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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › BanksyBanksy - Wikipedia

    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.

  2. www.smithsonianmag.com › arts-culture › the-story-behind-banksy-4310304The Story Behind Banksy | Smithsonian

    Pixelbully / Alamy. When Time magazine selected the British artist Banksy—graffiti master, painter, activist, filmmaker and all-purpose provocateur —for its list of the world’s 100 most...

  3. Jun 23, 2024 · Banksy is anonymous British graffiti artist known for his antiauthoritarian art, often done in public places. He began using stencils in 2000 and developed a distinctive iconography of recognizable images such as rats and policemen.

  4. Feb 14, 2020 · What we know about the anonymous graffiti artist. This piece of a girl letting go of a heart-shaped balloon is one of Banksy's most famous artworks. It was made using a stencil and originally...

  5. In the early 1990s, Banksy began working as a freehand graffiti artist with the DryBreadZ Crew (DBZ) in his hometown of Bristol. Around 1994, he turned to stencil art, inspired by fellow street artist 3D who later became a founding member of the band Massive Attack.

  6. Banksy, The Artist, is often neglected amidst the sensationalism of his activism, disruption, mysterious identity, and caustic views of the world. Much has been said over the past 20 years in an attempt to define what he does and why and how he observes the world with such an acute eye.

  7. Nov 21, 2023 · Who Is Banksy? Banksy, whose real identity remains unknown, is a street artist believed to have been born in Bristol, England, around 1974.

  8. The Urban Art Genre is a contemporary art movement that should be considered within the canon of art history. Banksy has demonstrated over the years a remarkable consistency in his ability to constantly innovate and renew himself through his artistry and as a reaction to what is going on in our societies.

  9. Mar 18, 2024 · Who is Banksy? He's one of the world's most famous artists, but despite his global following, his identity remains, officially at least, unknown.

  10. Mar 18, 2024 · Laughing all the way to the Bank (sy) Getty Images. The Mild Mild West was Banksy's first large stencil mural. By the mid 2000s, Banksy was becoming a celebrity himself - albeit an...