Banksy is a pseudonymous England based graffiti artist, political activist, film director and painter. His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine irreverent dark humour with graffiti done in a distinctive stencilling technique. Such artistic works of political and social commentary have been featured on streets, walls, and bridges of cities throughout the world.
Banksy's work was born out of the Bristol underground scene which involved collaborations between artists and musicians. According to author and graphic designer Tristan Manco and the book Home Sweet Home, Banksy "was born in 1974 and raised in Bristol, England. The son of a photocopier technician, he trained as a butcher but became involved in graffiti during the great Bristol aerosol boom of the late 1980s." Observers have noted that his style is similar to Blek le Rat, who began to work with stencils in 1981 in Paris and members of the anarcho-punk band Crass, which maintained a graffiti stencil campaign on the London Tube System in the late 1970s and early 1980s and is active today.
Known for his contempt for the government in labelling graffiti as vandalism, Banksy displays his art on public surfaces such as walls and even going as far as to build physical prop pieces. Banksy does not sell photos of street graffiti directly himself; however, art auctioneers have been known to attempt to sell his street art on location and leave the problem of its removal in the hands of the winning bidder. Banksy's first film, Exit Through the Gift Shop, billed as "the world's first street art disaster movie," made its debut at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. The film was released in the UK on 5 March 2010. In January 2011, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary for the film.
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Banksy Parking Girl Swing first appeared on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles in 2010.
Here is a parking lot. It is utilitarian, and ugly, located along a downtown city street. The piece is in a commercial area, with business offices surrounding it. A park would be a vast improvement over the current land use. It would be a place where children could play, and would liven up the neighborhood quite a bit. Parking Girl Swing can be considered a commentary on the urban landscape.
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Clever message conveyed in this Banksy style image makes it a world art. The place where this art work appeared first plays a crucial role in its meaning.
Zebra with its black stripes drying out in the sun, in a region where the lack of water is evident...
Beautiful design on its own with its wavy lines makes an impression of a movement caused by a light breeze.
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In this work Banksy, represented by the boy, reveals his mixed feelings about being a graffiti artist. He acknowledges the concerns of those who see his work as vandalism, but he conveys that he ultimately means well. Originslly, the pink color, which contrasts with the gloomy surroundings, symbolizes love and peace. In a world with so many injustices that go largely unaddressed as people acquiesce to the norm, Banksy finds it ironic that some see him as a vandal for attempting to provoke and stimulate thought on these injustices.
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Fun wall art, surprising and bold take on Mona Lisa.
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Audrey Hepburn's role in the movie was of a woman who loved to party and adored the glamour and glitz of New York. An elegant, if superficial woman, she was looking for a man to marry who would give her that life. The cats attack shows that there are other things that matter more, and that this elegant facade will not hold up to reality. The color of the wall and the paint suggest a bleeding away of the glamorous life the Hepburns character craves.
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Banksy's signature theme once again personified here. This amazing stencil wall art features a rat holding up an umbrella acting just like a human being.
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Beautifully mastered stencil type of art this wall sticker looks so real with all the details almost moving.
3D effect of this design makes any room more interesting adding warmth beaming off the gril hugging a TV set.
Great wall sticker for any room where you would wish to create a centre piece as this piece is sure to bring attention.
Lovely design for all ages and tastes.
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This Banksy style wall art features the mysterious grafitti artist's design showing a guy in a hooded top sitting slouched on the floor holding a knife. It looks as though he has been stabbed (or has stabbed himself?) as there is a red blood stain which is trickling down his top. On closer inspection though, the blood stain turns out to be a red rose, complete with its roots. A typically thought provoking image from the king of street artists.
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Variation from our Version 1 Hoodie with Knife looking as if framed.
This Banksy style wall art features the mysterious grafitti artist's design showing a guy in a hooded top sitting slouched on the floor holding a knife. It looks as though he has been stabbed (or has stabbed himself?) as there is a red blood stain which is trickling down his top. On closer inspection though, the blood stain turns out to be a red rose, complete with its roots. A typically thought provoking image from the king of street artists.
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The Banksy Barcode Shark piece is starkly black and white. The art piece is the image of a shark fin surfacing beneath a product barcode. Many artists have used the barcode as a symbol in art to represent anti-consumerism. The trend is continued in this graffiti art depicting the barcode as a symbol of greed, with the threat of the shark ever ready to attack its prey.
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This wall sticker will create an ideal for small rooms 3D effect with its floaty motion effect of the barcode strips.
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Our intriguing wall decal depicts a huge barcode sitting on what appears to be a trailer and two of the bars of the barcode are bent outwards like the bars of a cage. In front of the barcode walks a sultry and beautiful leopard.
Looking sophisticated and modern this wall art will dictate stylish character once on a wall or window or maybe a car.
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Contradictory image of a primitive cave man carrying a bone as a weapon in one hand and a tray of fast food in the other.
Do you also think the political undertone in this wall art is that all of those who consumer fast food are like Neanderthals, one level below modern humans?
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This wall sticker is extremely accurate to life with some thought-provoking matter going on. Atop the gray steel hull of the lead chopper sits a baby pink bowtie. This image can evoke quite a wide range of emotions. It is not inconceivable that some may think the piece makes light of war, while others may think of it as looking on the bright side of things. Some may just see it as nothing more than a squadron of fighter choppers who are enjoying a clear blue sky for flying.
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Mona Lisa in 'modern times'. Therefore mixing an old, classic, very popular painting with modern features. It shows the unfortunate times now that modern relates to guns and war. Rough, edgy and dangerous aspects of today's modern world. It is mixing old and new, however showing the contrast between something so old and beautiful turning so new and horrific.
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