Beeeeeef...

whats P&S?

Pure and simple.

Just seen this on nu art blogspot.

nuart09.blogspot.com/

love it! cheers

Gutted didn't get there in time to see it!!!

Haha, cool that Robbo used the painter guy for his piece and did not get over him. I think that shows a kind of respect. The same portion of respect as Banksy did as he used a part of Robbo's work for his piece.

i think it's a shame he did not leave it for 25 years, but it is funny

Tbh it has crossed my mind that the background paint is near enough exact! Got to say, it's quite interesting how this piece is evolving!

It written on the wall.

'Team Robbo'.

Robbo the old school writer king.
Robin Gunningham the current day Banksy king.

outstanding!
puts 10 foot and co to shame!

Three observations if I may......

Firstly, if you look to the lower right hand side you can see the damp spot where I must assume Robbo seems to have pulled himself out of the canal, maybe he really did adapt the piece while dressed in a wetsuit!

Secondly, does make it appear as B is now the decorator in the piece paying homage to Robbo... Quite ironic in my mind and thus very amusing!

And finally thirdly, obviously B knew what he was doing when throwing his piece on top of Robbo's. I notice Robbo has tagged his image on Flickr as 'Banksy b**ch Slap'. Maybe that old beef still running deep or maybe this whole thing is a scheme appropriated by B and Robbo themselves?

Definitely the most thought provoking Banksy in years as it currently stands in my honest and humble opinion.

Hi,
Yes I think so. The global warming statement is as raw as graff gets but it is stating the obvious. A good piece as it stands as it is a true reflection (pardon the pun) of itself.

I don't mean to get all arty farty in the way I'm approaching this so apologise if I am coming across that way in advance of what I am going to say, and vice-versa, I don't went to appear as a hardcore painter either, although I do paint outdoors (and have done for over twenty years), and collect art, but that is besides the point.... Anyway I have formed an opinion of whats interesting to me (today, but tomorrow may change hehe).

This new Banksy piece was quite offensive to a lot of people simply because Robbo's piece was a landmark to some and almost shrine like to others of times past. I expect if you ask Robbo to comment he didn't expect the piece to last more than a few days, and the fact it lasted over twenty years is astounding, a lot is down to respect.

Now the process of losing a piece hurts a bit but in the modern day with protective perspex being tossed over pieces left right and centre losing such a piece in this way is almost a statement in itself. Sort of saying "if you won't go over our work we'll do it ourselves".

To bring this to the attention of the street B picked Robbo's piece. And Robbo's sort of done B a favor by doing the same because as a writer when you put something on the street it's not for ever, and we know this when we do it. It is a recent phenomenon to do otherwise, arguments aside please.

I'm seriously beginning to think this whole thing is a game between the pair of them. Or possibly I have turkey poisoning and my brains suffering flatulence..

But back to my point I think it's the most entertaining and thought provoking work in a very long time down to the way it is evolving as a very thought provoking mutating piece.

No idea if I explained myself at all lol. Don't think I know what I am on about so do excuse me.

So was I.

Adjust your monitor if you can't see it, but round the bucket and the guy's head especially you can see the old darker grey where Robbo hasn't gone right up to the Banksy piece.