Banksy is an anonymous England-based graffiti artist, political activist and film director of unverified identity. Their satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stenciling technique. Banksy's works of political and social commentary have been featured on streets, walls, and bridges of cities throughout the world. Banksy's work grew out of the Bristol underground scene, which involved collaborations between artists and musicians. Banksy says that they were inspired by 3D, a graffiti artist who later became a founding member of the English musical group Massive Attack.
Alice Pasquini is an Italian artist , one of the few women active in the street art scene . Street artist, painter, illustrator and set designer, she has developed over time different lines of research, from the narration of female vitality to installations with the use of unusual materials. Considered a leading female figure in the panorama of street art, active and operating internationally, during her career she has created masonry works on the streets of various Italian.
Frank Shepard Fairey (born February 15, 1970) is an American contemporary artist, activist and founder of OBEY Clothing who emerged from the skateboarding scene. In 1989 he designed the "Andre the Giant Has a Posse" sticker campaign while attending the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Fairey designed the Barack Obama "Hope" poster for the 2008 U.S. presidential election . The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston has described him as one of the best known and most influential street artists.
Christina Angelina also known as "Starfighter," is a Venice, Los Angeles-based visual artist, photographer and gallerist. Born in Santa Monica California but raised in Venice. Angelina was surrounded by performers on the boardwalk, caricaturists creating sketches and muralists painting on walls in alleyways. Inspired by the creativity of the community, she began painting when she was a teenager, selling prints to friends and local art collectors.
WRDSMTH is a Los Angeles-based street artist known for his iconic image of a vintage typewriter featuring different sheets of inspirational text. The artist behind WRDSMTH used to reside in Chicago and worked in advertising.He moved to Los Angeles to pursue writing and became a published author in 2012.
