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  • On October 5th, 2018

  • Banksy's canvas go with balloon or balloon girl

  • had just been completed being auctioned off at Sotheby's London

  • for 1 million 40,000 pounds or 1 million three hundred and seventy thousand US dollars

  • Just as the auctioneer pounded his gavel and said sold the painting started making a beeping noise to attract people's attention

  • And the painting then started sliding down out of the frame and through a shredder which was built into the frame

  • the next day Banksy uploaded a video onto his Instagram page

  • Explaining that he'd built this special frame and shredder into the frame years in advance in case anyone ever tried to auction it off

  • Now this information is well known at this stage and has been covered by many people with pretty much those exact facts

  • But new information has come to light recently

  • New videos have been uploaded onto Banksy's youtube channel showing more images and footage of the shredder being made

  • And In a bit of footage in another video, it shows a close-up of a guy activating the shredder with a car alarm remote looking device

  • There was also a reaction video filmed at the option of the canvas being shredded by either Banksy or someone on his behalf

  • Which was awesome uploaded to his YouTube channel

  • Now this is one of the most important pieces of information that has not really been covered

  • The shredder did not function correctly in a rehearsal video Banksy filmed

  • He shows the shredder working correctly and shredding the whole image

  • But on the day of the option get failed at around the halfway mark

  • Which was not intentional experts now say that stunts may have actually doubled the value of the girl with balloon

  • Because of the huge interest it generated

  • The website mayor brokered calm which resells Banksy artwork

  • Said girl with balloon had enjoyed annual increases in value of about 20 percent in recent years

  • This stunt by Banksy and the auction result will only propel the price higher and given the media attention

  • This stunt has received the lucky buyer would see a great return on the 1 million 40,000 pounds they paid

  • even in its half shredded state bill would balloon is now part about history and they estimate Banksy has added a

  • Minimum of 50% to its failure and it's even possible. It's now worth 2 million pounds or more

  • Banksy's go with a balloon is one of his most

  • recognizable works with a simple image of a little girl in a heart-shaped balloon in a short faded

  • Statement saying there is always hope the original artwork was painted in

  • 2004 on the Waterloo Bridge in South Bank London, which has since been removed

  • Now, I don't know much about art

  • But I gotta say the way he has developed this mystery of who he is gets me interested in his art

  • And I guess that's the point

  • Anyway, that's the end of this video. Thanks for watching and we'll see you next time

  • Bye. Bye

On October 5th, 2018

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