Artist of the Week

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The British graffiti artist known only as Banksy has been subject to much delight from fans and anguish from city officials and those that think he is a nuisance. He is supposedly from Britain around Bristol, where his works first started appearing on public walls in the early 90's. While his works were first seen as a nuisance, recent attempts by city officials to remove his works have been subject to protest by fans of his most prominent pieces. He works with word play and visual pun, creating ironic and funny images out of seemingly normal surfaces.

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His works range from simple humor to highly political. Although he dislikes the gallery system, his works have started to be sold for upwards of 500K, with a collaboration between him and Damien Hirst going for 1.8Mil in auction.