Anonymous Artists: Banksy

Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans. Building derelict since the Hurricane Katrina levee failure disaster of 2005, with art by "Banksy".

Banksy is an anonymous street artist who's been doing street art since the 1990s in Bristol England. At the time he started out with the group DryBreadZ or DBZ His art is seen as satirical,  political, and some with dark humor. His artwork was inspired by Blek Le Rat at first he even rehashed some of Blek Le Rat's work. Most of his works are done by multi-layered stencils sometimes with other media artworks.

It wasn't till the early 2000s when Banksy got notoriety for his work. He gained so much from this art that he became a famous author and filmmaker. He has traveled all over the world and placed his art in many place. Very little is known about Banksy himself. He refuses to do interviews and keeps his identity secret.


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Street Art Bio