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Hip British graffiti artist Banksy, whose true identity has long remained a mystery, was thrust into the spotlight on Wednesday after the publication of a snatched picture allegedly of him at work.

According to The Times, a man believed to be Banksy - whose works sell for tens of thousands of pounds around the world - was caught on camera working on a new picture in an east London street.

His latest work depicts a huge sunflower - formed by diverting the double yellow parking lines from a street gutter, across a pavement, up onto the side of a house - flanked by a picture of a paint-roller wielding artist.

http://www.abc.net.au/stories/2007/11/01/2078177.htm

Tags: banksy, graffiti, guerilla art, street art