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Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based street artist, political activist, and film director whose real name and identity remain unconfirmed and the subject of speculation. [2] Active since the 1990s, his satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stenciling technique.
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.
The piece was originally created by Banksy in January 2010 during the Sundance Film Festival. [38] Banksy was in Park City promoting his documentary Exit Through The Gift Shop, which was featured in the festival. [39] Praying Boy was vandalized by California artist David Noll, who claimed mental health issues led to his actions. [40]
A work by Banksy as seen in London in 2011. An attempt to secure—by any means necessary—a Banksy piece is part of author Orlando Whitfield’s engrossing new memoir, All That Glitters, from ...
Girl with Balloon (also, Balloon Girl or Girl and Balloon) is a series of stencil murals around London by the graffiti artist Banksy, started in 2002.They depict a young girl with her hand extended toward a red heart-shaped balloon carried away by the wind.
The series was created by Banksy to cheer up the British public during a period of bleak news headlines when "light has often been harder to spot than shade" as reported by The Guardian. [1] Banksy hoped that the "uplifting works cheer people with a moment of unexpected amusement, as well as to gently underline the human capacity for creative ...
Banksy fans are flocking to the Welsh town of Port Talbot to see a new mural by the elusive British street artist depicting a child covered in snow that is in fact ash from a burning bin. It shows ...
Corrupted Oil - Jerry, also called Crude Oil Jerry, [1] is a 2003 artwork by graffiti artist Banksy, using stencil of a cartoon mouse character Jerry on an oil painting. [ 2 ] It was valued by English antiques expert and television presenter Jonty Hearnden at £150,000 in 2014, which was a rise in value of 30 times what the owner originally paid.