An artist living in Cornwall has claimed that an image which appeared on a well known site in the area was created by the famous elusive graffiti artist, Banksy. A stencilled image of a black and white cat was discovered by a local man in the coastal resort of Portreath, and is believed to be …
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for: ‘May, 2011’
Banksy Artwork Suspected in Hastings
There was excitement and speculation down in Hastings recently as it was rumoured that a new piece of Banksy artwork had appeared on the back door of a shop. A Banksy spokesman however, denied that there was any truth to these allegations. A number of people living in Hastings had recently contacted a national newspaper …
Study Proves We Can Tell the Difference Between Professional and Amateur Abstract Oil Paintings
A new study has shown that ordinary people can tell the difference between abstract oil paintings created by a professional artist, and abstract canvas wall art that has been created by a child. The study was conducted by Angelina Hawley-Dolan and Ellen Winner, in which they showed people pairs of unlabelled oil paintings; one which …