Amazing Graffiti Art by Banksy
By Village Mayor • Jul 2nd, 2008 • Category: Art, Latest Post, The Best of Village of JoyBanksy is a well-known English graffiti artist, possibly named Robert Banks. 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 stenciling technique, has appeared in London and in cities around the world.
Possibly born in Bristol in 1974, Banksy began as a freehand artist before switching to stenciling around the year 2000; his anti-war, anti-establishment and pro-freedom graffiti images began springing up on city walls in the late 1990’s. Although he has given numerous interviews and even published several books, Banksy’s true identity remains unknown.
As written in DailyMail in March ‘08 Banksy pulled off an audacious stunt to produce what is believed to be his biggest work yet in central London. The work, above a Post Office yard in Newman Street near Oxford Circus, shows a small boy, watched by a security guard, painting the words: ‘One nation under CCTV.’
Andrew Newman, 35, a businessman from Dulwich, who works locally, said: ‘It was only on Sunday morning that the Post Offices guys realised what had happened.’
Under British Law this is considered to be vandalism. However isn’t that the whole point of his art? Blurring the edges of what society thinks of art /vandalism, right / wrong, acceptable / unacceptable? Would we think about those issues if it was just a piece of Art on a wall in a gallery somewhere?
I hope you will enjoy this art as much as I do. Oh, Bansky’s website is here.
If you liked this post, don’t forget to check this: 30 Stencil Graffiti Artworks that is worth seeing
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October 15th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
I am studying art history in school… I would have never seen this wonderful art work. It is remarkable. Thank you for sharing what is on you mind.
September 13th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
way 2 give the rat the credit it deserves. awessome art my friend
July 29th, 2009 at 1:30 am
Mr. Brainwash IS Bansky folks……You heard it here and now from me, REMEMBER THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
July 22nd, 2009 at 1:47 pm
Sum of them r good but sum ov em r worthless pieces of crap but thats just mmyy opinion
x
July 7th, 2009 at 8:05 am
Love it. I got really lucky a few years ago when I bought a signed print of the pulp fiction guys holding the warhole bananas from an exhibition in London for £40. I think it’s worth a hell of a lot more than that now. `Yay!
July 6th, 2009 at 8:55 am
his work is just getting better and better! very political and intelligent…
i admire his “undercover” life.
i salute you banksy
May 21st, 2009 at 1:43 pm
nice
simple but unique
i like
May 1st, 2009 at 9:26 am
WOW BANKSY’S WORK IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING AND DEEP , ESPECIALLY HIS WORK ON PALESTINE /ISRAEL STRIP@@@
March 29th, 2009 at 1:14 am
Banksy rocks — he’s not just an artist, he’s become a movement
March 21st, 2009 at 8:38 pm
I would love some of this art on a canves to hang on my walls. where can I find it, or would you be willing to make some to sell??????
February 17th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
The most amazing thing in these graffities is that they made us smile! There is humor and some positive which is going fom majority of them – thats why we like it so much! But tell me please, why the most popular animal is rat? Do u think that real rats will try to avoid to walk because of such a big amount of new BIG relatives? if so,- i think it could be a good idea for London, for eximple!
February 17th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
artist surprisingly well-thought
February 17th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
I remember reading that there is a HUGE bounty out for the real blaksey?
is it still out or did they relax the bounty because so many ppl love the art..
(even though its technically graffiti..
February 14th, 2009 at 2:55 am
This is how it’s done dude. Keep it up.
January 30th, 2009 at 10:35 am
LOLOL.. they are ALL awesome..
my favorite one has to be the guard peeing on the wall LOLOLOL
classic…
January 10th, 2009 at 7:33 am
This is amazing!!!
January 4th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
banksy is a girl?????
January 4th, 2009 at 11:09 pm
iLL how the crazy mind krazy is
November 16th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
this is great, I really like it
November 12th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
not all are mine guys
and i’m not a lady
November 9th, 2008 at 1:11 am
not all of these are mine
November 7th, 2008 at 8:30 am
When I grow up I want to be Banksy’s foot stool.
November 5th, 2008 at 1:34 am
yeah like i said, it;s a lady-like
November 5th, 2008 at 1:24 am
Hey , I know that banksy is a lady, i’ve seen her, but i wont say where….. i’m a good lad, a musician in fact. ha
bye
October 28th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
Bad ass! my favorite one . . Mona Lisa Lol ! but I Love it all . Im doing an art report on Bansky so thanks! peace from L.A !
October 28th, 2008 at 11:56 am
Agreed..
‘im not a terrorist’ is just simple stencil taken from newsprint….
and the ‘looked better on myspace’ – it’s not his style to slag of a kids networking site by name or too slag off an old lady- who looks mighty fine to me.
one small point……. if you wanted to show his work why not just leave it at the review, main pic of latest work (as of March
) then just leave the link for the masses to follow?
October 28th, 2008 at 4:15 am
Fantastic!! I wish our town had graffiti art by Banksy! Beautiful!!!!!
October 27th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
yup, the ‘you looked better on myspace’ one is clearly just a banksy ripoff.
October 25th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
Amazing work!
October 19th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
The second last and third last are not Banksy’s works. And I have heard no rumor that his name is Robert Banks, you should tell us where you read/heard this.
September 30th, 2008 at 3:06 am
de pelos
September 10th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
[...] taip, mes toki turime!) irasytas graffiti meikerio (lietuviskai berods grafitu tepliorius, ar ne?) Bansky darbu lankymas. Jo darbai be abejo, ne kur kitur, o Londono gatvese [...]
August 31st, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Hes work is great, also check out the graffiti art from http://www.darrencullen.co.uk
August 1st, 2008 at 4:41 am
So many of these are not by bansky.
You can tell from the style, content… just because its a stencil doesn’t mean its bansky!
July 20th, 2008 at 11:52 am
really awesome
July 19th, 2008 at 9:04 am
well, he uses stencils for sure..
July 19th, 2008 at 8:54 am
Banksy ’s art is so amazing. I just love the way that he can be sarcastic,anarchist and sensitive the same time.
I love him!
July 10th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
Dude, the “I am not a terrorist” one is definitely not Banksy, and I doubt the myspace one is either.
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July 8th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
I was searching for information about ‘Interior Painting Techniques’, and this your page ‘Graffiti Art by Banksy’ was in search results. Not sure why it appeared, but your site is still interesting to read
July 7th, 2008 at 9:33 am
It’s Banksy, just a typo in the title, thanks for noticing Sarah.
July 7th, 2008 at 9:06 am
this is really awesome!! is it Banksy or Bansky? you spelled it one way on the title, and another in the first sentence.
July 2nd, 2008 at 6:01 pm
Wow! Thank you so much for this collection. After looking through his graffiti, I’ve gotten so inspired by his creativity. One word – Amazing. I also love his provocative tone and political voice that is embellished through his graffiti. :]
July 2nd, 2008 at 5:55 pm
Wow.. thanks for posting this, this is some INCREDIBLE art. I love it.