Banksy

Banksy, a British native, is known mostly for his graffiti and street art, but is also a film director and political activist.  In the early 90’s, he began his graffiti career as a member of Bristol’s ‘DryBreadZ Crew’ with Kato and Tes. 

 Although he began as a freehand graffiti-ist, he soon began using stencils.  By early 2000’s, he realized how much quicker a piece could be completed by using stencils and made difficult pieces a more realistic accomplishment.  As well as being humorous, many of his pieces include some sort of text or slogan, usually consisting of an ‘anti’ campaign (anti-war, anti-capitalism, anti-establishment).

Banksy’s exhibit Turf War, a success in 2003, did not only make an impact in the art world, but also in the world of animal rights.  Held in a warehouse in Britain, Banksy painted on animals.

The conditions of the exhibit were claimed suitable by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA); even with the RSPCA’s suitable conditions, an animal rights activist chained herself to the railings in protest.


Recently, in 2012, Banksy finished his first book, called ‘You Are an Acceptable Level of Threat’.  The title is to be published by Carpet Bombing Culture and is to be released on July 2nd of this year.