"Art should have your pulse racing, your palms clammy with nerves and the excitement of creating something truly original in a dangerous environment,"once said the 32-year-old from Bristol Banksy.His real name is Robert Banks and he has no formal art education but learned his craft designing bootleg rock memorabilia. Before that, he'd started spraying graffiti when he was an unhappy 14-year-old schoolboy.People who have met him say he has something of Dickens' The Artful Dodger about him.His cheeky, political art, which combines graffiti with cartoons drawn with a distinctive stencilling technique and have impressed everyone,has built-up a cult following over the past few years.His art speaks directly to the masses...humorous but often thought-provoking.Although Banksy's profile is increasing almost daily,as a subversive artist,Banksy has eschewed the art establishment, refusing to entertain the idea of selling any of his work.History is littered with anti-establishment figures that end up embracing the establishment they rail against, particularly as they grow in popularity.Banksy may or may not be in this category. Certainly he will remain subversive as long as what he once described as "the thrill of painting something big where you shouldn't do" remains.
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We love Banksy.
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