Oh my, we have our own Banksy

Published: August 29, 2013 at 12:27pm

And the police are in hot pursuit, which strikes me as…amusing.

Banksy




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  1. anthony says:
    August 29, 2013 at 12:38 pm

    It is no Banksy. If it were it would be worth 100000 euros at least.

    I must admit though that it is very tastefully executed.

    Reminds me of Bristol. The street art there, including several Banksys, has become a major tourist attraction.

    It is fascinating.

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    • kev says:
      August 29, 2013 at 1:11 pm

      No, he’s no Banksy, but this should be worth at least a 100 euros – for now. We’ll see if it gets better, fil-kaz naghmlulu gabra.

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    • Gakku says:
      August 29, 2013 at 2:19 pm

      Oh come on, it looks like a stencilled drawing a five year old in the 1980s would do. Couldn’t he be a bit more creative?

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  2. Matthias says:
    August 29, 2013 at 12:55 pm

    How on earth did he get that thing printed up there?

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  3. Melissa says:
    August 29, 2013 at 2:26 pm

    Hey, we may have our own local Bansky or Plastic Jesus. And yes, it’s tasteful, not scribbling.

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  4. Jozef says:
    August 29, 2013 at 3:18 pm

    Sweet.

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  5. Carl says:
    August 29, 2013 at 3:33 pm

    It’s amusing, most people assume it’s a “he”… how did he get up there? He’s no Banksy… etc etc.

    I guess anything newsworthy must have been carried out by a “he”, unless it’s some form of Miley strip tease or royal birth.

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  6. P Sant says:
    August 29, 2013 at 3:47 pm

    Where were the police?

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  7. Jozef says:
    August 29, 2013 at 3:55 pm

    http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/en/newsdetails/news/national/Workers-brought-in-to-remove-the-love-outside-City-Gate-20130829

    Many graffiti.

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  8. Matt says:
    August 29, 2013 at 4:06 pm

    You should read the idiotic comments on that article and on Facebook, praising this piece of art that improves ‘city gash’, as they call it.

    Thank god they’ve covered it up already.

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  9. Lara Attard says:
    August 29, 2013 at 5:06 pm

    The MGRM will object to the painting for sure.

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  10. Rumplestiltskin says:
    August 30, 2013 at 12:47 am

    There are so many garbage buildings in Malta that can only ge improved by graffiti, why pick on the only decent piece of architecture that this island has seen for decades?

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  11. Derek Fenech says:
    August 30, 2013 at 9:05 am

    All the comments of appreciation of a piece of crap that tried hard to copy Bansky but failed (miserably) are proof of why Malta is a hub for amateurs. As an artist I feel discouraged to showcase my art (in a legal way) to a country which clearly lacks artistic education, with the majority adorning their houses with Dallas 2000 kitsch. It also shows the level of spite the majority have towards the Piano project when they are ready to approve vandalism in every possible way.

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