7
Oct
2008
Banksy with house attached
I just read an interesting article on the BBC about house selling in the current financial climate and novel ideas to get your home sold.
One House owner added $40k to the value of their property due to the 25ft mural of Banksy Art on the side of their five-bedroomed home in Bristol, Devon.
However the homeowners soon became disturbed to hear that prospective buyers planned to have the mural removed as soon as the sale went through and so they looked to a local art gallery to sell the Banksy Graffiti with the house thrown in as part of the deal.
The Banksy Graffiti was of particular value as it was one of the last pieces which he “free-painted” before moving on to stencils in order to get his work done quickly enough to hopefully avoid the police.
Sadly, vandals destroyed the mural by throwing red paint over the Banksy Art and the Artwork with house attached wasn’t sold.
My property is up for sale but I don’t think I will get away with giant Banksy Posters plastered on the side of my Studio Apartment as a selling point – but anything is worth a go!
