The enigmatic street artist Banksy has officially acknowledged his authorship of a newly unveiled mural in Bayswater, located in west London.

This artwork features two children sprawled on the ground, clad in Wellington boots, winter jackets, and knit beanie hats, with one child gesturing toward the sky.

The mural is painted on a wall adjacent to a series of garages on Queen’s Mews and was first noticed on Monday.

According to BBC sources, Banksy is also linked to a similar mural that appeared near the Centre Point tower in central London on Friday, although his representatives have only confirmed the one in Bayswater as his.

The anonymous artist shared an image of his latest creation on his Instagram account on Monday afternoon to announce the new work.

Artist Daniel Lloyd-Morgan commented to the BBC that the location of the Centre Point mural was likely chosen to highlight the issue of child homelessness.

“While many are celebrating, numerous children are struggling during the Christmas season,” he remarked.

Lloyd-Morgan observed that pedestrians passing by the mural were “overlooking it,” adding, “It’s a crowded area. It’s quite striking that people aren’t stopping. They simply pass by homeless individuals, failing to notice them lying on the streets.”

“They’re almost like they’re gazing at the stars,” he explained. “It’s fitting that the children are pointing upward, as if searching for the North Star.”

Jason Tomkins, a Banksy aficionado, expressed that he felt the artwork was a “clear commentary on homelessness.”

Centre Point tower, located at 101-103 New Oxford Street, has a historical connection to housing activism.

Constructed as an office building in 1963, the Centre Point tower, situated near Tottenham Court Road underground station, remained vacant for more than ten years, drawing the ire of social justice advocates.

The homelessness charity Centrepoint was named in response to the building’s existence, established by founder Rev Ken Leech, who described it as “an affront to the homeless.”

The building has since been transformed into luxury apartments valued in the millions.

Banksy has yet to address the significance of the locations for either of these latest installations.

Tomkins noted that he believed the mural showcased the same character from one of Banksy’s previous pieces.

“In 2018, he painted in Port Talbot, and the boy here looks identical to that child,” he said.

“It’s quite rare for him to reuse the same character, as he typically avoids doing so.”

The Centre Point mural follows Banksy’s September piece in London, which depicted a protester lying on the ground with a bloodied placard, overshadowed by a judge in a wig and robe wielding a gavel.

That mural was removed from the Queen’s Building within the Royal Courts of Justice just days after it was unveiled.

In 2024, the graffiti artist orchestrated an animal-themed trail throughout the city, featuring various creatures including goats, elephants, gorillas, monkeys, piranhas, rhinos, and pelicans, among others.