Banksy posts symbol of recent lighthouse paintings believed to be in Marseille

Banksy has posted a picture of a brand new paintings believed to be in southern France, although its precise location has now not been showed.

The feature symbol, posted at the artist’s Instagram account, morphs the shadow of a side road bollard into the type of lighthouse. Stencilled throughout it are the phrases: “I want to be what you saw in me.”

A Banksy fansite studies that the paintings is in Le Panier in Marseilles, a district close to town’s port this is recognized for its graffiti, together with a number of works by way of the French side road artist Invader, who makes use of a pixelated taste.

Lighthouse-shaped bollards line most of the streets in Marseilles, together with in Le Panier.

Close to the most recent paintings, published on Thursday, is a tag that looks to learn Yaze, which is the mark utilized by a Canadian graffiti artist who additionally is going by way of the identify Marco the Polo and cites Banksy as an inspiration.

Banksy’s works have fetched hundreds of thousands at public sale, prompting hypothesis over the Bristol graffiti artist’s identification.

Inspiration for the quote within the lighthouse paintings can have come from the tune Softly, by way of the Tennessee-based nation band Lonestar, which options the lyric:

“I want to be what you see in me.
I want to love you the way that you love me.”

A swathe of animal-themed Banksy works gave the impression in London final yr, together with a rhino reputedly mounting a silver Nissan Micra, two elephant silhouettes with their trunks stretched in opposition to each and every different, 3 monkeys that looked to be swinging on a bridge, and a gorilla on a shutter at London zoo.

Since then Banksy has posted a mural depicting the Madonna and kid.