Banksy's "Balloon Girl" comes top of Britons' favourite artworksJuly 26, 2017 - 14:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A graffiti work of a girl losing a heart-shaped balloon by notorious artist Banksy is Britain's favourite artwork, according to a poll out Wednesday, July 26, AFP reveals. The "Balloon Girl" stencil painting, which appeared on the side of shop in east London in 2002, topped the shortlist of best British artworks, as voted on by 2,000 people. The artwork was removed and sold in 2014 for around £500,000 (560,000 euros, $651,000). John Constable's 1821 pastoral landscape "The Hay Wain" came in second, with Jack Vettriano's 1992 painting "The Singing Butler" coming in third. JMW Turner's 1839 "The Fighting Temeraire," which depicts a boat being tugged along the Thames, came fourth in the poll, conducted for Samsung TV, while Antony Gormley's 1998 sculpture "The Angel Of The North", which looms over a major road to the south of Newcastle, was voted fifth. Three album covers were in the top 20, including Peter Blake's cover for The Beatles' "Sgt Pepper", Hipgnosis and George Hardie's work for Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" and Jamie Reid's "Never Mind the Bollocks" Sex Pistols sleeve. AFP Photo/VINCENZO PINTO Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. “By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. |