A Banksy Valentine for Bristol

I don't think Banksy has sent us a Valentine before.

This one - of a young girl using a catapult to send lots of plastic red flowers and petals - appeared yesterday in the Barton Hill area of Bristol yesterday - but there was nothing on Banksy's instagram account - which is how he confirms that a work is by him.

However this morning in the early hours this post appeared on his Instagram account.

He's now got nearly 1.3 million likes in 19 hours which is not bad going.

Meanwhile the people in the house on which it appeared are trying to work out how to preserve it....

More about this.....

As usual, news of a new Banksy has gone global - here are just a few of the references to it.

• Bristol Live - The man who woke up to a Banksy artwork on his Barton Hill house on his birthday

• BBC - Banksy confirms Bristol Valentine's Day artwork is his
• Newsweek - Banksy Trends on Valentine's Day After Artist Claims New Mural in England as His Work
• Reuters UK - Banksy plays with violence and innocence in Valentine's Day graffiti

Previous posts about Banksy

• How Banksy retains control (2020)
• Banksy is the most popular artist - or is he?(2019)
• Brexit, Banksy and Cold War Steve (2019)
• Watch video of Banksy 'Girl with a balloon' being shredded after selling for $1 million+ (2018)
• Banksy: an auction in New York and "photographed" in Bethlehem (2017)
• Banksy, e-bay auctions and DACS (2008)
• The Cans Festival is this weekend (2008)