Banksy

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Banksy

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Banksy was born on January 1, 1974 and is 50 years old now.

Birthday: January 1, 1974
How Old - Age: 50

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Banksy - Biography

Banksy is an England-based graffiti artist, political activist and film director of unverified identity. His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stenciling technique. His works of political and social commentary have been featured on streets, walls, and bridges of cities throughout the world.
Banksy's work grew out of the Bristol underground scene, which involved collaborations between artists and musicians. Observers have noted that his style is similar to Blek le Rat, who began to work with stencils in 1981 in Paris. Banksy says that he was inspired by "3D", a graffiti artist who later became a founding member of Massive Attack, an English musical group.

Banksy's name and identity remain unknown – it has been stated that the reason for this secrecy is that graffiti is a crime. Guardian journalist Simon Hattenstone has described Banksy in 2003 as "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". A commonly cited 2008 Mail on Sunday investigation of several former schoolmates and associates stated that the artist is believed to be Robin Gunningham, a former pupil at the public Bristol Cathedral School. This suggestion was corroborated in 2016 by a study of the locations in which Banksy's art has been found, which found that the incidence of Banksy's works correlated with the known movements of Gunningham.
In June 2017, English musician Goldie referred to Banksy as Rob (or Robert), during an interview with Scroobius Pip. It has been argued that Goldie could have been referring to either Robert Del Naja, Robin Gunningham, or neither of them. In April 2018, an anonymous forensic expert told Metro that Jamie Hewlett is Banksy, as Hewlett is associated with every company known to be connected to Banksy. Joanna Brooks, Banksy's publicist, denied this claim.

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