Banksy Mistaken Identity - Mantis New Piece

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Friday's Hackney Gazette featured an article and photograph of a stencil which was accredited to Banksy. Street art photographers both on personal and business levels, made haste to the spot in Hackney hoping to shoot the art before the council or taggers destroyed it. LSD's Wayne Anthony was onsite shortly after hearing of the Gazette's announcement. He met couple chaps from the magazine Crack for your Eye's and almost had s scrap with a busker who tried to bully the lads into giving money. The busker accused the lads of exploiting Hackney which is laughable considering Wayne's connection with the area.

Eventually the true identity of the artist was revealed as Mantis. We immediately contacted Mantis requesting an interview which he agreed to do and will feature in the next issue...

Brand New Mantis Not Banksy - Hackney November 2009

Mantis not Banksy

News just in says the stencil in Hackney is Mantis...It appears on his website

www.themantisproject.co.uk/

Initially like thousands of others we were lured into group-think and quickly assumed it was our boy which actually goes to show that many people are in-waiting for a Banksy to appear. Within half hour of posting the original blog we've fallen back into group-think and now say its a Mantis piece... Hope we're right this time as its getting bloody embarrassing...


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