Ephemeral Artworks Made-In-Place: Banksy's Summer Spraycation on The Seashore

Travel restrictions have been lifted - some artists are making the most of their works of visual art not on canvas done in their studios and definitely not in any traditional modes. They're taking advantage of all the resources available to cause a reaction in fleeting moments-of-time when you just might be passing by on the way to somewhere else.

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Banksy confirms he is behind British seaside ‘spraycation’ artworks

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Vanessa Thorpe

the Guardian

"Bucket, spade, sun hat and a can of spray paint: the essential holiday kit if you are one of the world’s most famous artists – the elusive Banksy.

The graffiti artist from Bristol, whose work now sells for millions of pounds, has confirmed this weekend that he is responsible for the appearance of several new works dotted across seaside resorts on the east coast of England.

Speculation has already been rife that Banksy was the man behind an entertaining outbreak of fresh graffiti images, which include a seagull hovering over oversized “chips” – made from insulation material – in a skip and a rat relaxing in a deckchair with a cocktail. . .

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More Now an Instagram video clip has been released, making the provenance clear. The footage, which is just over three minutes long, is called A Great British Spraycation, and shows the artist – identity as ever obscured – taking a summer road trip in a beaten-up camper van with cans of paint stashed inside a cooler.

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In a nostalgic gesture towards the prosperous history of England’s declining seaside resorts, the artist has also painted a dancing couple in black and white on the roof of a bus shelter. The pair appear to move to the music produced by an accordion player in a flat cap.

In recent years, Banksy has moved closer towards overt political commentary in his art – campaigning on the poor treatment of migrants, his opposition to Brexit and radical Islamic discourse. He has also criticised the priorities of the international fine art market. . .

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