One goat, two elephants, three monkeys -- Banksy's latest artworks, emerging across London these past six days, have prompted a range of interpretations, from commentary on Gaza, or the recent UK riots, even the Olympics. One of the pieces, a howling wolf painted on a satellite dish, is believed to have been stolen within hours. "The symbolism of it is really powerful," says Jason Tomkins, one Banksy fan.
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00:00It's hard to say, but it's definitely not the brightest picture.
00:04It's not.
00:05It's a beautiful picture, isn't it?
00:07It's just a...
00:14Thank you for checking out the house.
01:01Okay.
01:18The symbolism of it is really powerful as well.
01:20So it's a...
01:21Palestinians have like the mountain gazelle as their symbol.
01:25So for me this is kind of...
01:28This is the Palestinian mountain goat.
01:30Or gazelle, sorry.
01:31Stood on what's left of Gaza.
01:33Just about hanging on for dear life.
01:37I'm not entirely sure what it's supposed to symbolise.
01:40A few people speculating.
01:41Obviously the Olympics going on at the moment.
01:43Lots of people talking about goats greatest of all time.
01:47Maybe it's symbolic of that.
01:50I don't know.
01:51Possibly linked to all the riots in the UK recently.
01:54All living together.
01:56With all the different jungle animals, wild animals.
02:00I don't know.
02:01Lots of people have different ideas of the meaning.
02:04So it's hard to tell with him.