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Artist Biography:
Banksy is a well-known pseudo-anonymous English graffiti artist. He is believed to be a native of Yate, South Gloucestershire, near Bristol and born in 1974, but there is substantial public uncertainty about his identity and personal and biographical details. 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 that encompass topics such as politics, culture, and ethics. His 'vandalism' combines graffiti writing with a distinctive stencilling technique similar to Blek le Rat, who began in 1981 in Paris to work with stencils. His art has appeared in many cities around the world. Banksy's work was borne out of the larger Bristol underground scene which involved collaborations between artists and musicians
Banksy "Police Kids" (Jack & Jill)
5c Screen print on Woven paper: 2005
Signed, Dated, Numbered in pencil
Edition of 350
Size: 70 x 50 cm (27.5 x 20 in)
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Banksy Girl with Balloon
Screen print : 2004
Signed, Dated, Numbered in pencil Edition of 150
Size: 66 x 50 cm (26 x 19 3/4 in)
