New from Banksy: Zorro

Posted: August 25th, 2009 | Author: | Category: Art News, Featured Posts, Photos | Tags: | 9 Comments »

Banksy Zorro

Looks like this could be the latest Banksy piece, captured by Romanywg in Westbourne Park, London. It hasn’t been confirmed as a Banksy yet by his own website or anything, but street art authorities are calling a Banksy, the style fits and there is a similar sketch in his show at The Bristol Museum, so I think it’s a safe bet.

Zorro is an interesting subject for Banksy to paint, as NoLionsInEngland has noted on WallKandy: “Zorro defended peasants from the tyrannical authority of officials and aristocrats, as ‘does’ Banksy; Zorro was the alter-ego of a knight or some kind of aristocrat, and certain newspapers seem convinced that Banksy is/was a mild-mannered public school poshie.”

Banksy Zorro

Banksy Zorro

Photos by Romanywg

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  3. Banksy news update
  4. Banksy complains the old-fashioned way
  5. Brad Downey verus(?) Banksy – “What Lies Beneath”


  • http://www.verynearlyalmost.com George

    I think its a highwayman dude… He is commenting on the dangers of the A40 as many people have died there. But the image is him going back to his roots (He has hit the A40 several times before with rats and other bits) Plus this is one route out of London to Bristol and the main trainline out to Bristol. Just my view.

  • http://www.vandalog.com RJ

    Makes sense. I was wondering what the slogan was about. But then why is Zorro warning people?

  • http://dylanfloyd.co.uk Floyd

    I’ve got a feeling it could be Dick Turpin, the infamous English highwayman.

  • http://www.vandalog.com RJ

    Another possibility is The Lone Ranger as unusualimage suggests on flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/unusual_image/3626268517/in/set-72157619701654456/), but The Lone Ranger wears blue and the hat doesn’t really make sense for him.

  • http://www.vandalog.com RJ

    It’s just been suggested to me that the piece is actually by Focus, based on this piece – http://www.flickr.com/photos/27071671@N07/3017778664/

    I’m still confident that it’s by Banksy though.

  • http://blog.opusunderground.com/ Rachel

    Has it been confirmed that it’s definitely Banksy yet?

  • http://www.vandalog.com RJ

    No, but it was months before Banksy put those photos on his website of his trip to Mali.

  • http://www.zefrog.eu zefrog

    Zorro wears a mask, not scarf over his face… I vote for highwayman

  • http://Website Dexter Fielding

    it is more visible from the top deck of a bus going past Westbourne PArk Station.