Banksy: vandalized vandalism
"Girl with a Pierced Eardrum" by Banksy
A new work by street artist Banksy, which appearad recently in his hometown Bristol, has been vandalised within 24 hours after it had first been spotted.
The picture alludes to Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring" ["Het meisje met de parel", ca. 1665] and can be found near Hanover Place not far from Bristol's harbour and the famous ss Great Britain.
Banksy's version of Vermeer's most popular painting incorporates a (real) alarm box instead of an earring. Obviously, this is a comment on today's omnipresence of alarm devices like car or home alarm systems, which penetrate our eardrums with terrorizing noises.
Soon after being spotted for the first time and becoming top news, the work was found with dark paint thrown across the chin of the woman.
The city of Bristol has promised to consider options to protect the mural. Isn't it funny how vandalism needs to be protected from being vandalized if it was done by somebody famous?
The original painting:
Banksy: vandalized vandalism
"Girl with a Pierced Eardrum" by Banksy
A new work by street artist Banksy, which appearad recently in his hometown Bristol, has been vandalised within 24 hours after it had first been spotted.
The picture alludes to Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring" ["Het meisje met de parel", ca. 1665] and can be found near Hanover Place not far from Bristol's harbour and the famous ss Great Britain.
Banksy's version of Vermeer's most popular painting incorporates a (real) alarm box instead of an earring. Obviously, this is a comment on today's omnipresence of alarm devices like car or home alarm systems, which penetrate our eardrums with terrorizing noises.
Soon after being spotted for the first time and becoming top news, the work was found with dark paint thrown across the chin of the woman.
The city of Bristol has promised to consider options to protect the mural. Isn't it funny how vandalism needs to be protected from being vandalized if it was done by somebody famous?
The original painting: