{"id":24864,"date":"2024-05-31T22:30:35","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T20:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/?p=24864"},"modified":"2025-04-18T18:00:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T16:00:05","slug":"banksy-a-famous-unknown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/banksy-a-famous-unknown\/","title":{"rendered":"Banksy, a famous unknown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Index<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999999;color:#999999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999999;color:#999999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" 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href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/banksy-a-famous-unknown\/#Hypotheses_about_their_identity\" >Hypotheses about their identity<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/banksy-a-famous-unknown\/#A_few_notes_on_his_biography\" >A few notes on his biography<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/banksy-a-famous-unknown\/#The_Technique\" >The Technique<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/banksy-a-famous-unknown\/#The_Message\" >The Message<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/banksy-a-famous-unknown\/#Selection_of_works\" >Selection of works<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/banksy-a-famous-unknown\/#Yellow_Lines_Flower_Painter_2007\" >Yellow Lines Flower Painter (2007)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/banksy-a-famous-unknown\/#Sweep_it_Under_the_Carpet_2006\" >Sweep it Under the Carpet (2006)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/banksy-a-famous-unknown\/#Flying_balloon_girl_2005\" >Flying balloon girl (2005)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/banksy-a-famous-unknown\/#Love_is_in_the_air_Flower_Thrower_2005\" >Love is in the air, Flower Thrower (2005)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/banksy-a-famous-unknown\/#Photographer_Rat_2001\" >Photographer Rat (2001)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/banksy-a-famous-unknown\/#Arcade_machine_claw_Spraycation\" >Arcade machine claw (Spraycation)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/banksy-a-famous-unknown\/#Gaffiti_is_a_crime_2013\" >Gaffiti is a crime (2013)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/banksy-a-famous-unknown\/#Shop_till_you_drop_2011\" >Shop till you drop (2011)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/banksy-a-famous-unknown\/#Behind_the_wall_is_the_beach\" >Behind the wall is the beach<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/banksy-a-famous-unknown\/#Waiting_in_Vain_2013\" >Waiting in Vain (2013)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/banksy-a-famous-unknown\/#The_Market\" >The Market<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/banksy-a-famous-unknown\/#Met_Ball\" >Met Ball<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/banksy-a-famous-unknown\/#Copyright_Child_2012\" >Copyright Child (2012)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/banksy-a-famous-unknown\/#Love_is_in_the_bin_2018\" >Love is in the bin (2018)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/banksy-a-famous-unknown\/#The_Legacy\" >The Legacy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/banksy-a-famous-unknown\/#Information_bibliography_and_media\" >Information, bibliography and media<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction_to_Banksy\"><\/span><strong>Introduction to Banksy<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Banksy<\/strong>, or who <strong>Banksy <\/strong>seems to be, is <strong>an unknown celebrity. <\/strong>I say <strong>&#8220;famous&#8221;<\/strong> because, there is no doubt that a part of the world&#8217;s population knows it. And I also say <strong>&#8220;unknown&#8221;<\/strong> because only a <strong>very small number of people<\/strong> know his identity.<\/p>\n<p>Today we delve into <strong>Urban Art<\/strong>, the <strong>visual artistic expression<\/strong> carried out in the <strong>streets and other public spaces<\/strong>. It is about spreading a message, which can be <strong>political, cultural or social<\/strong> and can be expressed in <strong>mural<\/strong>, <strong>theatrical<\/strong>, <strong>musical<\/strong> or <strong>dance<\/strong> form. Therefore, no discipline is discriminated against.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Urban art<\/strong>, and <strong>Banksy<\/strong> in particular, aims to provoke <strong>reflection<\/strong> in the public. They have evolved &#8221; <strong>graffiti&#8221;<\/strong> into a more commercial form, <strong>including the message<\/strong>. This <strong>&#8220;post-graffiti&#8221;<\/strong> is done with various techniques (stencils, posters, stickers, murals, graffiti&#8230;) not only on walls, but even with <strong>3D shapes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Although the beginnings had &#8221; <strong>spray&#8221; painting<\/strong> as the protagonist, soon <strong>the stencils<\/strong>, based on the <strong>technique of stencilling<\/strong> (cutting hard paper, leaving open spaces where the painting can be projected, obtaining the cut-out image), allowed the message to be amplified.<\/p>\n<p>Some consider it <strong>art <\/strong>or an <strong>expression of a subculture<\/strong>, others define it as <strong>&#8220;visual pollution&#8221; <\/strong>that breaks the aesthetics of the city<strong>. <\/strong><strong>Banksy <\/strong><strong>and others have <\/strong>modified the perception of graffiti, elevating it to the point of making it, for the time being, the last step in <strong>the history of art<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In different cities around the world, <strong>urban art<\/strong> has discovered great creators. The most well-known are <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Banksy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Banksy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Fekner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">John Fekner<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shepard_Fairey\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shepard Fairey<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blek_le_Rat\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Blek le Rat<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jacek_Tylicki\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jacek Tylicki<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/banksy-frontal-exit-throug-the-gift-shop-1080x607px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Image of Bansky in his workshop wearing a sweatshirt and hoodie concealing his identity.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;banksy-frontal-exit-throug-the-gift-shop-1080x607px.jpg&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Banksy, image from the movie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.20minutos.es\/cinemania\/blog\/dia-6-banksy-lo-mejor-hasta-el-momento-del-festival-1686\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Banksy\">Exit Through the Gift Shop<\/a>. Available in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.20minutos.es\/cinemania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"20minutos.es\">20minutos.es<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Banksy_Mystery\"><\/span>The Banksy Mystery<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Who is Banksy?<\/strong><span> The <strong>mystery<\/strong> that surrounds it and its <strong>anonymity<\/strong> are part of this <strong>captivating atmosphere<\/strong>. The <strong>artist<\/strong> and <strong>activist<\/strong> is considered one of the exponents of <strong>urban art<\/strong>. His <strong>poignant<\/strong> and <strong>satirical<\/strong> style deals with issues associated with <strong>politics<\/strong>, <strong>culture<\/strong> and <strong>ethics<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Although his identity is unknown, <strong>his works are very famous.<\/strong> Located on walls, ruins, bridges and even museums, their works <strong>star in public spaces<\/strong>, distilling <strong>black humour and sharp criticism<\/strong>. He has left his mark in <strong>many cities around the world<\/strong>, consolidating great fame. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hypotheses_about_their_identity\"><\/span>Hypotheses about their identity<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>But, then, <strong>who the hell is Banksy? <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Damien_Hirst\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Damien Hirst\">Damien Hirst<\/a>? <span>There has also been speculation that <strong>Banksy<\/strong> is the Swiss <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artmajeur.com\/maitredecasson\/es\/obras-de-arte\/12830996\/maitre-de-casson-titel-102-1980\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Ma\u00eetre de Casson\">Ma\u00eetre de Casson, although Casson<\/a> denied this on his website.<\/span><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/massive-attack-800x500px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Massive Attack in full live. Music group %22Trip hop%22 born in Bristol, England&#8221; title_text=&#8221;massive-attack-800x500px.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.binaural.es\/noticias\/massive-attack-volveran-a-actuar-en-europa-en-2024\/&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Image of the group Massive Attack in the middle of a live performance. Image available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binaural.es\/noticias\/massive-attack-volveran-a-actuar-en-europa-en-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Binaural\">Binaural<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>Is it the singer of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Massive_Attack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Massive Attack\" role=\"link\">Massive Attack<\/a><span>, <\/span><strong>Robert del Naja<\/strong>?