'A Great British Spraycation': Banksy confirms he created new works in UK's seaside towns

The artist took a road trip in a camper van with cans of spray paint stashed in a cooler

Banksy has said he was behind 10 pieces of street art that appeared across England's east coast this month. PA

An artwork featuring a seagull, believed to be created by Banksy, is seen in Lowestoft. Peter Nicholls / Reuters

A stencil of children posing as sailors on the wall of a bridge in Nicholas Everitt Park, Lowestoft, was among the new pieces.

This artwork depicting people dancing above a bus stop in Great Yarmouth is already attracting the attention of passers-by.

A man and his dog walk past an image of a girl making a sandcastle with a crowbar in Lowestoft, a mural very much in the style of Banksy.

Another new image at North Beach in Lowestoft.

A couple take a selfie below a new artwork in Gorleston-on-Sea.

Another Banksy at Merrivale Model Village? If the artist was behind the eight murals that appeared in eastern England, he has certainly been keeping busy.

Banksy, Britain's most famous street artist, on Friday confirmed what many had already suspected – that he is indeed the creator of a number of works that have appeared recently in British seaside towns.

An Instagram video clip, just over three minutes long and titled A Great British Spraycation, shows the elusive artist taking a summer road trip in a beaten-up camper van with cans of spray paint stashed in a cooler.

In one work on the concrete sea-defence wall of a British beach, a rat lounges in a deckchair, sipping a drink.

In another, sticking to the seaside theme, a mechanical claw dangles above a public bench – as if anyone who sits there is about to be plucked up like a prize in an arcade game.

Another shows a giant seagull swooping down to snatch some outsized chips – or French fries – from a waste skip.

A fourth shows three children in a rickety boat. One looks ahead while another is busy bailing out water with a bucket.

Above them, appears the inscription: "We're all in the same boat."

On the roof of a bus shelter, a couple also dance to the tune of a flat-capped accordion player, in a black and white painting evoking the faded, down-at-heel feel of many of the country's once-prosperous seaside resorts.

In recent years, the Bristol artist, who cleverly maintains the mystery of his identity, has kept the attention of the contemporary art world with his social commentaries and causes – migrants, opposition to Brexit, denunciation of Islamist radicals – as well as stirring the excitement of the monied art markets.

Last March, a work honouring caregivers fetched a record £14.4 million (about $20 million).

The proceeds went to a hospital charity, Christie's auctioneers said at the time.