February 13, 2008

Banksy


I can't help but admire and respect the uniqueness of his work.

Legend has it 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 that encompass topics such as politics, culture, and ethics.

˚Tristan Manco, Stencil Graffiti, London: Thames & Hudson, 2002, p.74