bristolboy
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Another lost Banksy, by bristolboy on Jul 14, 2011 18:52:17 GMT 1, www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-14145286
One of street artist Banksy's most famous early works in Bristol has been mistakenly painted over.
The gorilla in a pink mask on the wall of the ex-North Bristol Social Club, in Eastville, had been a familiar landmark in the area for more than 10 years.
But the building has recently been turned into a Muslim cultural centre.
New owner Saeed Ahmed assumed it was a regular piece of graffiti and had it painted over. "I thought it was worthless," he said.
He added: "I didn't know it was valuable and that's why I painted over it. I really am sorry if people are upset."
The wall was whitewashed by the new owner of the building who had never heard of Banksy
Local resident Dean Meadows described the whitewashing of the painting as a "big, big shame".
"It's currently being shared around the world on Twitter, so hopefully Banksy will hear and replace it himself," he said.
Mr Ahmed said he was willing to explore options to see if the whitewash can be removed and the painting restored.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-14145286One of street artist Banksy's most famous early works in Bristol has been mistakenly painted over. The gorilla in a pink mask on the wall of the ex-North Bristol Social Club, in Eastville, had been a familiar landmark in the area for more than 10 years. But the building has recently been turned into a Muslim cultural centre. New owner Saeed Ahmed assumed it was a regular piece of graffiti and had it painted over. "I thought it was worthless," he said. He added: "I didn't know it was valuable and that's why I painted over it. I really am sorry if people are upset." The wall was whitewashed by the new owner of the building who had never heard of Banksy Local resident Dean Meadows described the whitewashing of the painting as a "big, big shame". "It's currently being shared around the world on Twitter, so hopefully Banksy will hear and replace it himself," he said. Mr Ahmed said he was willing to explore options to see if the whitewash can be removed and the painting restored.
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Another lost Banksy, by xmyart on Jul 14, 2011 20:52:01 GMT 1, Mr Ahmed will gain much kudos if he restores it!!! anyone can make a mistake.
Mr Ahmed will gain much kudos if he restores it!!! anyone can make a mistake.
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paulyp
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Another lost Banksy, by paulyp on Aug 26, 2011 15:25:44 GMT 1, Mr Ahmed said he was willing to explore options to see if the whitewash can be removed and the painting restored.
He seems to have done a good job but an addition has since been made
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Mr Ahmed said he was willing to explore options to see if the whitewash can be removed and the painting restored. He seems to have done a good job but an addition has since been made Attachments:
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