has confirmed the authenticity of his latest artwork, a bright green tree mural that has appeared on a building in north London.before and after pictures of the painting on his Instagram page on Monday following widespread speculation that he was behind it.
Mr Peak, who received a tip-off about the new work and rushed to see it in person, said before the work was confirmed by Banksy on Monday: “To my mind it looks like a dead cert.” “It’s spring now, and this tree should be bursting forth with leaves, but Banksy must have cycled past and thought how miserable it looks,” he said., he has taken exactly the same shade of green Islington Council use for their street signs and used a pressure hose or a fire extinguisher to spray the leaves back in, onto the rather dilapidated wall behind.
“It’s definitely not my area of expertise, but the first thing I said when I saw it is that I think it’s a Banksy,” she said.