Jump to it: the mural appeared on the wall of the Coulsdon by-pass last week. The identity of the artist is not yet known
Do you know the playful, mischievous artist responsible for the latest piece of street art to appear in Croydon?
That’s the question that Coulsdon locals have been asking for a week, since the jumping boys appeared on the brickwork of the by-pass bridge over Brighton Road, near Coulsdon South Station.
‘Rainbow Boy’: these appeared in 2020, when the artist identified himself
The painting has been described as “Banksy-style”, but is not thought to be the work of the world-famous artist.
“I’m not sure it’s a Banksy, but I’m pretty sure it isn’t by Mayor Perry,” one local told Inside Croydon.
Back in 2020, in the midst of the covid lockdown, one locally based artist, State Of The Art, Chris Shea, raised thousands of pounds for health charities by providing stencilled Rainbow Boy paintings.
Shea, who more recently has been meeting commissions from delighted Crystal Palace fans to deliver colourful Eagles designs, has not claimed credit for the Coulsdon mural.
“We have asked the council not to remove it,” the Coulsdon source said.
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