<span>? This theory comes from the English journalist <\/span><strong>Craig William<\/strong><span>, who, in his observations, locates the appearance of <\/span><strong>Banksy&#8217;s<\/strong> works <span> in the cities where, coincidentally, Massive Attack was going to perform <\/span><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Banksy<\/strong> is the pseudonym used by British artist <strong>Robbie Banks<\/strong>. He is believed to have been born in <strong>Bristol<\/strong> in the <strong>mid-1970s<\/strong>. A <strong>2016<\/strong> study by <strong>Queen Mary University<\/strong> (London) identifies him as <strong>Robin Cunningham<\/strong>. But no one knows if this is true, although, for <strong>some art critics<\/strong>, this would be the most plausible theory, since in his first works would be the signature <strong>&#8220;Robin Banks&#8221;.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A <strong>leaked <\/strong><strong>BBC <\/strong>interview with <strong>Banksy<\/strong> revealed the mysterious <strong>artist&#8217;s first name<\/strong>. In the <strong>2003<\/strong><strong> film, journalist <strong>Nigel Wrench<\/strong> asked if his name was <strong>Robert Banks,<\/strong> to which he replied, <strong><em>&#8220;It&#8217;s Robbie.&#8221; <\/em><\/strong><strong><strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> This full interview is available on a <strong>BBC online podcast collection<\/strong> called <em><strong>&#8220;The Banksy Story&#8221;.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>From time to time, attempts are made to reveal the identity of the artist, but only <strong>&#8220;a few trusted friends&#8221;<\/strong> know his identity. He has become, despite, or thanks to his anonymity, one of the most influential artists in <strong>contemporary art<\/strong>, defying orthodoxy, revolutionizing the art market and producing continuous controversies.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, <strong>Banksy&#8217;s<\/strong> talent leaves continuous clues about his identity. His <strong>character<\/strong> is imprinted in his works and in his quotes: <em><strong>&#8220;Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_few_notes_on_his_biography\"><\/span>A few notes on his biography<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>It all stems from <strong>Bristol&#8217;s <\/strong><strong>underground subculture<\/strong>, where his first works were born. He frequented the <strong>DryBreadZ<\/strong> gang (to which he regularly returns), getting his start in <strong>street art<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In the late<strong> 1980s<\/strong>, with <strong>the aerosol boom<\/strong> , he began his work with satirical pieces (usually rats), about <strong>politics<\/strong>, <strong>pop culture<\/strong>, <strong>morality<\/strong> and <strong>ethnicity<\/strong>. He begins by combining <strong>graffiti<\/strong>, <strong>stencils<\/strong> , and <strong>stencils<\/strong>, a technique similar to that used by <a title=\"Blek le Rat\" href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blek_le_Rat\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Blek le Rat, <\/a>the anarcho-punk band <strong>Crass, <\/strong>and the <strong>Ad Jammmers<\/strong> movement.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/blek-le-rat-xavier-prou-566x430px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Image of Blek Le Rat, whose name is Xavier Prou, sitting next to a table with a stuffed rat.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;blek-le-rat-xavier-prou-566x430px.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/blekleratoriginal.com\/en\/&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Xavier Prou, Blek le Rat. Image available in <a href=\"https:\/\/blekleratoriginal.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/blekleratoriginal.com\/en\/\">bleckleratoriginal.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/after-the-apocalypse-orange-blek-le-rat-566x430px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Image from the play After the Apocalypse orange, Bleck Le Rat. A rat taking a selfie on an orange background.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;after-the-apocalypse-orange-blek-le-rat-566x430px.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/blekleratoriginal.com\/en\/product\/apres-lapocalypse-edition-speciale-orange-2&#8243; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">After the Apocalypse, Orange Edition. Seen in <a href=\"https:\/\/blekleratoriginal.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/blekleratoriginal.com\/en\/\">bleckleratoriginal.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Banksy<\/strong> has always acknowledged the influence of <strong>Blek le Rat<\/strong>, to the point of stating<strong>, <\/strong><em>&#8220;Every time I think I&#8217;ve painted something slightly original, I realize that <strong>Blek le Rat<\/strong> did it better, just a year earlier.&#8221;<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Sunday Times<\/strong> reports that <strong>Banksy<\/strong> began using the name <strong>Robin Banks<\/strong>, a name that eventually became <strong>Banksy<\/strong>. There are 2 cassette covers with his <strong>1993<\/strong> work, made for the <strong>Bristol<\/strong> band <strong>&#8220;Mother Samosa&#8221;<\/strong> that bear this signature.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/the-mild-mild-west-banksy-bristol-800x593px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;The Mild Mild West, a mural by Banksy in Bristol depicting a white bear throwing a Molotov cocktail at riot police.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;the-mild-mild-west-banksy-bristol-800x593px.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Mild Mild West, by Banksy in Bristol. Image from <a href=\"https:\/\/losviajesdeclaudia.com\/reino-unido\/ruta-por-los-graffitis-de-banksy-en-bristol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Claudia&#039;s Travels\">Claudia&#8217;s Travels.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>One of his earliest works <strong>(1999)<\/strong> <strong>depicts a bear throwing a flaming Molotov cocktail at police, <\/strong>recalling past riots in <strong>Bristol<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Steve Lazarides<\/strong> (photographer) had documented the first works of <strong>the young Banksy<\/strong> , he also shared, with <strong>Banksy himself,<\/strong> the management of the website where the<strong>artist&#8217;s &#8220;exploits&#8221;<\/strong> were posted. He also helped organize the <strong>&#8220;stunts&#8221;<\/strong> that <strong>Banksy<\/strong> carried out in famous museums, where he planted his works <strong>clandestinely<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>An interview by <strong>2003<\/strong> with  <strong>The Guardian<\/strong>, describes <strong>Banksy<\/strong> how <em>&#8220;A white male, 28 years old, casually attired (jeans, T-shirt, a silver tooth, silver chain, and silver earring)&#8221; <\/em>The same media outlet states that <strong>Banksy<\/strong> He started out as an artist <strong>at age 14<\/strong>, was expelled from school and imprisoned for misdemeanors.<\/p>\n<p>He is believed to be <strong>tall<\/strong>, <strong>white <\/strong>, and <strong>blonde-haired<\/strong>. In the late<strong> 1990s<\/strong> he lived in <strong>Easton<\/strong>, <strong>Bristol<\/strong>. Then, <strong>from the year 2000<\/strong> he moved to <strong>London<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Crimewatch-uk-banksy-tate-480x640px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Crimewatch UK, Banksy. Placed %22accidentalmente%22 at Tate Britain.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Crimewatch-uk-banksy-tate-480x640px.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Crimewatch UK has ruined the countryside for all of us<\/em>. Image by <a href=\"https:\/\/banksyunofficial.com\/2017\/04\/17\/prank-at-tate-britain-london-october-17-2003\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"BAnksy Unofficial.\">Banksy Unofficial.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Crimewatch-uk-banksy-detail-480x640px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Crimewatch UK, Banksy, detail. Detail of the canvas placed by Banksy at Tate Britain.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Crimewatch-uk-banksy-detail-480x640px.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Crimewatch UK has ruined the countryside for all of us<\/em>. Image by <a href=\"https:\/\/banksyunofficial.com\/2017\/04\/17\/prank-at-tate-britain-london-october-17-2003\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"BAnksy Unofficial.\">Banksy Unofficial.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,ogZjnb,qlVvte;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\">On <strong>17 October 2003<\/strong>, <strong>Banksy<\/strong> entered <strong>Tate Britain<\/strong> disguised as a pensioner and placed one of his own creations in an empty space on one of the gallery&#8217;s walls.<\/span><\/span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,ogZjnb,qlVvte;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\"> <\/span><\/span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,ogZjnb,qlVvte;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\">On this occasion he placed his painting, <strong>Crimewatch UK Has Ruined the Countryside For All of Us<\/strong>, a serene and peaceful landscape <strong>covered with police tape<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><span> <\/span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,ogZjnb,qlVvte;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\">After a few hours, the painting slammed into the ground and the trick was discovered.