Graffiti Area / Guard Dog

Another piece in the courtyard of Cargo this is a typical Banksy in style in that it is a black and white single layer stencil. It is this style which made his name.

Graffiti Area, also known as Guard Dog, is a mockery of the police and the authorities, depicting a policeman and his poodle on patrol in a designated graffiti area.

It has been painted in the courtyard of the Cargo nightclub in London, together with another celebrated Banksy wall entitled His Master’s Voice.

 

Cargo, a well-known venue on Rivington Street in the middle of Shoreditch, inLondon, is built inside an old railway tunnel showcasing murals from many urban artists. Acclaimed as a local masterpiece, Banksy’s work has been protected by perspex for about 15 years now and crowds still gather to see it.