On Monday, a goat appeared, on Tuesday – two elephants, on Wednesday – three monkeys, on Thursday – a wolf, and on Friday – two pelicans – British media reported on Banksy’s new works in London.
On August 9, a fifth mural appeared on the wall above the Bonners fish bar in Walthamstow, a town in north-east London. It depicts pelicans catching fish from the Bonners sign.
The bar’s representatives commented on the events on their social network:
We are so proud to have [the work of] @banksy on our shop sign! Thank you for choosing us and Walthamstow to showcase your talent.
Banksy published a post that did not contain any captions or additional information. Thus, all art lovers offer their own interpretations of the works, which have already been dubbed the “Banksy Zoo series”.
The artist is “creating a menagerie, a bestiary of monsters, that will keep the attention and raise the stakes,” Paul Gough, the editor of Banksy: Bristol’s Legacy, told The Washington Post’s Adela Suliman on August 8.
This is Banksy marketing at its best and most impressive, creating an atmosphere of great anticipation.
Banksy is known for using his work to make political statements. Viewers have linked the mural series to a variety of global issues, including animal extinction, environmentalism, war, and British politics. But as each new piece appeared, it became increasingly difficult to connect the series to any specific cause.