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/our-time-will-come-628x418px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Image from a work by Banksy: stuffed rat with sunglasses, backpack, flashlight and hanging bottle. in the background sign %22Our time will come%22&#8243; title_text=&#8221;our time-will-come-628x418px.jpg&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Stuffed rat deposited in the <strong>Museum of Natural History<\/strong>. Image available on <a href=\"https:\/\/banksyexplained.com\/banksy-museum-pranks-2003-2005\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Banksy Explained\">Bansky Explained.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>On <strong>7 April 2004<\/strong>, <strong>Banksy<\/strong> entered the <strong>Natural History Museum<\/strong>in <strong>London<\/strong> disguised as a clerk and carrying a <strong>stuffed rat<\/strong> in a glass-fronted box.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/banksy-at-the-louvre-2004-456x640px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Image of Banksy from behind at the Louvre Museum, 2004 leaving the Mona Lisa with a smile.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;banksy-at-the-louvre-2004-456x640px.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/banksyunofficial.com\/2017\/04\/17\/prank-at-the-louvre-paris-2004\/&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Banksy leaving his Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum in 2004. Available from <a href=\"Available%20en%20Banksy%20Explained.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mona Lisa\">Banksy Explained<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/banksy-mona-lisa-at-the-louvre-2004-456x640px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Bansky, Mona Lisa with a smile, left at the Louvre Museum in 2004.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;banksy-mona-lisa-at-the-louvre-2004-456x640px.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/banksyunofficial.com\/2017\/04\/17\/prank-at-the-louvre-paris-2004\/&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Mona Lisa with a Smile (Banksy), Louvre Museum, 2004. Available from <a href=\"Available%20en%20Banksy%20Explained.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mona Lisa\">Banksy Explained<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,ogZjnb,qlVvte;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\">In October <strong>2004<\/strong>, <strong>Banksy<\/strong> entered <strong>the Louvre Museum<\/strong> where he hung his own version of the <strong>Mona Lisa<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><span> <\/span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,ogZjnb,qlVvte;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\">He replaced his expression with a tangy yellow smiley face. He titled it:<\/span><\/span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,ogZjnb,qlVvte;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\"> <strong>Mona Lisa Smile<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><span> <\/span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,ogZjnb,qlVvte;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\">Two years later, unbeknownst to the length of time the painting was on display, it was sold at auction for nearly <strong>\u00a360,000<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,ogZjnb,qlVvte;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\">At the <strong>British Museum<\/strong>, in <strong>2005<\/strong>, he placed a piece of <strong>apparent rock art<\/strong> that included a supermarket trolley in a hunting scene. At <strong>MoMA<\/strong> he included a portrait of a period woman wearing a <strong>gas mask<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/banksy-robbo-war-camdem-1-800x530px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Image of Robbo&apos;s graffiti under Camden Bridge, London.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;banksy-robbo-war-camdem-1-800x530px.jpg&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>1 &#8211; Image of Robbo low graffiti on Camden Bridge &#8211; London. <a href=\"https:\/\/distorsionurbana.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/guerra-de-egos-banksy-vs-robbo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Urban Distortion\">Urban distortion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/banksy-robbo-war-camdem-2-800x530px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Image of Banksy&apos;s graffiti on Robbo&apos;s simulating a painter wallpapering the original graffiti.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;banksy-robbo-war-camdem-2-800x530px.jpg&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>2 &#8211; Image of Robbo&#8217;s graffiti redecorated for the first time by Banksy. <a href=\"https:\/\/distorsionurbana.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/guerra-de-egos-banksy-vs-robbo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Urban Distortion\">Urban distortion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/banksy-robbo-war-camdem-3-800x530px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Image of Robbo&apos;s response to Banksy&apos;s painter pretending to paint Robbo&apos;s logo.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;banksy-robbo-war-camdem-3-800x530px.jpg&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>3 &#8211; Image of Robbo&#8217;s graffiti contesting Banksy&#8217;s decoration. <a href=\"https:\/\/distorsionurbana.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/guerra-de-egos-banksy-vs-robbo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Urban Distortion\">Urban distortion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/banksy-robbo-war-camdem-4-800x530px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Image of Banksy&apos;s redecorated on Robbo&apos;s graffiti with the phrase %22Fucking Robbo%22&#8243; title_text=&#8221;banksy-robbo-war-camdem-4-800x530px.jpg&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>4 &#8211; Image of Robbo&#8217;s graffiti decorated for the 2nd time by Banksy. <a href=\"https:\/\/distorsionurbana.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/guerra-de-egos-banksy-vs-robbo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Urban Distortion\">Urban distortion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,ogZjnb,qlVvte;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\">The year <strong>2009 <\/strong>is famous in <strong>London<\/strong> for the extraordinary controversy between <strong>Banksy<\/strong> and <strong>Robbo <\/strong>(veteran old-school graffiti artist and pioneer in <strong>London<\/strong>). On a <strong>Robbo<\/strong> graffiti on <strong>Regent&#8217;s Canal in Camden Town<\/strong> (a mythical piece from 1985), <strong>Banksy<\/strong> decided to redecorate it (he painted a wallpaper hiding <strong>Robbo&#8217;s<\/strong> graffiti). Several weeks later, <strong>Robbo<\/strong> responded by drawing the letters <strong>&#8220;King Robbo&#8221;<\/strong> in silver, modifying the direction of the wallpaper. <strong>Banksy<\/strong> responded soon by adding the word <strong>&#8220;Fuc&#8221;<\/strong> in front of <strong>King Robbo<\/strong>, implying <strong>&#8220;fucking Robbo&#8221;<\/strong> or <strong>&#8220;fucking Robbo&#8221;.<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,ogZjnb,qlVvte;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\">The war went on for a while longer&#8230; See the excellent article: <a href=\"https:\/\/distorsionurbana.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/guerra-de-egos-banksy-vs-robbo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"War of Egos: Banksy vs. Banksy Robbo\">War of Egos: Banksy vs. Banksy Robbo<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The book <strong><i>Freedom Through Football: The Story Of The Easton Cowboys &amp; Cowgirls<\/i><\/strong>, published in <strong>2012,<\/strong> confirms the first photograph taken of <strong>Banksy<\/strong> while doing graffiti in <strong>Chiapas<\/strong>, <strong>Mexico<\/strong>, in <strong>2001<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In <strong>2013<\/strong>, in protest <strong>of the art market<\/strong>, <strong>Banksy<\/strong> put some of his works up for sale on the street, at the price of <strong>$60<\/strong>. Shoppers, who weren&#8217;t fully aware of what they were doing, were in for a <strong>pleasant surprise the next day<\/strong>. In fact, the artist posted a video online that talked about this operation, causing the value of those works <strong>to skyrocket to $20,000 in one day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Also in <strong>2013<\/strong>, <strong>Banksy<\/strong> held the illegal exhibition <strong>&#8220;Better Outside Than Inside&#8221;<\/strong> in which every day he created a different work on the streets of <strong>New York.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/girl-with-a-pierced-eardrum-1024x600px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;%22Girl with a pierced eardrum%22, a work by Banksy parodying Johannes Vermeer&apos;s exchanging the jewel for an alarm.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;girl-with-a-pierced-eardrum-1024x600px.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Banksy <\/strong>made the mural called <strong>&#8220;Girl with a Perforated Eardrum&#8221;<\/strong> <strong>(2014),<\/strong> as a parody of the painting <strong>&#8220;Girl with a pearl earring&#8221;<\/strong> by <strong>Johannes Vermeer, <\/strong>changing the earring for an <strong>alarm on the fa\u00e7ade<\/strong> of a recording studio in <strong>Bristol<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It had great and immediate repercussions, to the point of being stained with <strong>black paint after 24 hours<\/strong>. It is not the only time that a <strong>work by Banksy<\/strong> is vandalized, therefore, and because of its transcendence, some of his works are covered with <strong>transparent vinyls<\/strong> to protect them and be able to repair them.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/mona-lisa-with-bazooka-soho-491x341px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Image by Mona Lisa with Bazooka, Banksy. With helmets on a wall in Soho, London.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;mona-lisa-with-bazooka-soho-491x341px.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/banksyexplained.com\/mona-lisa-bazooka\/&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Mona Lisa with Bazooka, Soho. Available from <a href=\"Available%20en%20Banksy%20Explained.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mona Lisa\">Banksy Explained<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/mona-lisa-with-bazooka-491x341px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Image by Mona Lisa with Bazooka, Banksy. Image with helmets on wall of Palestine.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;mona-lisa-with-bazooka-491x341px.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/banksyexplained.com\/mona-lisa-bazooka\/&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Mona Lisa with Bazooka. Available from <a href=\"Available%20en%20Banksy%20Explained.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mona Lisa\">Banksy Explained<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Technique\"><\/span>The Technique<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The type of art you practice <strong>Banksy<\/strong> is made, to a large extent, through the use of the technique called <strong>stencilling<\/strong>, a <strong>very old technique<\/strong> (there are some Palaeolithic manifestations, e.g. handprints), which consists of <strong>cutting figures out of cardboard or cardboard<\/strong> and <strong>projecting paint<\/strong> to reproduce the silhouettes perfectly in the scene.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/banksy-recreacion-de-taller-1080x607px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Banksky in a recreation of his workshop with templates and details.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;banksy-recreaci\u00f3n-de-taller-1080x607px.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.lanacion.com.ar\/cultura\/banksy-el-superman-del-arte-urbano-protagoniza-una-persecucion-internacional-en-buenos-aires-nid29082022\/&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Image of Banksy in a recreation of his workshop. Seen in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lanacion.com.ar\/cultura\/banksy-el-superman-del-arte-urbano-protagoniza-una-persecucion-internacional-en-buenos-aires-nid29082022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"The Nation\">La Naci\u00f3n<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Banksy <\/strong>die-cuts the images that he is going to leave printed on the walls, which he does in his <strong>workshop<\/strong>. When it comes down to it, live live, <strong>he rests the stencil on the wall and projects the painting<\/strong>. That&#8217;s it: <strong>clean<\/strong>, <strong>fast<\/strong> and <strong>with less risk<\/strong>, as it allows you to escape quickly from the police.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/toxic-rat-banksy-496x496px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Toxic Rat, Banksy. Image of a rat projected in black with a drum from which a polluting green liquid comes out.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;toxic-rat-banksy-496x496px.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/themuseum.blog\/es\/banksy\/&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Toxic Rat, Banksy. Seen at <a href=\"https:\/\/themuseum.blog\/es\/banksy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"The Museum\">The Museum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nino-con-martillo-banksy-496x496px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Boy with hammer, Banksy. Black silhouette of a boy with a large sledgehammer threatening to hit an existing red hydrant.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;nino-con-martillo-banksy-496x496px.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/themuseum.blog\/es\/banksy\/&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Boy with hammer, Banksy. Seen at <a href=\"https:\/\/themuseum.blog\/es\/banksy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"The Museum\">The Museum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>He sometimes uses <strong>trichome<\/strong> (a combination of three inks) to create <strong>attractive contrasts<\/strong> and, with <strong>small doses of colour<\/strong>, <strong>he also directs the audience&#8217;s gaze towards what interests them<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also interesting<\/strong> is the use of works by other authors (Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Johannes Vermeer, etc&#8230;). The idea is <strong>to move consciences<\/strong>. Taking advantage of the work of a great author, <strong>Banksy<\/strong> has an easier time <strong>including the message<\/strong> through a note (small drawing, shape, element of public space, etc&#8230;). In this way, <strong>it will capture the public through the work of the great author<\/strong> and <strong>stop them in front of the message with their contribution<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Certainly, this attitude in the production of his works seems <strong>a bit exploited<\/strong>, but that&#8217;s <strong>Banksy<\/strong>. <strong>Genius?<\/strong> <strong>Vandal?<\/strong> <strong>Imitator?<\/strong>&#8230; You are the ones who call it an artist, I don&#8217;t dare.<\/p>\n<p>And I don&#8217;t dare because, I don&#8217;t know how to say it, <strong>Banksy<\/strong>, as the article progresses, <strong>stirs my conscience<\/strong> and, although I am aware of the <strong>careful marketing that his works carry<\/strong>, <strong>the message is good<\/strong> and, in most cases, <strong>it is also true<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>We should not underestimate <strong>the display of ingenuity and provocation<\/strong> that he develops, placing his works in <strong>famous museums<\/strong> &#8220;even at the cost&#8221; of possible problems. Its <strong>careful and economical marketing<\/strong> is one of the most important tools of its <strong>refined technique<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, for me, he abuses the kindness of <strong>an audience that seems to forgive him everything<\/strong>. It is notorious that, for example, in its Palestinian journey it leans too far to one side without properly assessing the problems of the other side.<strong><\/strong> But that&#8217;s <strong>Banksy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Still, the best thing about Banksy is the message<\/strong>. He knows how to expose the system and, even putting the highest stratum of society <strong>in the continuous criticism<\/strong>, <strong>he is adored by the very people he criticizes<\/strong>. On the other hand, in his creations, he likes to use originality and elements to provoke <strong>smiles<\/strong>, <strong>rage<\/strong>, <strong>satire<\/strong> or <strong>disappointment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The artist&#8217;s technique has made it <strong>possible to dynamize street art<\/strong>, providing it with <strong>new tools<\/strong> and <strong>new horizons of action.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/banksy-napalm-1024x768px.jpeg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Banksy: Napalm. Image of Micky Mouse, Ronald the clown shaking hands with the girl burned by Napalm.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;banksy-napalm-1024x768px.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Napalm, 2004. Seen in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elindependiente.com\/tendencias\/2018\/11\/29\/banksy-aterriza-por-primera-vez-en-espana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"The Independent\">El Independiente<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Message\"><\/span>The Message<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,ogZjnb,qlVvte;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\"><strong>Napalm<\/strong> is one of <strong>Banksy&#8217;s<\/strong> most poignant and moving prints. A work made to move that ends up shuddering. A <strong>declaration of war on war itself, <\/strong>relating it to the <strong>capitalist world<\/strong>, <strong>colonialism<\/strong> and <strong>occupation<\/strong>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,ogZjnb,qlVvte;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\">On top of the <strong>Pulitzer Prize-winning<\/strong> image, 9-year-old <strong>Kim<\/strong> flees <strong>naked, scorched by napalm, Banksy <\/strong>deliberately adds two <strong>icons of American consumer culture<\/strong> (Micky Mouse and Ronald McDonald), suspiciously smiling.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,ogZjnb,qlVvte;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\">The <strong>continuous denunciation<\/strong>, in the work of this <strong>mysterious author<\/strong>, exudes <strong>anger<\/strong>, <strong>solidarity<\/strong> and <strong>scepticism<\/strong>. He is <strong>loved<\/strong> and <strong>hated<\/strong>, but he leaves no one indifferent. We <strong>are not used to receiving such direct messages<\/strong> about our consciousness. And even less, seasoned with the <strong>dose of satire<\/strong> that only <strong>Banksy<\/strong> knows how to print. That cocktail soaks all souls.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,ogZjnb,qlVvte;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\">Although <strong>Banksy<\/strong> downplays his importance, conceptually, his ideas are very clear: <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,ogZjnb,qlVvte;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\"><em>&#8220;Graffiti is one of the few tools you have if you have almost nothing. And even if you can&#8217;t think of an image to cure global poverty, you can make someone smile while they pee.