New Banksy Valentine’s Day artwork covered after being vandalised
- Abusive graffiti targeting local authorities in the city of Bristol was daubed over the work
- The owners of the property have now covered the mural and installed CCTV to protect the artwork
The owners of a house in southwest England where an artwork from Banksy appeared in time for Valentine’s Day have covered the mural after it was defaced.
Temporary fencing was also added on Saturday to the home in Bristol and closed-circuit television has been installed to protect the artwork, which shows a young girl firing red flowers from a catapult.
The elusive artist confirmed the mural as his creation on his official Instagram account on February 14. It was later defaced with an expletive.
Kelly Woodruff, the daughter of Edwin Simons, who owns the rented home on which the artwork appeared, said the family felt a “strong responsibility” to ensure that the artwork could be enjoyed by the general public.
“Due to the mindless vandalism to the artwork, the family have taken the very difficult decision to cover the artwork to try to protect it,” she said.