Banksy
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However, according to Tristan Manco, Banksy ''"was born in 1974 and raised in Bristol, England. The son of a photocopier engineer, he trained as a butcher but became involved in graffiti during the great Bristol aerosol boom of the late 1980s."'' His artworks are often [[satirical]] pieces of art which encompass topics from politics, culture, and ethics. His [[street art]], which combines graffiti with a distinctive [[stencil]]ling technique, has appeared in [[London]] and in cities around the world. | However, according to Tristan Manco, Banksy ''"was born in 1974 and raised in Bristol, England. The son of a photocopier engineer, he trained as a butcher but became involved in graffiti during the great Bristol aerosol boom of the late 1980s."'' His artworks are often [[satirical]] pieces of art which encompass topics from politics, culture, and ethics. His [[street art]], which combines graffiti with a distinctive [[stencil]]ling technique, has appeared in [[London]] and in cities around the world. | ||
+ | In 2001 on a trip to [[Australia,Byron Bay]],stenciled a parachuting rat with a clothespin on it's nose,in a toilt block,at The Arts Factory Lodge,later in 2008 removed by owners once value was found out.At this time was photographed along with his reclusive Aussie friend Gen-X Artist '''James DeWeaver''' by a then little known American photographer named [[Media:'''Spencer Tunick''']],the resulting "Installation"can be seen on [http:www.jamesdeweaver.com]. | ||
== Banksy vs Hopper and Banksy vs Monet == | == Banksy vs Hopper and Banksy vs Monet == |
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Banksy is a pseudo-anonymous English British artist, possibly named Robert Banks. It is believed that Banksy is a native of Yate (near Bristol, but there is substantial public uncertainty about his identity and basic personal and biographical details
However, according to Tristan Manco, Banksy "was born in 1974 and raised in Bristol, England. The son of a photocopier engineer, he trained as a butcher but became involved in graffiti during the great Bristol aerosol boom of the late 1980s." His artworks are often satirical pieces of art which encompass topics from politics, culture, and ethics. His street art, which combines graffiti with a distinctive stencilling technique, has appeared in London and in cities around the world. In 2001 on a trip to Australia,Byron Bay,stenciled a parachuting rat with a clothespin on it's nose,in a toilt block,at The Arts Factory Lodge,later in 2008 removed by owners once value was found out.At this time was photographed along with his reclusive Aussie friend Gen-X Artist James DeWeaver by a then little known American photographer named [[Media:Spencer Tunick]],the resulting "Installation"can be seen on [http:www.jamesdeweaver.com].
Banksy vs Hopper and Banksy vs Monet
He has moved on to producing subverted paintings; one example is Monet's Water Lily Pond, adapted to include urban detritus such as litter and a shopping trolley floating in its reflective waters, another is Edward Hopper's Nighthawks, redrawn to show that the characters are looking at an English football hooligan dressed only in his Union Flag underpants, who has just thrown an object through the glass window of the cafe. These oil paintings were exhibited at a twelve day exhibition in Westbourne Grove, London in 2005.
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