&#8221;<\/em><span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/banksy-el-arte-de-la-protesta-1080x360px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Banksy. The art of protest. Exhibition poster with the image of the masked protester throwing a bouquet of flowers.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;banksy-el-arte-de-la-protesta-1080x360px.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Banksy. The Art of Protest, Exhibition. Seen in <a href=\"https:\/\/latermicamalaga.com\/banksy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"The Thermal\">the thermal.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,ogZjnb,qlVvte;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\">In <strong>2018<\/strong>, the exhibition <strong>&#8220;Banksy. The Art of Protesting&#8221; <\/strong>arrived in <strong>Spain<\/strong>, more specifically, in <strong>Barcelona<\/strong>. After several years of world touring, this exhibition presented more than 70 works by the artist, some of them unpublished. The success of the Catalan call was very relevant, concluding with the phrase <em>&#8220;Nobody knows who Banksy is, but everyone knows Banksy&#8217;s work&#8221;.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,ogZjnb,qlVvte;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\"><strong>Consumerism, war, globalisation, religion, class struggle and the climate crisis <\/strong>are everyday themes in <strong>Street Art<\/strong>. Our protagonist usually presents them on the walls of cities, providing the visibility they need.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,ogZjnb,qlVvte;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\">For <strong>Banksy<\/strong>, the message has to provoke. He does not conceive his works only for artistic delight, the <strong>social<\/strong>, <strong>cultural<\/strong> and <strong>political<\/strong> background is present and is the protagonist <strong>Banksy&#8217;s<\/strong> work criticizes the system, but does the system benefit from his work? Do you leverage marketing to <strong>amplify the message<\/strong> or to <strong>change the market<\/strong>? Paradoxical, isn&#8217;t it?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,ogZjnb,qlVvte;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\">I don&#8217;t think so. This kind of <strong>paradox<\/strong> is much studied by the author. In my opinion, in addition to the <strong>artistic component<\/strong>, which exists; the <strong>message<\/strong>, which is undoubtedly the protagonist; <strong>A new art market<\/strong> has also appeared. Certainly, the ephemeral nature of <strong>graffiti<\/strong> and <strong>Urban Art<\/strong> has been disappearing. The city <strong>doesn&#8217;t devour<\/strong> all the graffiti, it <strong>now has some works<\/strong>. Thanks to the protagonist appearance of the message, <strong>everything makes sense<\/strong>. Therefore, <strong>it can be valued<\/strong>, as well as <strong>reproduced<\/strong> and <strong>sold<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,ogZjnb,qlVvte;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,ogZjnb,qlVvte;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\">Some believe that <strong>Banksy<\/strong> is capitalizing on his mystery. Maybe. But, what is indubitable is <strong>the work and the message<\/strong>. We can&#8217;t abstract ourselves from reality, <strong>it&#8217;s stubborn<\/strong>. We can <strong>like it more or less<\/strong>, or <strong>we may not like it<\/strong>. But the work is in the city, in that public space where <strong>only those who can end up in jail express<\/strong> their ideas and we, citizens, <strong>can admire<\/strong> or <strong>criticize<\/strong> them. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,ogZjnb,qlVvte;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\">If you admire, respect or share any of these works, <strong>you may buy a reproduction<\/strong>. If you don&#8217;t buy it, and the city doesn&#8217;t devour it, <strong>you&#8217;ll always be able to see it on its wall again<\/strong>. Don&#8217;t worry, he won&#8217;t move. The inexorable thing, in addition to the passage of time, is that it is now possible to enjoy <strong>Street Art<\/strong> not only in the street, but in <strong>museums<\/strong>, thanks, among others, to <strong>Banksy<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,ogZjnb,qlVvte;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\">But, it may well be <strong>that I am not right<\/strong> (most likely), nevertheless, the question is asked, the market created and the <strong>agitated consciences. Would you buy graffiti for your living room?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Selection_of_works\"><\/span>Selection of works<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The truth is that <strong>Banksy<\/strong> is a <strong>prolific<\/strong> artist. His work is mainly represented by <strong>public murals<\/strong> spread across various cities around the world. He has also made other types of works using <strong>various techniques<\/strong>. Highlights include his film <strong>&#8220;Exit through the Gift Shop&#8221;,<\/strong> his &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikiart.org\/es\/banksy\/vandalised-phone-box-2005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Vandalized phone booth\"><strong>Vandalized Telephone Booth<\/strong><\/a>&#8220;, the extravagant police helmet <strong>&#8220;Met Ball&#8221;<\/strong> and performances such as <strong>the placement of the cone on the head of the equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington<\/strong>, among other works.<\/p>\n<p>His many works allow this modest writer to delight in selecting them for you. It is not an easy exercise, due to the <strong>number of works<\/strong> and the <strong>different messages<\/strong>. I hope I got it right.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yellow-lines-flower-painter-998x663px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Yellow lines flower painter. Banksy&apos;s work on a London street depicting a painter in overalls and his roller, resting after having painted double lines on the pavement up the pavement and fa\u00e7ade, culminating in a beautiful large flower.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;yellow-lines-flower-painter-998x663px.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Yellow Lines Flower Painter (2007). As seen in <a href=\"https:\/\/banksyexplained.com\/yellow-line-flower-painter-2007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Banksy Explained\">Banksy Explained<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/latermicamalaga.com\/banksy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"The Thermal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Yellow_Lines_Flower_Painter_2007\"><\/span>Yellow Lines Flower Painter (2007)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,ogZjnb,qlVvte;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\">Located in <strong>Benthal Green<\/strong> , London, and<\/span><\/span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,ogZjnb,qlVvte;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\">This work, painted on the side of a workers&#8217; club on the corner of <strong>Pollard Row<\/strong> and <strong>Pollard Street<\/strong>. It shows a painter in a jumpsuit, whose job it is <strong>to paint yellow lines on the pavement<\/strong>, taking a break after painting double lines that rotate, climb up the sidewalk and fa\u00e7ade <strong>becoming a pretty flower<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Shortly after discovering this work, <strong>authorities erased the double lines from the sidewalk<\/strong>. The figure of the painter has been degraded (vandalism) but <strong>the flower remains intact<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/sweep-it-under-the-carpet-957x650px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Sweep it under the carpet. A work by Banksy depicting a housekeeper hiding dirt behind a curtain.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;sweep-it-under-the-carpet-957x650px.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sweep it under the carpet (2006). As seen in <a href=\"https:\/\/banksyexplained.com\/sweep-it-under-the-carpet-2006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Banksy Explained\">Banksy Explained<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/latermicamalaga.com\/banksy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"The Thermal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sweep_it_Under_the_Carpet_2006\"><\/span>Sweep it Under the Carpet (2006)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _1idAv public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"editor\" data-offset-key=\"fmpj7-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"fmpj7-0-0\"><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,ogZjnb,qlVvte;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\"><strong>&#8220;Sweep Under the Carpet&#8221;<\/strong> appeared on a wall on <strong>Chalk Farm Road<\/strong>, north <strong>London<\/strong>, in <strong>2006<\/strong>. The bricks were painted on the white wall of the <strong>White Cube<\/strong> gallery.<span> <\/span>The gallery left the painting there for a while, but eventually removed it.<\/span><\/span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,ogZjnb,qlVvte;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\"> <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/flying-balloon-girl-1003x1024px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Flying balloon girl. Banksy&apos;s work on the West Bank wall depicting a girl flying with balloons.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;flying-balloon-girl-1003x1024px.