12 August 2024 , 16:08
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After seven Banksy images in seven days across London last week, a new rhino mural shows the anonymous artist isn’t finished yet - so the question now is, how many more animal artworks will there be?
Banksy has struck again, revealing a cheeky new rhino mural in London - his eighth piece of animal artwork in eight days.
The latest image shows the animal mounting an old silver Nissan Micra - which has a traffic cone on its bonnet, apparently to resemble another rhinoceros.
Banksy’s latest graffiti campaign began last week, when an ibex goat appeared near Kew Bridge, in Richmond, west London. This was followed by murals of elephants, monkeys, a wolf, pelicans and a cat, which appeared in various locations across the capital - and swimming piranhas appearing overnight in a police box in the City of London on Sunday.
Fans thought the series might finish at the end of the week - so as the latest image marks the start of a second week, the question now is: how long will the anonymous artist continue?
The rhino mural is situated on the side of a building in Westmoor Street in Charlton, southeast London, near to a yard used by the RMS waste disposal company. It is understood workers found the image when they arrived on site this morning but did not know it was genuine until it was confirmed.
It has been designed to look as though the animal is climbing on to a car parked next to the property. Later images taken at the site show a skip has since been placed next to it.
Banksy has been posting animal artwork to his Instagram at around 1pm every day since Monday 5 August, with no captions or details of locations.
Some have been silhouettes, while the school of fish was more detailed and a departure from the usual style. The rhino is also more detailed than some, suggesting the artist may have had more time to plan and execute the design.
"This is the best yet," one follower wrote underneath the rhino post. "That car just went up 100x in price," wrote another.