Giant Rat Destroys Liverpool

Jamie: 31st Mar 2005 - 18:00 GMT

Heh, thats pretty unique in a funny sorta way. I've googled for other stuff by this guy and he has his own website. He's been quite prolific all over the uk, most notably in London and Brighton (gay capital of the uk by the way, just to throw that cookie into the pot) I personally have an affection for his work, and have since began to notice it's infiltration into mainstream media here in the uk. His "designated picnic area" stencil motif appearing in a fucking Jamie Oliver cookbook of all things.

elaine: 20th Apr 2005 - 11:05 GMT

Did he do 'drive carefully in our vilaage' in Hoxton? sounds like his sense of humour. Jamie Oliver can do anything he likes now in my opinion after blowing the lid on the UK child malnutrition scandal. First world country feeds it's kids worse than food aid standard? lovely jubbly!

Jamie: 20th Apr 2005 - 11:32 GMT

Heh, i work in a secondary school. Because of Jamie Oliver they've taken away all the vending machines!

Jamie: 20th Apr 2005 - 13:07 GMT

Yeah i think that's a banksy too. This bridge is gone now I'm . It's part of the development of the area behind what was Shoreditch Library into flats.

Jamie: 20th Apr 2005 - 16:09 GMT

and here's a photo of the banksy piece in Jamie Oliver's book

Peter: 20th Apr 2005 - 19:34 GMT

heh, we got that cookbook as a wedding gift. most of hte recipes are totally pukka, mate.

also: we got jamie oliver dishes, heh. good style, to say the least.

Jamie: 21st Apr 2005 - 08:35 GMT

Have you tried the chicken and sweet leek pie Peter?

Picnic Enthusiast: 21st Apr 2005 - 14:12 GMT

More scenic picnic areas from around the uk - Personally selected by Banksy

elaine: 22nd Apr 2005 - 16:07 GMT

reluctantly becoming a fan. I have just broken my journey early to pphotograph some banksy and chums for your interest..Obviously I have VERY IMPORTANT things to do, so I won't be doing them for a while, as i will be busy resizing pics... ho hum

elaine: 22nd Apr 2005 - 16:13 GMT

Wow! Ta! i had hoped to be elected pope, but it seems that it's less a problem that i'm not a catholic, but not being male is a real no no, so queen it is, I'll stick a pin thru my nose as soon as I've uploaded the snaps

ERA: 8th May 2005 - 17:55 GMT

i just saw this today. im a gaint fan of banksy. there's a lot more of his work down the road where the palace was. me and my mates were perposley wandering around looking for post graffiti.

LOOK OUT FOR ERA

Anonymous (81-86-97-184.dsl.pipex.com): 8th May 2005 - 17:59 GMT

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Editor: 9th May 2005 - 09:59 GMT

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J': 30th Aug 2005 - 23:58 GMT

im a HUGE banksy fan,drove past the rat on way home from creamfields '05 which totally made my weekend!!!! the way the head looks in through the buss window as u pass is amazing!! theres books out on his work, he really is a clever individual who is just trying 2 use this art form as a way 2 educate the world!!! he's certainly braught out the grafitti artist in me!!

Downey: 3rd Aug 2006 - 20:30 GMT

Giant rat destroys Liverpool? Have you not looked at the building behind the rat? Look at the state of it. Hes saved the demolition workers a job and made an eyesore into art. Banksy is an artist.
~Matt Downey.

Marlo: 3rd Aug 2006 - 20:42 GMT

What an amazing post. I'm so happy this resurfaced!

aer suzuki: 3rd Aug 2006 - 21:14 GMT

i think the title was a joke, downey, it makes the photo even funnier. i'm curious as to how this was accomplished...

sarah: 17th Oct 2006 - 23:59 GMT

I saw this piece of Banksy work when I moved home to Liverpool for the first time in 6 years and i agree.. his work has turned an eyesore into a work art, that I feel rivels if not leaves in the dust the city paid for 'art' (yoko ono) that we have paid millions for in the past years!!

Peter: 20th Nov 2006 - 18:32 GMT

Stu: 7th Dec 2006 - 00:04 GMT

I have heard this is not by Banksy but by someone called kidacne some toy anyway, does anyone have any info on this

Stu

anon (localhost): 22nd Dec 2006 - 13:23 GMT

Snapped this one a few weeks ago, it was hanging outside St Lukes Church.

ben: 4th Jan 2007 - 14:31 GMT

"I have heard this is not by Banksy but by someone called kidacne some toy anyway, does anyone
have any info on this
Stu"

yeah, it was Banksyas there is a banksy stencil on it, and kidacne is not a toy.

Dawn: 8th Jan 2008 - 13:07 GMT

I heard on the radio yesterday that people in liverpool are campaigning to get rid of it because they think its just graffiti and not 'art'. They also said that because Liverpool is becoming the capital of culture it will reflect badly on the city. I think this ignorant and uneducated standpoint is exactly the reason why Liverpool is not ready to be Capital of Culture. 'Culture' doesn't have to mean good music, museums and history. The love rat fits into the city like a scally fits into a fray.

Dunny DuNsTeR: 10th Jan 2008 - 18:27 GMT

Dawn, I totally agree. This is totally the point, Banksy's work is all about culture. I am sure if they do take it down he will come back with something equally provocative. Just as he did recently when Tower Hamelet’s said they would paint over his work, he came back the same week with this:-
Saying that though, I noticed two of his works painted over this week near where I work in Smithfield:-
Maybe the corporation of London take the same view point as Tower Hamlets, boooooooo.

Fred Lewis: 19th Mar 2008 - 12:45 GMT

The article title's confusing - I thought it was a Derek Hatton reference.