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Flying balloon girl (2005). Seen on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Flying_Ballon_Girl_on_the_West_Bank_wall_at_Kalandia_(174617912)_(cropped).jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Wikipedia\">Wikipedia<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/latermicamalaga.com\/banksy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"The Thermal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Flying_balloon_girl_2005\"><\/span>Flying balloon girl (2005)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _1idAv public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"editor\" data-offset-key=\"fmpj7-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"fmpj7-0-0\">\n<div class=\"lRu31\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" jsaction=\"mouseup:Sxi9L,BR6jm; mousedown:qjlr0e\" jsname=\"jqKxS\" lang=\"es\"><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,ogZjnb,qlVvte;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\"><strong>&#8220;Girl Flying with Balloons,&#8221;<\/strong> also known as <strong>Balloon Debate<\/strong>, is a <strong>2005<\/strong> stencil mural made in <strong>the West Bank<\/strong>. It depicts a young woman holding a bunch of seven balloons floating over the 8-meter-high wall, built around the Palestinian enclave near<\/span><\/span> <span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,ogZjnb,qlVvte;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\">Qalandia Checkpoint.<\/span><\/span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:E6Tfl,ogZjnb,qlVvte;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:E6Tfl,c2aHje\"> It refers to the Palestinian right to freedom of movement and possibly the Palestinian right of return. It has been described as &#8220;poignantly simple&#8221;.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/love-is-in-the-air-1024x768px.jpeg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Love is in the air, Flower thrower, Banksy&apos;s 2005 work in Jerusalem, shows a protester hiding his face with a scarf and throwing a bouquet of flowers.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;love-is-in-the-air-1024x768px.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Love is in the air, Flower Thrower. Seen in <a href=\"https:\/\/publicdelivery.org\/banksy-flower-thrower\/\" title=\"Public Delivery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Public Delivery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Love_is_in_the_air_Flower_Thrower_2005\"><\/span>Love is in the air, Flower Thrower (2005)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _1idAv public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"editor\" data-offset-key=\"fmpj7-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"fmpj7-0-0\">\n<div class=\"lRu31\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz JxVs2d ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:Z0znGe,GFf3ac,fbWStc;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:Z0znGe,c2aHje\"><strong>&#8220;Love is in the air, Flower Thrower,&#8221;<\/strong> is one<\/span><\/span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz JxVs2d ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:Z0znGe,GFf3ac,fbWStc;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:Z0znGe,c2aHje\">of <strong>Banksy&#8217;s<\/strong> iconic templates.<\/span><\/span><span> <\/span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz JxVs2d ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:Z0znGe,GFf3ac,fbWStc;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:Z0znGe,c2aHje\">It shows a <strong>masked Palestinian throwing a bouquet of flowers<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz JxVs2d\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:Z0znGe,GFf3ac,fbWStc;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:Z0znGe,c2aHje\">The<\/span><\/span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz JxVs2d ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:Z0znGe,GFf3ac,fbWStc;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:Z0znGe,c2aHje\">drawing appeared on a wall next to a Citroen\/Peugeot car dealership in <strong>Jerusalem<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><span> <\/span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz JxVs2d ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:Z0znGe,GFf3ac,fbWStc;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:Z0znGe,c2aHje\">The man, made in black and white, <strong>wears a scarf<\/strong> and a <strong>baseball cap.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span> <\/span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz JxVs2d ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:Z0znGe,GFf3ac,fbWStc;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:Z0znGe,c2aHje\">The flowers and stem sticking out of the wrapper are in color.<\/span><\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz JxVs2d ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:Z0znGe,GFf3ac,fbWStc;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:Z0znGe,c2aHje\">The scene recalls <strong>street riots in the 60s<\/strong> and represents, on the one hand, the <strong>frustration of young Palestinians<\/strong> and on the other, the <strong>invitation to peace.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/photographer-rat-banksy-900x610px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Photographer Rat, Banksy. Image of a rat behind a London telephone booth with a camera.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;photographer-rat-banksy-900x610px.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Photographer Rat. Seen in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erraticphenomena.com\/2008\/02\/banksys-rat-appreciation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Erratic Phenomena\">Erratic Phenomena.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photographer_Rat_2001\"><\/span>Photographer Rat (2001)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jwLWP _2hXa7 _30PMG blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _1idAv public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"editor\" data-offset-key=\"fmpj7-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"fmpj7-0-0\">\n<div class=\"lRu31\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz JxVs2d ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:Z0znGe,GFf3ac,fbWStc;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:Z0znGe,c2aHje\">The first street artist to paint rats was probably <strong>Blek le Rat. <\/strong><em>&#8220;I started spraying some small rats on the streets of Paris because rats are the only wild animals that live in cities, and only rats will survive when the human race disappears and becomes extinct.&#8221; <\/em> <\/span><\/span><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz JxVs2d ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:Z0znGe,GFf3ac,fbWStc;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:Z0znGe,c2aHje\">Following in his footsteps, <strong>Banksy<\/strong> revived the rat symbol with a <strong>new element of humor<\/strong> and <strong>social commentary<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/arcade-machine-claw-1080x719px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Arcade machine claw. Banksy. Image of graffiti in Gorleston depicting the typical play claw on top of a bench at a bus stop.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;arcade-machine-claw-1080x719px.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Arcade Claw. Seen on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leicestermercury.co.uk\/news\/local-news\/gallery\/mikes-spraycation-see-seaside-banksy-5767707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"LeicesterShireLive\">LeicesterShireLive.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Arcade_machine_claw_Spraycation\"><\/span>Arcade machine claw (Spraycation)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>At a bus stop in <strong>Gorleston<\/strong>, facing the sea, <strong>Banksy<\/strong> depicts a <strong>claw from the classic arcade game<\/strong> hanging over the bench. Fruit of the holiday tour <span class=\"HwtZe\" jsaction=\"mouseup:Sxi9L,BR6jm; mousedown:qjlr0e\" jsname=\"jqKxS\" lang=\"es\"><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz JxVs2d ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:Z0znGe,GFf3ac,fbWStc;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:Z0znGe,c2aHje\"><strong>&#8220;A Great British Spraycation&#8221;,<\/strong> which was an alternative holiday to the <strong>&#8220;staycations&#8221;,<\/strong> restricted by the pandemic situation. Of course, <strong>with spray<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/graffiti-is-a-crime-1000x750px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Gaffiti is a crime, Banksy- Mural where two boys appear, one holding the other and the one from arribna tries to collect a spray paint from a sign indicating that graffiti is a crime.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;graffiti-is-a-crime-1000x750px.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Graffiti is a crime. Seen in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elmundo.es\/elmundo\/2013\/10\/02\/cultura\/1380740070.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"The World\">the world<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gaffiti_is_a_crime_2013\"><\/span>Gaffiti is a crime (2013)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span>At its premiere in <strong>Manhattan<\/strong> , <strong>Banksy<\/strong> painted a child perched on the back of another taking the spray can of a no-graffiti sign, contradicting precisely that order. <\/span><strong>&#8216;Graffiti is a Crime&#8217;<\/strong><span> , could be read in one of the house&#8217;s ironic exhortations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shop-till-you-drop-1024x1024px.jpeg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Shop till you drop, Banksy. Image of a woman falling into the void behind a shopping cart.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;shop-till-you-drop-1024x1024px.