A Nottingham expert has given his verdict over a new mural which appears to have similar styling to that of world famous street artist Banksy. The graffiti, which depicts an elderly man holding a can while seemingly looking at three pigeons illustrated behind him, appeared on a brick wall on Dryden Street in the city.
According to neighbours, the artwork was first noticed on Monday night, May 1. And while residents in the area were left "stunned" by the mysterious grafitti - an art expert said the artwork is "probably not a Banksy".
Dr Benedict Carpenter van Barthold, Principal Lecturer in Fine Art at Nottingham Trent University, has explained why the grafitti does not resemble Banksy's work. "First of all, Banksy's work normally has some kind of visual pun or hook in it", he told Nottinghamshire Live.
