March 6, 2021
Banksy The Joy Of Spray Painting?
Famed British street artist Banksy channeled the late TV art instructor Bob Ross to confirm he is behind a new mural on the wall of a disused prison in Reading, England.
The piece that appeared earlier this week depicts a man — speculated to be the Irish poet Oscar Wilde, who served two years in the prison for the crime of gross indecency (back when being gay was a crime) ― scaling down a rope made of paper, with a typewriter:
A video that Banksy shared to Instagram on Thursday — “Create Escape” ― parodies Ross’s hit television show, “The Joy of Painting.”
Footage of the prison piece being painted in the dead of night is shown with audio of Ross, making it appear as if the late artist is actually commenting on Banksy’s new art.