Banksyisms

Explore the wit, wisdom and inspiration of an art outlaw. Eat, spray, love. Here we attempt to track, in his own words the development of Banksyisms from the 1990's to the present date. We try to separate the sincere ideas from the art pranks and provocations. Framed by the cultural context in which Banksy was working, his references and his influences. Banksyisms is an in-depth look at his inspirations, observations and opinions complemented by images of his most iconic work. Featuring commentary and insight including a timeline of his career to date.

 

United Kingdom

 

Banksy is an anonymous graffiti artist who may have been born in Bristol, England. He is known for his anti-authoritarian art, often done in public places. He came to notice as a freehand graffiti artist. With wry wit and stealth, Banksy merged graffiti art with installation and performance art.