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''Girl with a Pierced Eardrum'' is a 2014 mural by anonymous street artist
''Girl with a Pierced Eardrum'' is at the end of a small
Banksy
Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based street artist, political activist and film director whose real name and identity remain unconfirmed and the subject of speculation. Active since the 1990s, his satirical street art and subversive epigrams ...
, on the wall of a building in Hanover Place, Spike Island, Bristol, England. Appearing overnight on 20 October 2014, it is a parody of '' Girl with a Pearl Earring'', c. 1665 by Johannes Vermeer
Johannes Vermeer ( , , #Pronunciation of name, see below; also known as Jan Vermeer; October 1632 – 15 December 1675) was a Dutch Baroque Period Painting, painter who specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle class, middle-class life. ...
, instead replacing the pearl earring with an existing security alarm.
The mural was partially defaced with black paint two days after it first appeared, on 22 October 2014.
Description
''Girl with a Pierced Eardrum'' is at the end of a small alley
An alley or alleyway is a narrow lane, path, or passageway, often reserved for pedestrians, which usually runs between, behind, or within buildings in the older parts of towns and cities. It is also a rear access or service road (back lane ...
on a building in Albion Dockyard in Hanover Place, Bristol. It is stencilled graffiti and depicts an enlarged version of part of '' Girl with a Pearl Earring'', a oil-on-canvas painting by Johannes Vermeer
Johannes Vermeer ( , , #Pronunciation of name, see below; also known as Jan Vermeer; October 1632 – 15 December 1675) was a Dutch Baroque Period Painting, painter who specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle class, middle-class life. ...
. It is on a wall, positioned so that an existing yellow security alarm replaces the pearl earring.
It appeared overnight on 20 October 2014, with Banksy announcing the artwork on their website on the same day. Two days later, the mural was vandalised and partially defaced with black paint, above and to the left of the mural. No culprit has ever been identified.
2020 masking
In April 2020, a fabricface mask
The face is the front of an animal's head that features the eyes, nose and mouth, and through which animals express many of their emotions. The face is crucial for human Personal identity, identity, and damage such as scarring or developmental d ...
appeared on the wall, covering the face of the Girl in the mural. This referred to the masks worn by healthcare staff during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...
. It was not known exactly when the mask was installed, or who installed it. The BBC reportedly contacted Banksy at the time of the mask installation for comment.
See also
*List of works by Banksy
The following is a list of works by Banksy. Banksy, active since the 1990s, is an England-based graffiti artist, political activist and film director whose real identity is unknown. His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark hu ...
References
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