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The anonymous gratuator Banksy has released a video clip showing how he integrated a secret shredder into a self-destructing painting Friday after being sold at more than £ 1.04 million ($ 1.36 million) .
"A few years ago, I secretly built a shredder in a painting," explains the text on screen in the short sequence. He then shows the hands of the artist when he attaches what appears to be a metal razor blade to the inside of the wooden frame. "In case it was auctioned …", reads after the brief demonstration.
The film then resumes the images of the auction at Sotheby's in London. The auction house sold the paint, spray paint 2006 "Girl With Balloon". But as soon as the sale has been completed, the painting has moved down, tearing itself through the frame.
Sharing video on Instagram, the artist included the legend: "The desire to destroy is also a desire to create" – Picasso. "
"It seems we had just received Banksy-ed," said Alex Branczik, senior director of Sotheby's and head of contemporary art in Europe, according to the BBC.
John Brandler, director of Brandler Art Galleries, told the BBC that Banksy was "the ultimate advertising artist," qualifying the stunt as "utterly awesome."
Joey Syer, co-founder of MyArtBroker.com The Guardian that Banksy's artwork is gaining value, year after year. "Prices regularly exceed £ 115,000 ($ 150,937) for authenticated and signed impressions," he said.
Syer also said that the buyer should not be disappointed because the art work is worth more.
"The result of the auction will only propel this phenomenon further and, given the media attention that this stunt has generated, the happy buyer will benefit from a considerable return on investment for the £ 1.02 million he paid, "he said. "It's now part of the history of art in tattered state and we estimate that Banksy has added at least 50% to its value, or even more than £ 2m."
Sotheby's, however, did not reveal the identity of the buyer, and it is unclear whether the sale was officially finalized after the stunt, according to the BBC.
Branczik told Financial Times that the auction house is still trying to fully understand the incident.
"We did not experience this situation in the past … where a painting was shredded spontaneously, after [near-]record for the artist, "he said." We are now understanding what this means in an auction context. "
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