Palestinians pass graffiti of an Israeli soldier checking the identity card of a donkey, on Israel's separation wall in the biblical town of Bethlehem, West Bank, on December 23, 2019. File photo by Debbie Hill/UPI | License Photo
June 1 (UPI) -- The famed anonymous street artist Banksy has claimed credit for new graffiti that is believed to offer a rare moment of introspection and vulnerability by the artist.
The new graffiti was claimed by Banksy on his Instagram account last week and depicts a painted black lighthouse with white beams of light extending horizontally from it as well as the stenciled white text. "I want to be what you saw in me."
The street artist used a real metal bollard in the foreground as part of the artwork. The bollard's shadow is cast onto the wall, aligned with the base of the painted lighthouse, creating a sort-of three-dimensional effect.
While Banksy's true identity remains unconfirmed, he is widely believed to be a white British male from Bristol, active since the early 1990s, possibly a man named Robin Gunningham. His work has often been political and aimed at critiquing societal power structures and politics, as well as commenting on consumerism and the concept of surveillance.