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Shop till you drop. Seen in <a href=\"https:\/\/banksyexplained.com\/falling-shopper-2011\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Banksy Explained\">Banksy Explained<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"serp-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shop_till_you_drop_2011\"><\/span>Shop till you drop (2011)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz JxVs2d ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:Z0znGe,GFf3ac,fbWStc;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:Z0znGe,c2aHje\"><strong>Shop &#8217;til you drop?<\/strong> This seems to be the message that <strong>Banksy<\/strong> wanted to leave in this mural in <strong>London<\/strong>. Shopping carts, consumerism and capitalism have always been in the author&#8217;s sights. In this case, taken to its ultimate extreme, it evokes the desperation to buy. <strong>Overstated?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/behind-the-wall-is-the-beach-1080x810px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Behind the wall is the beach, Banksy. Image of the West Bank wall with a hole showing the beach, inside the wall some children play with the sand.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;behind-the-wall-is-the-beach-1080x810px.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Behind the wall is the beach. Seen in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elindependiente.com\/tendencias\/2018\/06\/27\/banksy-de-cisjordania-a-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"The Independent\">the Independent<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"serp-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Behind_the_wall_is_the_beach\"><\/span><strong>Behind the wall is the beach<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz JxVs2d ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:Z0znGe,GFf3ac,fbWStc;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:Z0znGe,c2aHje\">For <strong><span>Banksy<\/span><\/strong>, the <strong><span>West Bank<\/span><\/strong> wall is the largest open-air prison in the world. In this work, the artist was able to open a hole from which peace and happiness can be glimpsed. <em>&#8220;A wall has always been the best place to post your work.&#8221;<\/em> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/god-bless-birmingham-1080x629px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;God Bless Birmingham, Banksy. Mural made next to a bench with two reindeer flying.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;god-bless-birmingham-1080x629px.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">God Bless Birmingham. As seen in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/2019\/dec\/10\/banksy-birmingham-reindeer-homeless-art-christmas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"The Guardian\">The Guardian<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"serp-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Waiting_in_Vain_2013\"><\/span><strong>Waiting in Vain (2013)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"lRu31\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" jsaction=\"mouseup:Sxi9L,BR6jm; mousedown:qjlr0e\" jsname=\"jqKxS\" lang=\"es\"><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz JxVs2d ChMk0b\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:Z0znGe,GFf3ac,fbWStc;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:Z0znGe,c2aHje\"><strong>God Bless Birmingham<\/strong> appeared on a wall in <strong>Birmingham&#8217;s <\/strong> <strong>Jewellery Quarter<\/strong>.A <strong>couple of reindeer pull a public bench<\/strong> that homeless people use as a bed. <strong>Banksy<\/strong> made a video with this work showing a man named <strong>Ryan<\/strong> (pictured) having a drink before placing a bag as a pillow and lying down, to, in his dreams, soar through the skies in a pleasant dream.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"HwtZe\" jsaction=\"mouseup:Sxi9L,BR6jm; mousedown:qjlr0e\" jsname=\"jqKxS\" lang=\"es\"><span jsaction=\"agoMJf:PFBcW;MZfLnc:P7O7bd;nt4Alf:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;B01qod:dJXsye;H1e5u:iXtTIf;lYIUJf:hij5Wb\" jsname=\"txFAF\" class=\"jCAhz JxVs2d\" jscontroller=\"BiTO4b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\" jsname=\"W297wb\" jsaction=\"click:Z0znGe,GFf3ac,fbWStc;contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:Z0znGe,c2aHje\"><strong>Not<\/strong> only did <strong>Banksy name Ryan<\/strong> in the video, but he also thanked the locals who spontaneously brought him a hot drink, chocolates, and a lighter during the filming of the short video.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/waiting-in-vain-1000x750px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Waiting in vain, Banksy. Work made about the closing of a club in New York. It shows a man leaning on waiting with a bouquet of flowers.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;waiting-in-vain-1000x750px.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Waiting in vain. Seen in <a href=\"https:\/\/banksyexplained.com\/waiting-in-vain-october-2013\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Banksy Explained\">Banksy Explained<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>On his American tour <strong>&#8220;Better Outside Than Inside&#8221;,<\/strong> <strong>Banksy<\/strong> left us this work at the closing of the <strong>Hustler Club in Hell&#8217;s Kitchen<\/strong>, in New York. It shows a <strong>man waiting with a bouquet of flowers at the door<\/strong>. Highlights include some red petals fallen on the ground and the title <strong>&#8220;Waiting in vain&#8221;.<\/strong> Premonitory?<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Market\"><\/span>The Market<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Banksy<\/strong>, I don&#8217;t know if thanks to that <strong>mysterious atmosphere<\/strong> that surrounds him, or to his <strong>provocative message<\/strong>, has become the <strong>most acclaimed street performer<\/strong>. In addition, his works, far from remaining mere topics for conversation, have created a <strong>space of their own within the art market.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Posters, paintings, plates, engravings or figures<\/strong> reproduce his works all over the world. He has become a <strong>moving artistic exponent<\/strong> and the market accepts and values him.<\/p>\n<p>Reproductions of his work, <strong>authorized or not<\/strong>, are sold all over the world, at <strong>higher and higher prices<\/strong>. <strong>Admittedly, Banksy<\/strong> (and others) have <strong>raised the value of the gafiti<\/strong> in the art market.<\/p>\n<p>He declared in <strong>2006<\/strong> that<b> &#8220;copyright is for losers&#8221;<\/b><span> and has on multiple occasions encouraged everyone to copy, borrow, or modify his works for <strong>fun<\/strong>, <strong>academic purposes<\/strong> , or <strong>social activism<\/strong>. But that&#8217;s not all the case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>On <a href=\"https:\/\/www.banksy.co.uk\/licensing.html,\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.banksy.co.uk\/licensing.html,<\/a> their <strong>official site<\/strong>, under the License tab, says:<\/p>\n<p><em>Are you a company <strong>looking to license Banksy&#8217;s art<\/strong> for commercial use? Then you&#8217;ve come to the right place: <strong>you can&#8217;t<\/strong>. Only the <strong>Bureau of Pest Control<\/strong> has permission to <strong>use or license my artwork<\/strong>. If someone else has given you permission, you don&#8217;t have permission. I wrote <strong>&#8220;copyright is for losers&#8221;<\/strong> in my book (copyrighted) and I still encourage anyone to take and modify my art for their personal amusement, but not for profit or to make it look like I&#8217;ve endorsed something when I haven&#8217;t. Thank you.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Therefore, <strong>Banksy&#8217;s<\/strong> work, with a few exceptions, <strong>retains copyright<\/strong>. I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s a bad thing, in fact, I think that the author of a work should have the <strong>right to it<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Surely you have already noticed, when reading this article, that <strong>it does not present advertising. <\/strong>Advertising provides us <strong>with some income for the maintenance <\/strong>of the digital magazine. We wanted to set an example and, <strong>preserving copyright<\/strong>, in line with its manifesto, <strong>we do not include any type of advertising in this post<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>What can be seen is the <strong>increase in value<\/strong> of <strong>Banksy&#8217;s works. <\/strong>Here are some examples:<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/met-ball-900x676px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Met Ball, Banksy. Image of a riot police helmet covered in mirrors, like a disco ball of lights.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;met-ball-900x676px.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Met Ball. Seen in <a href=\"https:\/\/banksyexplained.com\/banksy-met-ball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Banksy Explained\">Banksy Explained<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Met_Ball\"><\/span><strong>Met Ball<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Met Ball<\/strong> is a <strong>lighting system for the home<\/strong>. Made from an <strong>old riot police helmet<\/strong>, it is covered with 650 small expedites. It is <strong>signed on the inside<\/strong>. <strong>Limited edition<\/strong> of 15 units. Price: GBP 500.<br \/>On this occasion, <strong>Banksy<\/strong> wanted to play with two opposing worlds: the riot helmet represents the <strong>authority of the police and the rule of law<\/strong>, on the other hand, the disco ball symbolizes <strong>fun and leisure<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/copyright-child-600x504px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Copyright child, Banksy. Image of a boy wearing a cap stepping on a ball with the c in Copyright.