Using photographs as sources, Grenier removed excess pigments and painted some parts of the wall - however, she did not paint on the original, stenciled areas. A fire broke out in the building shortly after the deal about restoring the piece was concluded, so Banksy's artwork was eventually moved to a warehouse where the aforementioned Elise Grenier began her work. Losing the in situ characteristic was, however, not a choice Cummings nor any conservator made. In 2014, Sean decided to try to recover as much of the original as he could by sending it off to restoration professionals. Luckily, Cummings opted to apply a coat of clear varnish to the work shortly after it was finished, a decision that proved to be a fantastic choice as it did preserve the somewhat respectable condition of the piece. Image via Grenier Conservation LLC The Restoration of Banksy ArtĪfter half a decade of slow decay, Banksy's Looters lost a lot of its visual quality. However, the locals were not as approving of Banksy's visual contributions to their community, so the mural was introduced to a lot of amateur graffiti and wheatpaste posters over the years.Ĭonservator Elise Grenier, the woman who restored the mural to its former glory, working on a fresco. Acording to the king of stencils, these artworks were aimed at Fred Radtke, a vigilante known as "The Gray Ghost" who covers up street art with gray paint.īanksy painted Looters on a building owned by Sean Cummings, a local real estate developer who was very interested in "collaborating" with the British artist at the time. Photo by Doug MacCash via The Lootersīanksy's depiction of two National Guardsmen carrying electronics out of a residence is actually only one of 14 pieces the UK artist left behind after his visit to New Orleans. in the Marigny, it depicted a pair of National Guardsmen lifting a television through a window.Īfter its relatively short but turbulent existence, the mural was restored and, although no longer in situ, it now makes a successful comeback into Banksy's stencil portfolio.īanksy's Elysian Fields Avenue Looters stencil in 2013.
When the work appeared on the side of an unused warehouse at 501 Elysian Fields Ave.
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Since then, the mural was in the safe hands of Elise Grenier, a professional and experienced conservator. Looters was originally painted in New Orleans in 2008, but it was removed from its original site on the exterior wall of a warehouse in 2014. After undergoing the kind of careful restoration usually reserved for centuries-old frescoes, Banksy's mural titled Looters has been brought to its former glory, despite the fact the piece was defaced on multiple occasions since its creation.
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