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Does anyone really know who he is? Of course, Banksy will have needed to identify himself to some people during his career. Many fellow street artists will have loyally kept his real name a secret.
Banksy began as an artist at the age of 14, was expelled from school, and served time in prison for petty crime. According to Hattenstone, "anonymity is vital to him because graffiti is illegal". [12] Banksy reportedly lived in Easton, Bristol, during the late 1990s, before moving to London around 2000. [14] [15] [16]
Questions about Bristol graffiti artist’s true identity have kept art lovers entertained for decades
The following is a list of works by Banksy. Banksy , active since the 1990s, is an England-based graffiti artist , political activist and film director whose real identity is unknown. His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stenciling technique.
Anonymity lies at the center of the mythology surrounding the elusive street artist Banksy, but he may have revealed his name in a resurfaced interview. Is this Banksy’s real name? Resurfaced ...
No other graffiti artist has a PR machine remotely like Banksy's," he writes, arguing Banksy is more of a "promo man" than an artist. [ 75 ] Will Ellsworth-Jones, author of Banksy: The Man Behind the Wall writes that Better Out Than In shows Banksy's range of mediums has grown to incorporate multi-media and performance-based works.
Banksy's voice is revealed in a BBC interview aired for the first time in 20 years. The elusive artist's real identity has never been officially revealed but a 2008 interview sheds light on who ...
From this moment despair ends and tactics begin is a stencil mural at Marble Arch in London by the graffiti artist Banksy.It was created during Extinction Rebellion protests in London in 2019 when Marble Arch was a base for the protestors.