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Banksy once characterised graffiti as a form of underclass "revenge", or guerrilla warfare that allows an individual to snatch away power, territory and glory from a bigger and better equipped enemy. [56] Banksy sees a social class component to this struggle, remarking "If you don't own a train company then you go and paint on one instead."
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.
In 2011 a Banksy work in Boston Massachusetts's Chinatown was graffitied and partially painted over. On 31 December 2013 Praying Boy, located just off of Main Street in Park City, Utah, United States, was vandalized with spray paint. [37] The piece was originally created by Banksy in January 2010 during the Sundance Film Festival. [38]
Banksy posted this picture on his Facebook page with the comment "Controversial". [18] In July 2017, a Samsung poll of 2,000 people from the United Kingdom asked participants to rank twenty pieces of British art. The poll's results listed Balloon Girl as the people's number one favourite artwork. [19]
The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill is an art installation by Banksy. Held in Greenwich Village in 2008, it marked the graffiti artist's first official exhibition in New York. [1] The installation took the form of a fake pet shop and aimed to question "our relationship with animals and the ethics and sustainability of factory farming". [2]
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. He pointed out the "wonderful commentary on money and art" displayed with hiring an anonymous salesman to sell Banksy paintings in Central Park for $60.
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]
Pages in category "Banksy" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... This page was last edited on 6 July 2022, at 06:17 (UTC).