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]

On the third anniversary of the Syria conflict on March 2014, Banksy reworked the painting to depict a Syrian refugee and added the hashtag #WithSyria. The image was projected on the Eiffel Tower and Nelson's Column on March 13. 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 took notice of the picture and posted it on his Facebook page with the comment "Controversial".[4]

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

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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