Parachuting Rat
Parachuting Rat was a series of
Another was accidentally destroyed in May 2012 by building work.[1] As of 2015[update], there was one still remaining.[2]
Concept
Parachuting Rat was a black
Medium
Parachuting Rat was executed using
Context
Melbourne is recognised as the street art capital of Australia.[9] Banksy, who spent a few months in the city earlier in his career, described the city's street art as 'arguably Australia's most significant contribution to the arts since they stole all the Aborigines' pencils'.[7] Parachuting Rat is one of a number of works he executed in the city in 2003.[10]
Parachuting Rat adorned the wall above a doorway of a council building behind the
Removal
While Melbourne has a policy of encouraging street art, it also has a problem with gangs
Another was destroyed in May 2012 by builders working on plumbing.[1] The building owner, who knows Banksy through a New York contact, said that he laughed at the fact that "TV Cameras took an interest in his work" in an email she sent them about the incident.
Reaction
Melbourne Council
The council subsequently discussed whether it should invite artists to
Art world
Parachuting Rat was potentially worth tens of thousands of pounds.
Within a few days ten replacement parachute rats, in fluorescent shades of pink, blue, green and purple were created in Hosier Lane using stencils, along with another rat in the lifts of 121 Exhibition Street, the offices of the
See also
- Street art in Melbourne
- Banksy
- List of works by Banksy
- List of damaged or destroyed works by Banksy
- Ephemera
- Bird in Space
References
- ^ a b "Banksy rat destroyed by builders". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 16 May 2012. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- Stuff.co.nz. Archivedfrom the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d Taylor, Rob (28 April 2010). "Cleaners paint over priceless art". Reuters. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- ^ "Australian officials apologise over Banksy blunder". The China Post. 29 April 2010. Archived from the original on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- ^ Banksy (2005). Banksy: Wall and Piece. Century. pp. 83–90.
- ^ "Bansky house art destroyed". Metro. 27 April 2007. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
- ^ a b c d Tedmanson, Sophie (27 April 2010). "Cleaners accidentally paint over Banksy stencil". The Times. Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- ^ Banksy (2005). Banksy: Wall and Piece. Century. p. 8.
- ^ Malkin, Bonnie (27 April 2010). "Melbourne council cleaners pain over Banksy stencil". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- ^ ABC Online. Archivedfrom the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f Gill, Raymond (28 April 2010). "City does give a rat's for Banksy's wiped-out art". The Age. Archived from the original on 11 February 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- ^ Hamish, Heard (27 April 2010). "Anti-graffiti crew accidentally paints over Bansky art in CBD". Leader Community Newspapers. Archived from the original on 29 April 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Banksy art painted over in Melbourne". CBC News. 29 April 2010. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- ^ Itzkoff, Dave (29 April 2010). "A Banksy Rat is Victim of a Cleanup Campaign". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- ^ a b c d Levy, Megan; Hunter, Thomas (28 April 2010). "Guerillas with the mist breed Banksy rats". The Age. Archived from the original on 8 September 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- ^ Levy, Megan (17 June 2010). "Stolen Banksy a fake? Doubt cast on designer's missing graffiti". The Age. Archived from the original on 29 May 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.