Banksy also said, “If you feel dirty, insignificant or unloved, then rats are a good role model.

The rats can also be read as a metaphor for the unstoppable force from the streets that is graffiti. He said, “The son of a photocopier technician, trained as a butcher but became involved in graffiti art during the great Bristol aerosol boom of the late 1980s.” Banksy’s rats are one of his most recognizable motifs from early in his career and are a nod to Blek Le Rat, a famous graffiti artist in France who Banksy was inspired by. According to Tristan Manco - a street art expert - Banksy was born in 1974 and raised in Bristol, England. His style and political messages have, ironically, been wholeheartedly embraced by the very type of people he mocks.ĭespite his renown, Banksy’s identity is still shrouded in mystery. FS Blek le Rat - Mona Lisa, by skitchy on 17:33:01 GMT 1, Not sure what the going rate is on this. Banksy has gone from a teenage tagger to a well-known artist making multi-million dollar art which is often imitated but never duplicated. Prints For Sale, Online Art Auctions, Blek Le Rat plus official Books and Toys Gallery Show and Exhibition News Blek Le Rat Street Art, Urban Art Association the original Banksy Forum.

He’s especially known for his stencil art style and satirical artworks which often take on topics such as politics, culture, and ethics. Banksy is an anonymous British artist specializing in graffiti street art.

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