Banksy reveals second new artwork in 24 hours as rumours swirl elusive artist has been captured on CCTV
BANKSY has revealed a second new artwork in 24 hours depicting two elephants poking their heads out of blocked out windows.
The elusive street artist shared a photo of the wall art on Instagram which features dark elephant silhouettes with their trunks stretched out towards each other in London.
It comes just 24 hours after Banksy revealed an artwork of a goat perched on top of a wall near Kew Bridge in Richmond yesterday.
The black silhouette of the goat appears to be moments away from falling from a height as rubble breaks off below.
A security camera appears to be angled directly at the artwork on a building in London.
The location of his newest work featuring elephants appears to be on Edith Terrace, Chelsea.
Bristol-based Banksy did not write a caption for either Instagram post which has caused fans to theorise what the meaning of the two artworks are.
But some have speculated the new artwork could reference the “elephant in the room”.
Yesterday, footage captured by CCTV cameras appeared to show the moment Banksy climbed into a cherry picker wearing a face mask and hard hat as he prepared to paint the Kew Bridge artwork.
Video showed a van with two men dressed in orange high-vis clothing and helmets.
One of the men, who is masked, is believed to have been Banksy, famed for his politically themed works.
Accompanied by a friend, he was seen in the back of the cherry picker with the two locked in conversation.
The footage was captured at about 5am yesterday.
A painting showing a goat balancing on top of some masonry appeared on the exterior wall of an engineering company near Kew Bridge that morning.
The owner of the building could be in for a big payday – anything Banksy creates invariably increases in value, especially if it’s one of his bigger pieces, experts say.
The British-based street and graffiti artist is known for his thought-provoking and controversial works.
Despite such recognition, his identity still remains one of the greatest mysteries of the 21st century.
Although a lot of his art is produced in public places, he usually only reveals it on his social media.
His work has been spotted around the UK and has often popped up in prominent international locations.
Banksy has never been unmasked and it is believed his refusal to reveal himself started as a way of avoiding prosecution for vandalism.
Properties featuring his work have seen their market values soar over the years, often by hundreds of thousands of pounds.
But some residents hit back and claimed they were concerned the new artwork would hike up rent prices in their area.
Is Robin Gunningham Banksy?
There has been much speculation Banksy's real identity is Robin Gunningham - but who is he?
Robin was born in 1973 in Bristol, also known to be Banksy’s long-supposed stomping ground.
He was a pupil at Bristol Cathedral School.
Robin’s father, Peter Gordon Gunningham, was a retired contracts manager from the Whitehall area of Bristol.
His mother, Pamela Ann Dawkin-Jones, was a company director’s secretary and grew up in the exclusive surroundings of Clifton where he also has an older sister called Sarah.
When Robin was nine, the family moved to a larger home in the same street and it is there he spent his formative years and became interested in graffiti.
Joy Millward, the suspected wife of Banksy, has never broken her silence on rampant speculation.
The lobbyist, from the West Midlands, is understood to have met Gunningham in 2003, just before she started working as a researcher for Labour MP Austin Mitchell.
They got hitched in Las Vegas in 2006 and have been married for 17 years.
A source previously claimed the couple lived in an isolated community and had “little to do with even their closest neighbours”.
An insider told the Mail: “Even those they occasionally speak to have no idea who they really are.
“The only people who know his real identity are those in the inner circle, who have been vetted.
“Some of Joy’s relatives have not been told who her husband is or what he does.”