Confirmed Banksy Margate - Valentine’s day mascara

[Dutch Art Collector]

An unusual piece of art has appeared on the wall of a property in Margate.

The painting shows a 50s-style housewife shoving, presumably, her husband into a dumped chest freezer off the alleyway at Grosvenor Place/Park Place.

Questions have been raised on social media over who the artist could be, with some suggesting street artist and political activist Banksy.

Amy Richardson, who lives nearby, photographed the art work and said she first saw it this morning after a broadband van was driven away from the spot.

Banksy’s stencils feature striking and humorous images occasionally combined with slogans. The message is usually anti-war, anti-capitalist or anti-establishment. He displays his art on publicly visible surfaces such as walls and self-built physical prop pieces. His work has appeared at locations world-wide.

Source: theisleofthanetnews.com/2023/02/13/could-it-be-a-banksy-brilliant-art-work-appears-in-margate-alleyway/

[My Name is Frank]

100%

[The Italian One]

F***rk i was in Margate 1 week ago...

[casual]

Hadn’t seen this until your post, so thanks for sticking it up.

Definitely the man himself, even the placement of props such as the frying pan etc are his style. Good piece with the message revolving around domestic violence I assume.

[Dutch Art Collector]

Must been Banksy.

[Majestic]

The king is back.

[Dutch Art Collector]

Now wait two months so Jo Brooks also knows it was banksy hahahaha

[Dutch Art Collector]

I hope John Brandler keeps away from it 😝

[Dice]

Feb 13, 2023 16:28:04 GMT 1 casual said:

Hadn’t seen this until your post, so thanks for sticking it up.

Definitely the man himself, even the placement of props such as the frying pan etc are his style. Good piece with the message revolving around domestic violence I assume.

Yes agree with the comment on domestic violence. Im in Margs tomorrow so will take a look!

[mojo]

It's a yes from me.  Love the marigolds and those dead mans shoes look well polished.  Strong message too, stop being a misogynist or you're going in the freezer.
Hope they superglued the freezer down otherwise some knob will be trying to sell it for a million quid on eBay by tea time.
Is it this years Valentine message?  

edit, It could be a police officer's shiny shoes?

[Arty Farty 15]

Margate is rising on the art scene (Emin, Counter Editions/Carl Freedman Gallery, Turner Contemporary). Hopefully the council will go some distance to preserve and protect as it will be of benefit to the area. 

[dan993c2]

Gotta be a piece by Mr B for me!

[Lroy]

Whoever painted it, it's a nice one ! Thanks Deutch' !

[Wendero]

[ABC]

Will go and have a nose tomorrow

[Minecrafter]

Looks very much like a Banksy ,
But what the hell is up with the dress pattern ? The lines don't follow the shape of a body which makes the piece look flat and boring - aside from the missing contrast between the fridge and the wall.

And what exactly is the message behind that piece ?

[LJCal]

💯

[321-]

I say no.

[Deleted]

Don’t you dare say anything Russ.. don’t you dare 😂😂

[Fuzzyduck121]

That chick’s got 3 fingers and no feet

Enough said

[bookends]

Feb 13, 2023 19:40:22 GMT 1 Minecrafter said:

Looks very much like a Banksy ,
But what the hell is up with the dress pattern ? The lines don't follow the shape of a body which makes the piece look flat and boring - aside from the missing contrast between the fridge and the wall.

And what exactly is the message behind that piece ?

Yet everytime BANKSY farts you appear like a bad stench.

[slevin]

I'd say this is a Banksy, curious to know more about the context / meaning

[robo]

Not convinced… it’s a bit too blatant… Could be proven wrong.

[Brice]

I love it, so clever. A bit of humor, and the pattern of the dress is well done.
Regarding a current event, this is unfortunately all too common...
Could this be the first time that Banksy has directly dealt with men's reports of violence against women?

[eyectopus]

The colours and shading look different from recent pieces. The patterns on the dress look freehand, like what Banksy has done in the past for other repetitive and uniform elements like wallpaper.

The broken chair could be placed in reference to a broken chair metaphor. Seems to be a few different metaphors but one is violence. 

[oooomska]

doesn't feel like one.

[Icesay]

That's the thing with Banksy, it depends who painted it.

[met]

Feb 13, 2023 20:14:05 GMT 1 321- said:

I say no.

I'd be very interested to hear your reasons for the "no".



For me, everything about this new piece screams "Banksy":

-  technical execution and style (including stencil-cutting style, shading technique, and colour palette);

-  mixture of stencil and freehand elements;

-  attention to detail (e.g. the frill of the apron);

-  subject matter;

-  dark humour and overall tone (including the vintage/nostalgia aspect); and

-  site specificity and incorporation of external elements (in this instance, street refuse).



If your assessment was serious, and you are confident enough in your position to place a £10 wager, I will offer you 20/1 odds that the work will at some point be officially confirmed as a Banksy.

[met]

Feb 13, 2023 18:39:40 GMT 1 ABC said:

Will go and have a nose tomorrow

Provided it's still there tomorrow, I'd be most grateful if you could check for me the brand/manufacturer of the freezer.

[STP]

Feb 13, 2023 16:15:11 GMT 1 Dutch Art Collector said:

Shame it's such a terrible photo.

The angle makes a complete mess of the trompe-l'œil and almost completely misses the (seemingly) blood-spattered frying pan.

And if you don't think it's by Banksy you're probably the sort of person who thinks Martin Whatson is a graffiti artist.