city pub wall |
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| A new mural by artist Nick Walker has appeared on the outside wall of the Highbury Vaults pub in Bristol. | A new mural by artist Nick Walker has appeared on the outside wall of the Highbury Vaults pub in Bristol. |
| The tagged stencilled work shows Rapunzel with her hair let down like a rope to allow a hooded youth to climb up to her window. | The tagged stencilled work shows Rapunzel with her hair let down like a rope to allow a hooded youth to climb up to her window. |
| In the youth's hand is a can of spray paint which he has used to write a heart-shaped V to spell "vandalism". | In the youth's hand is a can of spray paint which he has used to write a heart-shaped V to spell "vandalism". |
| Pub manager Bradd Francis said he thought the work was "very nice, inoffensive and quirky". | Pub manager Bradd Francis said he thought the work was "very nice, inoffensive and quirky". |
| Although it was not commissioned by Mr Francis or the brewery, he said he thought "it highlighted an otherwise white building". | Although it was not commissioned by Mr Francis or the brewery, he said he thought "it highlighted an otherwise white building". |
| The new art has only just been unveiled after scaffolders began to dismantle platforms built around the pub exterior while it was given a new coat of paint. | The new art has only just been unveiled after scaffolders began to dismantle platforms built around the pub exterior while it was given a new coat of paint. |
| There had been some confusion over who the artist was until the tag was revealed showing the work to be by Mr Walker. | There had been some confusion over who the artist was until the tag was revealed showing the work to be by Mr Walker. |
| Chris Logan, owner of CPS Services which supplied the scaffold, was the first person to see the new work. | Chris Logan, owner of CPS Services which supplied the scaffold, was the first person to see the new work. |
| "I was totally shocked," he said. | "I was totally shocked," he said. |
| "It's nice to have Bristol artwork in a student pub. It deserves recognition," he said. | "It's nice to have Bristol artwork in a student pub. It deserves recognition," he said. |
| "Some of my team thought it was by Banksy at first," he added. | "Some of my team thought it was by Banksy at first," he added. |
| Nick Walker has been working in Bristol for more than 20 years and is a contemporary of Banksy. |