Banksy has confirmed an artwork that appeared on a garage in Port Talbot, South Wales, is his work. The world famous graffiti artist c...
Banksy has confirmed an artwork that appeared on a garage in Port Talbot, South Wales, is his work.
The world famous graffiti artist created the piece against a brick wall in Richmond Terrace.
Depicting a boy with snow falling on him and a picture of a large metal bin with flames pouring from it, the pieces cover two walls.
The work sparked wild speculation that it could be a Banksy, after images began circulating on social media, reports Wales Online.
But confirmation only came today when Banksy put images and a video of the artwork on his website and Instagram page.
All the artist said to accompany a video of his work was, "Season's greetings".
It shows the artwork in profile, then the camera lifts up to look over the top of it to the steelworks in the distance.
Banksy is an anoymous England-based street artist known for his satirical and subversive work which has appeared on walls around the country
The amazing spray -paint image in Port Talbot has attracted people from all over south Wales.
Ian Lewis, 55, is the owner of the garage and he looked a little bewildered today at how his nondescript building, which he constructed himself 20 years ago, had become such a talking point overnight.
"I saw the image first on Facebook on Tuesday morning, and thought that looks a bit like my garage," he said from outside his home on Richmond Terrace,.
"I showed it to my son and he agreed, so I went out and had a look and there it was."
For the rest of the night, he and his brother-in-law, Wayne Jenkins, took it in turns to keep watch over what is the first Banksy piece in Wales.
Whoever wasn't on watch made cups of tea for the steady stream of people stopping by to take a look and grab a picture next to the artwork.
"At the moment it is for everybody and it should be enjoyed by everybody," said Mr Lewis, a steelworker at the nearby Tata works.
Even the police arrived at 1am, having created an incident specifically for it and setting up patrols in the area as a precautionary measure.
When they arrived at the scene, they took off their hi-viz vests so they could get a quick picture first, said Mr Lewis's partner, Julia.
The image chosen by Banksy has resonated deeply with many of the local residents.
One neighbour and friend of Mr Lewis, who didn't want to be named, said: "Every day of the year, we go out and clean the windows because of the black ash in the air and I think that is why he did this."
So what's so special about this? Gimme a break already....
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