Banksy caught on CCTV just hours before new artwork appears in London

A man in a face mask is believed to be Banksy.

This is the moment a man believed to be Banksy was spotted at the back of a van getting ready to create his new piece of work.

CCTV cameras show a man in a face mask, who is believed to be Banksy, in the cherry picker van with another man in Kew, West London, at around 5am yesterday.

His new piece of artwork then appeared that day and shows a mountain goat precariously balancing on a pillar as rocks falls below it.

The bosses at Boss & Co, the building where the artwork is, said they noticed the new artwork when they turned up to work, according to MailOnline.

Somebody from the company said: ‘We noticed the artwork first thing in the morning and assumed it must be a Banksy.

‘Then we checked our security footage and saw the two men. They then pushed our security camera up and you can’t see them after that. It happened around 5am and they were there for about half an hour.

‘It’s good but we don’t want the publicity. At the moment we’ve got no plans to remove it and are thinking of protecting it with some Perspex. It must be worth at least £10,000.’

Just two hours after Banksy unveiled the piece on his official Instagram page, an employee was spotted and appeared to move the CCTV camera back to its original position after it was positioned facing the falling rocks.

The artwork estimated to be worth £10,000 left Banksy’s fellow followers speculating about what the meaning is behind it.

Other people travelled to the area just to catch a glimpse of the work by the mysterious artist.

Art teacher, Amber Doffman, 26, spotted the iconic street artist’s Instagram post of his new work.

She said she immediately recognised its location and rushed straight out the door to go and find it.

She said: ‘I saw his post on Instagram 40 seconds after it went up and I immediately recognised where the art was.

‘So I got in my car and raced there. I was there 15 minutes after he posted on Instagram – and the paint was still wet.’

Amber, who lives in Acton, said she has been writing to Banksy for years – and just a few months ago emailed him asking him to come to west London.

‘I emailed him asking him to come to west London and now here he is,’ the teacher said.

‘I’ll tell myself I made this happen. I mean, probably not – but it is a huge coincidence.

‘I just can’t believe he was standing there. It’s unbelievable.’

Other people on social media were left debating what the meaning behind the new piece could be.

Rob Bartlett commented on the Instagram post: ‘The goat represents the human race on the precipice, “of the edge of extinction”, the jump is not important better to take a few steps backwards.’

Meanwhile Craig Strivens wrote: ‘The CCTV camera surly represents us watching the world crumble around us.’

And Chris Barcroft offered his insight and commented: ‘The camera is looking at the falling rocks, rather than what’s causing them to fall.

Goats are adapted to climbing on narrow ledges, so it isn’t in danger, but the camera’s view doesn’t give the full picture.

‘So I’d guess that it’s referencing the need to understand that news needs context before forming an opinion.’

This is the second new piece by the mysterious artist in recent months in the capital after a mural appeared on a residential building in Finsbury, north London.

The piece in north London is a huge green splatter behind a leafless tree, which makes it look like foliage.

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