A homeless man lies on a park bench, a backpack serves as a pillow, his legs are laid down on the armrest, behind a brick wall, on which two reindeer seem to float into the air - sprayed with white paint. It looks as if they pull the homeless and evokes associations with Santa Claus. The street art artist Banksy created the work. In a video Banksy posted on Instagram, an apparently homeless man named Ryan is lying on this bench in central English Birmingham.
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, God bless Birmingham. In the 20 minutes we filmed Ryan on this bench passers-by giving him a hot drink, two chocolate bars and a lighter - without him ever asking for anything.
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"God bless Birmingham," Banksy writes. "In the 20 minutes we filmed Ryan on this bench, passers-by gave him a hot drink, two candy bars and a lighter - without even asking."
His fans celebrated Banksy for the social and capitalism critical work. "Brillant", many wrote. In a comment under the post it says: "Nice gift for Christmas, thank you, Banksy." As the "Guardian" reported, painted a stranger in the night to Tuesday, the noses of the reindeer red.
The graffiti sprayer Banksy always remains hidden, does not appear in public, instead lets his works speak for themselves. It is only known that he comes from Bristol and came to London in the late nineties. He made a name for himself with his socially critical and mostly controversial motives as well as spectacular actions, like last year at an auction in London. A shredding machine destroyed Banksy's "Girl with a Ballon", just as it had been auctioned for the equivalent of 1.2 million euros.