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Banksy - Artist or Vandal?
Banksy the self dubbed Art Terrorist
from Bristol has been called both an artist and
a vandal, and many debates have taken place over
the question "Is it Art or vandalism?"
I personally class most of banksy's work as that
of a talented artist with a good sense of humour.
Banksy Unmasked at last?
Has banksy been finally unmasked?
Reports in national newspapers are reporting that
the true identity of banksy may of finally been
exposed. There is an uncanny resemblance in the
life of a Robert Gunningham, a public schoolboy
from bristol and the infamous Mr B! See the story
for yourself on the Daily Mail website Here
Banksy - Urban Legend
Banksy is also a bit of an urban
legend, with his identity shrouded in darkness.
There have been only a handful of photos alledging
to be him but nonehave been confirmed. Due to
the shroud of secrecy surrounding his real identity
and his subversive character; Banksy has achieved
somewhat of a cult following.
( See our Who
Is Banksy? page )
Banksy Politics
Banksy's works are interpreted
in a lot of ways but most are believed to reflect
his extreme leftist views.
Banksy Art
Banksy started life as a freehand
street grafitti artist in bristol in the early
80's, he was believed to be a member of the DryBreadZ
Crew. He then went on to stencilling and his work
started appearing in Londons streets as well as
Bristols. He has since covered many different
media including painting, sheep, cows and even
an elephant!.
His works are now very sought
after, and owning an original banksy is now only
a dream for most of us. Many of the rich and famous
including hollywood A-listers Angelina Jolie and
Brad Pitt have bought banksy's art pushing prices
sky high.
Banksy Real life Superhero
Imagine having the power of banksy!
He could paint my front door one night and in
the morning he has changed my life forever. I
could instantly pay off my mortgage and get a
job I enjoyed doing and my family would be set!.
Imagine that power of making a difference. In
a way it's like having the gift of life, by just
putting his mark on you he can change your life.
A modern day Robin Hood, finding worthy causes,
leaving his calling card and enabling that charity
to continue.
Is that not a momentous gift to be born with ?
Look out for a man in a phone box, stencil and
spray can at the ready!
"If you have a statue in the city centre
you could go past it every day on your way to
school and never even notice it, right. But
as soon as someone puts a traffic cone on its
head, you've made your own sculpture."
—Banksy, in The Independent
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"If you have a statue in the city centre you could go past it every day on your way to school and never even notice it, right. But as soon as someone puts a traffic cone on its head, you've made your own sculpture."
—Banksy, in The Independent