‘The street artist’s vision is simple: the latest series of graffiti has been designed to cheer up the public during a period when many of the news headlines have been bleak, and light has often been harder to spot than shade.Banksy’s hope, it is understood, is that the uplifting works cheer people with a moment of unexpected amusement, as well as to gently underline the human capacity for creative play, rather than for destruction and negativity. Some recent theorising about the deeper significance of each new image has been way too involved, Banksy’s support organisation, Pest Control Office, has indicated.’
Alastair Banton ● 105d