How old is Banksy now?

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Is Banksy American or British?

Active since the 1990s, his satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stenciling technique….

How did Banksy become famous?

Banksy, a street artist whose identity remains unknown, is believed to have been born in Bristol, England, around 1974. He rose to prominence for his provocative stenciled pieces in the late 1990s.

What is Banksy’s Pest Control?

Banksy set up Pest Control in 2008 to authenticate his artworks and prevent fakes from circulating on the market. All Banksy artworks created after 2009 were sold with a Pest Control certificate. The service can retroactively issue certificates for works created before 2008.

Who is Banksy in real life?

Banksy is “nice middle-class boy”, 2008: The Mail on Sunday broke the mould by running a sharp picture of a smiling, curly-haired man it insisted was Banksy. His real name is Robin Gunningham, said the paper, which also claimed he was a public schoolboy educated at the £9,240-a-year Bristol Cathedral School.

Why is Banksy called Banksy?

In Banksy Myths & Legends, Marc Leverton writes that Banksy earned his ‘tag’ through his skills as a goalkeeper, receiving the nickname ‘Banksy’ by his teammates after the England goalkeeper Gordon Banks. Other sources claim however that his earliest tag was ‘Robin Banx’ which later became the more catchy ‘Banksy’.

How did Banksy become famous?

• Banksy is a graffiti artist based in England. He is best-known for his political and satirical style artwork featured on walls and bridges throughout the world. Banksy‘s artwork grew out of the Bristol Underground Scene, and since then he has slowly become famous for his art throughout the world.

What does Banksy look like?

• According to Guardian journalist Simon Hattenstone, Banksy is ‘white, 28, scruffy casual – jeans, T-shirt, a silver tooth, silver chain and silver earring. He looks like a cross between Jimmy Nail and Mike Skinner of the Streets.’

Who is Banksy really?

• Banksy is the pseudonym of an English graffiti artist, painter, film director, and political activist. Because he was primarily known for his graffiti, his works can mostly be viewed on the streets, bridges, and walls of London, and the rest of the world. Banksy is a freehand artist who grew into prominence in 1990.

What does Banksy do?

• Banksy is an anonymous graffiti artist and political activist. He is famous for his satirical street art which combine both graffiti and dark humour to reflect his own social and political views. Originally Banksy grew out of the Bristol underground scene by collaborating with other artists and musicians. Banksy often…