Balloon Girl

Balloon Girl is a 2002 mural by graffiti artist Banksy depicting a young girl letting go of a heart-shaped balloon.

In 2007, it sold for £37,200 at Sotheby's.[1] The Sincura Group removed the mural from an east London shop and sold it for £500,000 in February 2014.[2]

In March 2014, the third anniversary of the Syria conflict, Banksy reworked the painting to depict a Syrian refugee and added the hashtag #WithSyria. On 13 March, the image was projected on the Eiffel Tower and Nelson's Column. An animated video was released, featuring animation based on Banksy's work, narration by Idris Elba, and music by Elbow.[3] In the following weeks, the singer Justin Bieber got a tattoo based on the original art and posted a picture of it on Instagram and then deleting it. Banksy posted this picture on his Facebook page with the comment "Controversial".[4]

In November 2015, a print of the painting was auctioned for £56,250, more than twice its estimated value.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Record price for Banksy bomb art". BBC News. 8 February 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  2. ↑ McDermott, Josephine (7 February 2014). "London Banksy Girl and Balloon mural to be removed". BBC News. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Jess Denham (12 March 2014). "Banksy reworks girl with heart balloon to mark third anniversary of Syria conflict". The Independent. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Justin Bieber's Banksy Tattoo Blasted By The Graffiti Artist, Sort Of". The Huffington Post UK. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Print of Banksy's Balloon Girl sells for more than a Picasso". Western Daily Press. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.

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