BANKSY
Banksy is an anonymous artist.
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.
Their work grew out of the Bristol underground scene, which involved
collaborations between artists and musicians.
ARE THEIR
PIECES FOR
SALE?
Banksy displays their art on publicly visible surfaces such as walls and self-built
physical prop pieces. Banksy does not sell photographs or reproductions of their street
graffiti,
but art auctioneers have been known to attempt to sell the street art on location and
leave
the problem of its removal in the hands of the winning bidder.
Banksy's shredded painting authenticated as original artwork
2002
On 19 June 2002, Banksy's first Los Angeles exhibition debuted at
33 1⁄3 Gallery, a tiny Silver Lake venue
owned by Frank Sosa.
The exhibition, entitled Existencilism, was curated
by 33 1⁄3 Gallery, Malathion LA's Chris Vargas, Funk Lazy Promotions'
Grace Jehan, and B+.
2003
In 2003, at an exhibition called Turf War , held in a London
warehouse, Banksy painted on animals. At the time they gave
one of their very few interviews, to the BBC's Nigel Wrench.
Although the RSPCA declared the conditions suitable, an animal rights activist chained
herself to the railings in protest.
Banksy, along with Shepard Fairey, Dmote and others created work at a warehouse
exhibition
in Alexandria, Sydney for
Semi-Permanent in 2003. Approximately 1,500 people attended.
THE WORLD´S FIRST STREET ART DISASTER MOVIE
Banksy created a documentary film, Exit Through the Gift Shop,
billed as "the world's first street art disaster movie", which made its debut at
the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. The film was released in the UK on 5 March 2010. In
January 2011, Banksy was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary for the film.
In 2014, Banksy was awarded Person of the Year at the 2014
Webby Awards.
