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Banksy artwork in Bristol is vandalised days after appearing | Banksy artwork in Bristol is vandalised days after appearing |
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Piece, which appears to be a nod to Valentine’s Day, has graffiti scrawled across it | Piece, which appears to be a nod to Valentine’s Day, has graffiti scrawled across it |
A piece of street art in Bristol that was this week confirmed as being by Banksy has been vandalised. | |
A picture shared on social media showed “BCC wankers” scrawled across the artwork, which shows a young girl firing a slingshot filled with flowers. | |
The elusive artist confirmed he was behind the piece by posting two images of it on his official Instagram account and website in the early hours of Valentine’s Day. | The elusive artist confirmed he was behind the piece by posting two images of it on his official Instagram account and website in the early hours of Valentine’s Day. |
Residents in the Barton Hill area of the city spotted the piece, which was taken by many to be a nod to Valentine’s Day, on Thursday morning. | |
The artwork appeared on a rented home owned by Edwin Simons. His daughter, Kelly Woodruff, found out about it after being tagged in a Facebook post. She had said on Friday that she was concerned the artwork might be damaged by Storm Dennis. | The artwork appeared on a rented home owned by Edwin Simons. His daughter, Kelly Woodruff, found out about it after being tagged in a Facebook post. She had said on Friday that she was concerned the artwork might be damaged by Storm Dennis. |
One local resident who spotted the vandalism said: “It’s a real shame, but it was always going to happen, unfortunately.” | One local resident who spotted the vandalism said: “It’s a real shame, but it was always going to happen, unfortunately.” |
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