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Crowd: Are you Banksy?
Carlos Serrano: I don't know. Can't confirm nor deny.
This BBC journalist got a shock when he looked out of his window and saw the wall of his garden had been spray-painted, by vandals he assumed. Then someone told him to take a few steps back …
Carlos Serrano: You know, when I went further, I see, like, the whole picture, and I realised I was in front of a masterpiece of art.
Then everything changed when Banksy confirmed it was his work. Since then, he's had crowds outside his garden. They've come to have a look, say hi and ask him if he saw anything.
Carlos Serrano: Everybody wants to talk to me, and to come to my window and take pictures. So for me, it's a great experience because, like, you know, being an immigrant like me, this kind of things makes me feel like I really belong to this community.
The local authorities have even put up barriers after the mural was defaced. Still, the people come to London's latest tourist attraction.
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There are no street-art at my neighborwood. In my opinion, street-art has a fine line between the beuty and the mess. There are many respectable artist and masterpiece very beautiful. However there are many people what protest by dirtying the city. Despite this, I like street-art because at the majority times they are so beautiful and interesting.
As a research scholar at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, I enjoyed looking at murals in each school or department. JNU has a lot of murals depicting different socio-political and cultural realities around the world. Student activists make these murals and that gives JNU its identity.
Yes, it is. On a wall of my secondary school there’s a mural who represents one of the most famous picture about two of the most famous italian judges, Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, killed by the italian crime organisation called mafia during the firstly months of 1992.
The mural, made by a Sicilian street artist, has the utility to open a reflection on those years when Italy and in particular Sicily (the greatest Italian island at south) fought against the mafia, which frightened the Italian population for many years, due to the fact that this criminal organisation had killed journalists, policemen, judges, politicians and anybody had tried speaking about it and also contrasting its power.
Hi,
Your comment is interesting.
Could you please write more about the present situation with criminals in Italy?
Did the Italian people finally cope with the mafia?
Cheers,
Serhii
Yes, there is street art in my city. I think street art adds vibrancy and creativity to urban spaces, and can be a powerful form of expression for artists. It can also spark conversation and provoke thought about social issues. Overall, I appreciate the beauty and uniqueness that street art brings to my community.
Currently, I am living in Melbourne. Melbourne Street has a lot of street art. I enjoy looking at these paintings when I travel. Instead of looking at ugly walls, I would rather look at creative art paintings. it makes me happy :)