In fact, then, Love Rat serves to remind us of love's potential to induce pain and suffering, as well as joy and pleasure. Banksy even promoted this work on his website, pitching it jokingly as “ideal for a cheating spouse”. However, the blood-red paint dripping, a popular Street Art technique, implies that the heart is in fact bleeding. It is shown brandishing a large paint brush in his paws, seemingly having just finished painting the outline of a bright red heart on a wall.Īt first glance, it would seem that this Banksy print was intended to spread love on the streets where it was painted. The rat itself is executed in the artist's signature monochromatic stencil style. Banksy’s Love Rat first appeared as a mural in Liverpool in 2004, before being reproduced as a limited edition print that same year.
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