BERLIN (REUTERS).- British street artist Banksy’s mural “Every Picture tells a lie” was rediscovered in Berlin this weekend after a gallery layered it in paint eight years ago to create space for new works. Banksy, whose identity is unknown to the public, is a world-renowned graffiti artist. His newly recovered mural was spray-painted in 2003 for an exhibit at a contemporary art gallery in Germany’s capital. The mural was excavated as part of an art project by Brad Downey, a Berlin-based American artist, whose exhibition is titled “What Lies Beneath” and focuses on layers of paint. “The unearthing is Downey’s project — he wanted to play with it,” said Stephane Bauer, head of the Kunstraum Bethanien gallery, where the Banksy work is being displayed. Downey, who also took part in the 2003 exhibit, remembered Banksy’s work and wanted to uncover it for his 2011 project.