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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.
New York magazine art critic Jerry Saltz wrote Banksy's well-executed work stood out from other graffiti, but that the meaning behind the pieces aren't as deep as fans like to believe. [73] " 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.
People in the comments are enjoying Banksy’s recent activity as new murals have been popping up daily since Aug. 5, ... What a clever piece of work," one person wrote about the rhino mural ...
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The new work, titled Morning Has Broken, was confirmed in three photographs on the secretive graffiti artist’s Instagram account. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call
The painting is an adaptation of Banksy's 2002 mural Girl with Balloon, rare as a unique work rather than a print. It was given by Banksy to a friend shortly after the "Barely Legal" exhibition in 2006. [5] Banksy has said he prepared the self-destruct mechanism at this time in case the work was ever put up for auction. [6]
On 27 April 2007, a new record high for the sale of Banksy's work was set with the auction of the work Space Girl and Bird fetching £288,000 (US$576,000) around 20 times the estimate at Bonhams of London. [71] On 21 May 2007 Banksy gained the award for Art's Greatest living Briton. Banksy, as expected, did not turn up to collect his award and ...
The anonymous street artist Banksy claimed the mural as his own in an Instagram post on Monday. People looking at Banksy artwork which has been defaced with white paint (Victoria Jones/PA)