[ti:Banksy Announces Series of New Works]
[al:As It Is]
[ar:VOA]
[dt:2024-08-14]
[by:www.voase.cn]
[00:00.00]The famous street artist known as Banksy recently announced a new painting on another wall along a street in London. 
[00:11.47]The image is of a rhinoceros that appears to be climbing on top of a real car parked in front of the mural.
[00:20.79]The work is part of a new series of animal-centered murals that Banksy has created in the British capital.
[00:30.12]The collection includes paintings of elephants, a goat, a wolf, pelicans and more.
[00:39.03]The secretive artist, who has never confirmed his official identity, has been announcing the new work on his Instagram social media page.
[00:51.70]One of the pieces shows a group of the sharp-toothed fish called piranhas. 
[00:59.40]That piece was painted on a police emergency call box near the Central Criminal Court, known as the Old Bailey.
[01:09.84]A small crowd of people gathered near that artwork recently, taking photographs as some city workers placed barriers around it. 
[01:20.61]A spokesman for the city government said it is considering how to preserve the work.
[01:28.81]Another recent work is of pelicans eating fish. 
[01:33.38]The mural was painted above the sign of a fish market in east London. 
[01:39.53]Another Banksy painting appeared on a satellite dish.
[01:44.19]It showed a wolf, mouth open and head pointed up, as if howling.
[01:50.72]However, that artwork did not remain in place long. 
[01:56.20]A video posted online shows three men removing the piece and carrying it away hours after Banksy announced its existence.
[02:07.07]Banksy began his career by spray-painting buildings in Bristol, England.
[02:13.27]He has since become one of the world's best-known artists. 
[02:18.35]His work has sold for millions of dollars.
[02:22.10]I'm John Russell.