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| New graffiti art on city pub wall | |
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| A new mural by artist Nick Walker has appeared on the outside wall of the Highbury Vaults pub in Bristol. | |
| The tagged stencilled work shows Rapunzel with her hair let down like a rope to allow a hooded youth to climb up to her window. | The tagged stencilled work shows Rapunzel with her hair let down like a rope to allow a hooded youth to climb up to her window. |
| In the youth's hand is a can of spray paint which he has used to write a heart-shaped V to spell "vandalism". | In the youth's hand is a can of spray paint which he has used to write a heart-shaped V to spell "vandalism". |
| Pub manager Bradd Francis said he thought the work was "very nice, inoffensive and quirky". | Pub manager Bradd Francis said he thought the work was "very nice, inoffensive and quirky". |
| The new mural came about after Mr Francis met the artist. | |
| "He was very quiet and unassuming," said Mr Francis who is a fan of Nick Walker's work. | |
| The subject of the mural was not discussed but Mr Francis said he was pleased "it highlights an otherwise white building". | The subject of the mural was not discussed but Mr Francis said he was pleased "it highlights an otherwise white building". |
| The new art has only just been unveiled after scaffolders began to dismantle platforms built around the pub exterior while it was given a new coat of paint. | The new art has only just been unveiled after scaffolders began to dismantle platforms built around the pub exterior while it was given a new coat of paint. |