A new mural thought to be by Banksy has appeared in Birmingham.
The mural, which makes a park bench appear to be Santa’s sleigh being pulled along by reindeer, was painted in the Jewellery Quarter over the weekend.
It draws attention to homelessness, with anyone sitting on the bench appearing to look like Father Christmas.
A video on the artist’s Instagram page is captioned: ‘God bless Birmingham.’
It shows a homeless man called Ryan having a drink before lying down on the bench as the camera pans out.
The message continued: ‘In the 20 minutes we filmed Ryan on this bench passers-by gave him a hot drink, two chocolate bars and a lighter – without him ever asking for anything.’
Banksy. God bless Birmingham. In the 20 minutes we filmed Ryan on this bench passers-by gave him a hot drink, two chocolate bars and a lighter - without him ever asking for anything.
People pose next to artwork painted by Banksy (Picture: SnapperSK)It appeared on Vyse Street in Birminghams Jewellery Quarter (Picture: Dilantha Dissanayake/Caters News)
Members of the public have been going to Vyse Street to pose with the artwork.
Commenting on the Instagram post, one user wrote: ‘There’s still beauty and kindness in this world. it might be difficult to find sometimes, but it’s there.’