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;copyright-child-600x504px.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Copyright Child. Seen in <a href=\"https:\/\/banksyexplained.com\/copyright-boy-2012\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Banksy Explained\">Banksy Explained<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Copyright_Child_2012\"><\/span>Copyright Child (2012)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This work by <strong>Banksy<\/strong> appeared on his <strong>Instagram<\/strong> account in <strong>2012<\/strong>. There is no information about the original.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/love-is-in-the-bin-1080x666px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Love is in the bin, Banksy. Image of the painting Girl with Ball at the Moment of Self-Destruct at an auction at Sotheby&apos;s.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;love-is-in-the-bin-1080x666px.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Love is in the bin. seen in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elcomercio.es\/culturas\/arte\/banksy-nina-globo-subasta-20211015141555-nt.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"The Trade\">the trade<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Love_is_in_the_bin_2018\"><\/span>Love is in the bin (2018)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"v-p\">It&#8217;s a <strong>2018<\/strong> art intervention by <strong>Banksy<\/strong> at <strong>Sotheby&#8217;s<\/strong>. According to <strong>Sotheby&#8217;s<\/strong>, it is <em>&#8220;the first artwork in history created live during an auction.&#8221;<\/em> <strong>&#8220;Girl with a Balloon&#8221;,<\/strong> the original artwork <strong>unexpectedly self-destructed an instant after being auctioned<\/strong>. The damaged painting was renamed <strong>&#8220;Love Is in the Trash Can.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"v-p\">He has been on loan to the <strong>Staatsgalerie Stuttgart<\/strong> since <strong>March 2019<\/strong>. In October <strong>2021<\/strong>, it was sold at auction for <strong>\u00a318,582,000, <\/strong>which <strong>Banksy donated to the British health system<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Legacy\"><\/span>The Legacy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Today, it&#8217;s hard to imagine the art world <strong>without Banksy<\/strong>. It has revolutionized it, and not only because of its aesthetics, <strong>the message has been decisive<\/strong> in stirring consciences. In addition, <strong>remaining anonymous<\/strong> has provided him with that aura of mystery that increases interest in his work.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know what <strong>the street art<\/strong> of the future will be like, but I know that a large part of it will be based on the work of this anonymous <strong>graffiti artist from Bristol<\/strong>. I am convinced that tomorrow&#8217;s street artists will use <strong>humour, irony and satire<\/strong> about <strong>capitalism, politics and society<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>I know they <strong>will hone their techniques<\/strong> and probably <strong>tackle other topics and issues<\/strong>. But I also know that, from time to time, they will look back and return <strong>to Banksy&#8217;s world.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Today, considered <strong>among the 20 most sought-after artists in the world<\/strong>, he is working on a new critical work. That is why, for his undeniable effort, I recognize his <strong>extraordinary value<\/strong>. Although I have not been able to meet the man, <strong>the artist has moved me<\/strong>. For me, <strong>Banksy<\/strong> will never be<strong> an unknown celebrity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|3px|3px|3px|3px&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;2px&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; box_shadow_color=&#8221;rgba(131,32,188,0.3)&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Information_bibliography_and_media\"><\/span> Information, bibliography and media<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We use our own and other means with the availability allowed by current legislation and free access to the <strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">World Wide Web<\/strong>. (See <a href=\"https:\/\/encyclobjects.com\/en\/terms-and-conditions\/?v=04c19fa1e772\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Terms &amp; Conditions<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Texts: <\/strong>Own, based on information from <a title=\"Alexandra of Argos\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alejandradeargos.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alejandra de Argos<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elindependiente.com\/tendencias\/2018\/11\/29\/banksy-aterriza-por-primera-vez-en-espana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"The Independent\">El Independiente<\/a>, <a title=\"Infobae\" href=\"https:\/\/www.infobae.com\/cultura\/2023\/11\/21\/descubren-quien-es-banksy-en-una-entrevista-perdida-de-la-bbc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Infobae<\/a>, <a title=\"OK Daily\" href=\"https:\/\/okdiario.com\/curiosidades\/quien-misterioso-banksy-8345792\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">OK Diario<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/themuseum.blog\/es\/banksy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"The Museum\">The Museum<\/a>, <a title=\"Wikipedia\" href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Banksy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Images:<\/strong> <a title=\"20minutos.es\" href=\"https:\/\/www.20minutos.es\/cinemania\/blog\/dia-6-banksy-lo-mejor-hasta-el-momento-del-festival-1686\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">20minutos.es<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/banksyexplained.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Banksy Explained\">Banksy Explained<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/banksyunofficial.com\/2017\/04\/17\/prank-at-tate-britain-london-october-17-2003\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Banksy Unofficial\">Banksy Unofficial<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binaural.es\/noticias\/massive-attack-volveran-a-actuar-en-europa-en-2024\/\" title=\"Binaural\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Binaural<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/distorsionurbana.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/guerra-de-egos-banksy-vs-robbo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Urban Distortion\">Urban Distortion<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elindependiente.com\/tendencias\/2018\/11\/29\/banksy-aterriza-por-primera-vez-en-espana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"The Independent\">The Independent<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elcomercio.es\/culturas\/arte\/banksy-nina-globo-subasta-20211015141555-nt.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"The Trade\">Trade<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elmundo.es\/elmundo\/2013\/10\/02\/cultura\/1380740070.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"The World\">The World<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erraticphenomena.com\/2008\/02\/banksys-rat-appreciation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Erratic Phenomena\">Erratic Phenomena<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lanacion.com.ar\/cultura\/banksy-el-superman-del-arte-urbano-protagoniza-una-persecucion-internacional-en-buenos-aires-nid29082022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"The Nation\">The Nation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/latermicamalaga.com\/banksy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"The Thermal\">The Thermal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leicestermercury.co.uk\/news\/local-news\/gallery\/mikes-spraycation-see-seaside-banksy-5767707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"LeicesterShireLive\">LeicesterShireLive<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/losviajesdeclaudia.com\/reino-unido\/ruta-por-los-graffitis-de-banksy-en-bristol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Claudia&#039;s Travels\">Claudia&#8217;s Travels<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/2019\/dec\/10\/banksy-birmingham-reindeer-homeless-art-christmas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"The Guardian\">The Guardian<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/themuseum.blog\/es\/banksy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"The Museum\">The Museum<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Wikimedia Commons\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, <a title=\"Wikipedia\" href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Banksy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Wikipedia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Girl with Balloon (South Bank) &#8211; By Dominic Robinson from Bristol, UK &#8211; Banksy Girl and Heart Balloon, CC BY-SA 2.0, <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=73570221\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=73570221<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Girl with a Pierded Eardrum &#8211; By EniPort, CC BY-SA 4.0 &lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Girl_with_a_Pierced_Eardrum.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0<\/a>&gt;, via Wikimedia Commons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Videos: s\/n.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n<span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Banksy, or who Banksy seems to be, is an unknown celebrity. I say &#8220;famous&#8221; because, there is no doubt that a part of the world&#8217;s population knows it. 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