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| Graffiti artist Ame72 in surprise Port Talbot street art | Graffiti artist Ame72 in surprise Port Talbot street art |
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| A second acclaimed graffiti artist has used two areas in Port Talbot as a canvas. | A second acclaimed graffiti artist has used two areas in Port Talbot as a canvas. |
| In December 2018, Banksy confirmed an image on a garage in the town depicting a child enjoying snow falling was his work. | In December 2018, Banksy confirmed an image on a garage in the town depicting a child enjoying snow falling was his work. |
| Now, Ame72 has picked the steel-making town to display two of his pieces. | Now, Ame72 has picked the steel-making town to display two of his pieces. |
| A Lego-style man was spotted on ABC Tyres on Saturday, while a second Lego-style man with a circular saw was found on the side of Taibach RFC. | |
| The two new designs have been given the thumbs-up by locals in Taibach, who reckon the region could become a hotspot for street art. | The two new designs have been given the thumbs-up by locals in Taibach, who reckon the region could become a hotspot for street art. |
| Local AM Bethan Jenkins said: "Port Talbot should try and capitalise on this new flowering of artwork. Who knows where it might lead?" | Local AM Bethan Jenkins said: "Port Talbot should try and capitalise on this new flowering of artwork. Who knows where it might lead?" |
| The manager of ABC Tyres, Tony Evans, 72, said: "I came in to work at 8am and I thought we'd been vandalised at first. | The manager of ABC Tyres, Tony Evans, 72, said: "I came in to work at 8am and I thought we'd been vandalised at first. |
| "But then when I took proper look I was gobsmacked at how amazing this piece of graffiti was. | "But then when I took proper look I was gobsmacked at how amazing this piece of graffiti was. |
| "Word soon got out and people have been flocking here to have a look." | "Word soon got out and people have been flocking here to have a look." |
| Taibach RFC secretary, John Daniels, said similar of the artwork found on a door. | Taibach RFC secretary, John Daniels, said similar of the artwork found on a door. |
| "We knew it wasn't a Banksy, but if it also brings more people to Port Talbot it's all good," he said. | "We knew it wasn't a Banksy, but if it also brings more people to Port Talbot it's all good," he said. |
| The anonymous artist Ame72 said he decided to come to Port Talbot after being e-mailed by steelworker Garry Owen - who last year sent Banksy an Instagram message asking him to come to the town. | The anonymous artist Ame72 said he decided to come to Port Talbot after being e-mailed by steelworker Garry Owen - who last year sent Banksy an Instagram message asking him to come to the town. |
| Ame72 told BBC Wales: "I was asked to highlight the dust problem [in the town] and I happened to be in the UK at the time so we went down and had a look." | Ame72 told BBC Wales: "I was asked to highlight the dust problem [in the town] and I happened to be in the UK at the time so we went down and had a look." |
| "It was so cold. We were freezing but I'm happy with the result given the adverse conditions." | "It was so cold. We were freezing but I'm happy with the result given the adverse conditions." |