[iamzero]

It’s textual impediment... Welease Woderwick.

[Lazarus II]

Mar 3, 2021 16:16:02 GMT 1 iamzero said:

It’s textual impediment... Welease Woderwick.

Fwee Bawabus instead.

[The Italian One]

Mar 3, 2021 15:54:13 GMT 1 Jonas B said:

Still no mention on Banksy's website - how long typically does it take for a work to appear there?

maybe he is tired of seeing his pieces stolen 

[artzhole]

Mar 3, 2021 16:34:24 GMT 1 The Italian One said:

Mar 3, 2021 15:54:13 GMT 1 Jonas B said:

Still no mention on Banksy's website - how long typically does it take for a work to appear there?

maybe he is tired of seeing his pieces stolen 

Be cool if he didn't put it on his website to make a point to see what happens & how long it stays there without him owning up to it.

[Not 4 The Thril]

In my head- when it takes him a few days to claim a piece its because he knows he was photographed and or spotted while doing it. so he waits a bit to see what surfaces online before confirming.

[Sliding on the Walls]

I really like this. Reading Jail has been empty for a long time now without anything being done there. No matter what happens to it, I'd like to think that this piece will remain forever and possibly in the short-term help to bring some kind of momentum to the current state of limbo in the jail's future use.

[sandinista]

Shit feet. Definitely him.

[Majestic]

Well he's playing it cool that's for sure...

[stereodista]

Went down today, and really enjoyed. Which I suppose is the point, after all! The feet are reliably bad; he’s not exactly life-size, which is slightly odd but good; the shadow work and type-written words are great touches; the odd defunct CCTV camera seen beyond the top of the wall feels topical. Definitely worth the risking a lockdown-breaking fine for, and I’d bet a bit more besides that it’s absolutely his. Not that the odds would be all that good.

[wardance]

Mar 3, 2021 21:15:31 GMT 1 mattmma22 said:

wtf is a “grade 2 building?” not familiar with that term in US

We grade our buildings over here depending how well made they are. So buildings like Buckingham Palace, Downing Street etc are 'Grade 1,' places like Reading Gaol, Slade Prison, etc are 'Grade 2' as they're well made but not as good as they could be. Peoples houses are grade 3. Public Toilets are grade 4. Beach huts are grade 9.

[thisisalow]

^ It means a building or structure of national architectural/historical merit and you can't demolish/change/alter/add to it without listed building consent (a special category of planning permission). The grades are 1 (top grade), 2* (2nd grade) and 2 (third grade)...

contrary to the above, everything else is unlisted!

...from your UAA planning correspondent

[Dive Jedi]

Mar 3, 2021 21:15:31 GMT 1 mattmma22 said:

wtf is a “grade 2 building?” not familiar with that term in US

That's because all buildings in US are grade 2......

[Dive Jedi]

Mar 3, 2021 21:28:30 GMT 1 biggie said:

Mar 3, 2021 21:15:31 GMT 1 mattmma22 said:

wtf is a “grade 2 building?” not familiar with that term in US

I don’t think your history goes back that far;)

Hahaha.

When USA celebrated their 200 year anniversary a comedian here said :
Our state lottery is older then that.

Love you, US !!

[inefficiencyof]

Mar 3, 2021 17:20:43 GMT 1 Not 4 The Thril said:

In my head- when it takes him a few days to claim a piece its because he knows he was photographed and or spotted while doing it. so he waits a bit to see what surfaces online before confirming.

I hold the same opinion also. And with the complications of negative press, wait a little, ride it out and then decide on claiming it or not. Dedicated fans of his craft can be pretty accurate without the confirmation anyway.

[max1]

Wouldn't be surprised if someone saw something. Despite lockdown this is still a busy location.
It's right opposite a retail park exit (with a McDonalds which is still open). Also there's a block of residential flats that overlooks the wall!

[pfffffffffft]

Brilliant work. 99.8% confident this is Banksy.

[radnatic]

Mar 3, 2021 13:16:41 GMT 1 eibbor said:

how great is that photo never seen him while doing his art.
Intersing that he didn´t just use a ladder. 
The more noticeable it is, the less noticeable it is at the end. So it looked like they were working on the wall as a construction. I would be interested in how long this whole process took, so no officials had the chance to let the fones ring to ask what they are doing on their wall

[Runit]

Boggles the mind that you can set up concealed scaffolding against a prison wall and not get rumbled..

[crogoblin]

Mar 4, 2021 9:20:46 GMT 1 Runit said:

Boggles the mind that you can set up concealed scaffolding against a prison wall and not get rumbled..

To be fair, it’s not a prison anymore(it was closed in 2014, I think), therefore the security around it is nowhere near what it used to be

[crogoblin]

Mar 4, 2021 4:42:28 GMT 1 pfffffffffft said:

Brilliant work. 99.8% confident this is Banksy.

Same here. Plus, if that was someone else, I guess he/she would already claimed it

[crogoblin]

Mar 4, 2021 10:13:24 GMT 1 Onket said:

Mar 4, 2021 9:17:09 GMT 1 radnatic said:

Can't tell for sure but the pic looks like it was taken early morning. So if it went up really early they could have taken it all down by mid-morning.

Or it could have been done with permission/knowledge.

The photo with scaffolding was taken around 4pm, according to the guy who took it:

www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/banksy-reading-prison-gaol-scaffold-19949321

[tab1]

Mar 4, 2021 10:13:24 GMT 1 Onket said:

Mar 4, 2021 9:17:09 GMT 1 radnatic said:

how great is that photo never seen him while doing his art.
Intersing that he didn´t just use a ladder. 
The more noticeable it is, the less noticeable it is at the end. So it looked like they were working on the wall as a construction. I would be interested in how long this whole process took, so no officials had the chance to let the fones ring to ask what they are doing on their wall

Can't tell for sure but the pic looks like it was taken early morning. So if it went up really early they could have taken it all down by mid-morning.

Or it could have been done with permission/knowledge.

in the current pandemic climate and the governments struggles to get the majority of the public to adhere to the current rules this was most likely done with permission, the public location on a main road and being a government building this would of raised suspicions or investigations especially with reading still being on a terror alert from the incident last year and all the recent incidents this year in reading, more so if reading have councilors like Jackie weaver driving around and spotted 👀😮

[artzhole]

Mar 4, 2021 12:46:32 GMT 1 Onket said:

Must be essential works, then.

Didn't realise graffiti writers were key workers. 😆👍

Builders/ scaffolders are still working through the lockdown so the unsuspecting public wouldn't have thought much about it. As long as you social distance it's all good & cant get a better distance that at the top of a scaff tower behind what is essentially a giant mask 😆

[cb87]

Literature sets you free?

[thisisalow]

over the wall we go (all coppers are nanas)?

[sparticle]

Confirmed - video from banksy.co.uk

[Terry Fuckwitt]

😂🤣

[Alchemy Art]

Mar 1, 2021 13:05:26 GMT 1 Alchemy Art said:

AREA51 confirmed it's Banksy.

I told you.

[Invaded 420]

Love seeing him painting so much. What a Way to unveil the new piece. Smashing

[Not 4 The Thril]

Mar 4, 2021 16:37:54 GMT 1 sparticle said:

Confirmed - video from banksy.co.uk

great insight into his process. cool to see all the little details from using spray water and yellow to create a dingy prison uniform to the sharpie on the can labeled 'skin'. Love how the bob ross commentary fits it perfectly. to me this piece means that even though we are all locked down we can still create. 



i guess this is why it took a bit to confirm- he had to edit the video.