Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based street artist, political activist, and film director whose real name and identity remain unconfirmed and the subject of speculation. Active since the 1990s, 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 appeared on streets, walls, and bridges throughout the world. His work grew out of the Bristol underground scene, which involved collaborations between artists and musicians. Banksy says that he was inspired by 3D, a graffiti artist and founding member of the musical group Massive Attack.
Banksy art on Brick Lane, East End of London, 2004
A Banksy work from the Bristol underground scene. The imotif was also produced as a series of screenprints titled Bomb Hugger in 2004.
Banksy mural in Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine
A stencil of Charles Manson in a prison suit, hitchhiking to anywhere, Archway, London
Street art is visual art created in public locations for public visibility. It has been associated with the terms "independent art", "post-graffiti", "neo-graffiti" and guerrilla art.
Street art by C215 on a postbox in the 5th arrondissement of Paris honoring French Resistance hero Pierre Brossolette in a partnership with the Centre des monuments nationaux around the Panthéon
Germany's Berlin Wall (shown 1986) was a target of artists during its existence (1961–1989).
Street art by Kevin Larmee, SoHo, New York City (1985)
The 2010 recreation of Keith Haring's original 1982 mural; New York City's Bowery Mural wall at Houston Street and the Bowery