Banksy is an English graffiti artist. He is believed to be a native of Yate, South Gloucestershire and to have been born in 1974, but there is substantial public uncertainty about his identity. His artworks are often satirical pieces of art on topics such as politics, culture and ethics. His pictures sell for 6 figures and one of his works sold at auction to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie for 2 million dollars.
Banksy has visited New Orleans and created more than 12 murals that depict Abraham Lincoln as a homeless man, a marching band wearing gas masks, and a boy flying a refrigerator kite. The New York Times reports that in a statement released by Banksy, the murals were created in response to Fred Radtke, an anti-graffiti campaigner also known as the Gray Ghost, who uses gray paint to cover up graffiti.
This is a collection of the remaining murals that we were able to find, unfortunately the others have been painted over. Some of the property owners have put plexiglass over the artwork to protect them from the Gray Ghost.
Wesley Mears
19 сен 2009
