Banksy
Western style painter
Banksy (date of birth undisclosed) is an unidentified artist (street artist), political activist, and filmmaker based in the United Kingdom.
His works of political and social commentary can be found on streets, walls, and urban bridges around the world. Banksy's work emerged from Bristol's underground scene, which involved collaborations between artists and musicians. Banksy has said he was inspired by 3D, a graffiti artist who later became a founding member of the British music group Massive Attack.
Banksy displays his work on publicly visible surfaces, such as the walls of buildings and physical props of his own making. Banksy no longer sells photographs or reproductions of his street graffiti, but his public "exhibits" are regularly resold. A small number of Banksy's works are sold formally, privately, and through Pest Control.
Banksy's documentary film Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010) was shown at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival; in January 2011, his film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary; in 2014, it won the Webby Award 2014, he won the best of the year award.
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