LONDON (AP) – Street artist Banksy on Monday unveiled a new mural of a rhinoceros that looks like it is climbing on top of a car in London – the eighth animal-themed artwork he has posted in the past week in a collection that includes elephants, a goat, a wolf, and pelicans.
The elusive graffiti artist, who has never confirmed his full identity, has been posting the new work on his Instagram account every day since last Monday. The latest piece in Charlton, southeast London, features a rhino on a wall and gives the impression the animal is climbing on top of a broken-down car parked in front of the building.
Last Sunday, the artist claimed another artwork depicting piranhas which appeared on a police box near the Central Criminal Court, known as the Old Bailey, in London.
A small crowd of people flocked to the fish tank-themed artwork on Monday, taking photos and selfies as workmen placed barriers around it. A spokesman for the City of London Corporation said it was looking at options to preserve it.
Other pieces unveiled last week included pelicans that appeared on the side of a fish shop in Walthamstow, east London, and a silhouette of a howling wolf that was painted on a satellite dish on a garage roof in south London.
The wolf design was seen taken down by men who carried it off on the same day it was revealed. It is not immediately clear who removed the satellite dish.
