Banksy

Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based street artist, political activist and film director who has never publicly confirmed his identity. Active since the 1990s, his satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stencilling technique. His work grew out of the Bristol underground scene, which involved collaborations between artists and musicians, and his works of political and social commentary have appeared on streets, walls and bridges throughout the world. Much of his work can be classified as temporary art, and his public installations are regularly resold, sometimes by removing the wall on which they were painted.