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Chocolate Donut *
2009
Original screenprint in colors
Hand-signed and numbered in crayon
22 x 30 in. (56 x 76.2 cm), unframed
Edition of 299
With accompanying Pest Control certification
SOLD
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Choose Your Weapon (Khaki) *
2010
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed by the artist in pencil and numbered
27 ½ x 27 ½ inches (69.9 x 69.9 cm)
Edition of 25
(Published by Pictures on Walls, London, with accompanying Certification)
SOLD
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CND Soldiers *
2005
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed by the artist, dated and
27 1/2 x 19 3/4 in (70 x 50.2 cm)
Edition of 350
Published by Pictures on Walls, London, with the accompanying Pest Control Certificate of Authenticity
SOLD
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Donut (Strawberry) *
2009
Screenprint in colors, on Arches
Signed and numbered in pink crayon
22 x 29.9 in. (56 x 76 cm.)
Edition of 299
SOLD
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Four Soup Cans (Gold on Cream) *
Screenprint in colors on cream wove paper
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil
27 1/2 x 19 3/5 in. (70 x 50 cm.), unframed
Edition of 54
(with accompanying Pest Control certification)
SOLD
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Grin Reaper *
2005
Screenprint in colors on sturdy wove paper
Signed in pencil, and numbered
26 5/8 x 17 1/4 in. (67.6 x 43.9 cm), unframed
Edition of 300
(With publisher's blind stamp, recto; with accompanying Pest Control Certificate of Authenticity)
SOLD
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Love Rat *
2004
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Edition of 600 from the unsigned, numbered edition with written certification from Pest Control
19.2 x 13.5 inches (48.8 x 34.3 cm)
SOLD
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Pulp Fiction *
2004
Original screenprint in colors on sturdy wove paper
Hand-signed in black ink, numbered
19 1/8 x 27 3/8 in. (48.7 x 69.5 cm), unframed
Edition of 150
(With publisher's blind stamp Published by Pictures on Walls, London with accompanying Pest Control written certification.)
SOLD
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Stop and Search *
2011
Screenprint in colors on Arches wove paper
Signed in blue crayon, numbered in pencil
29 ½ x 21 5/8" (75 x 55 cm), unframed
Edition of 500
(With the accompanying Pest Control certificate of authenticity)
SOLD
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Radar Rat *
2008
Original screenprint in colors on album sleeve (with Dirty Funker vinyl album)
12 ¼ x 12 ¼ inches (31 x 31 cm)
Edition of 1500
SOLD
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We Love You... So Love Us *
2000
Lithograph in colors on album sleeve (with Wall of Sound vinyl album)
12 ¼ x 12 ½ inches (31 x 32 cm)
Edition of 1500
SOLD
Banksy is a street (graffiti) artist from Bristol, UK, whose artwork initially appeared in public spaces throughout London, though has since been found all over the world. Despite that his artwork is widely known, the artist is not. Banksy carefully manages to keep his real name from the public, though many assert that his real name is Robert or Robin Banks.
Banksy creates an original form of street art, often in combination with a distinctive stenciling technique. His imagery typically promotes an alternative view of modern politics and culture from those promoted by the media. Some suggest that his stenciled imagery provides a voice for those living in urban environments who could not otherwise express themselves quite so articulately and that his work is something that improves the aesthetic quality of urban surroundings. Many others, however, disagree, asserting that his artwork is simple vandalism or that his (apparently left wing) ideals are not shared by the majority of the inhabitants of the environments that he pollutes with his graffiti. As a result of the shroud of secrecy surrounding his real identity and his seemingly subversive character, Banksy has achieved something of a near-feverish cult following.
One of Banksy’s most well known pranks involved hanging one of his own paintings in London’s Tate Modern to the surprise of museum officials and visitors alike. And, he has since done the same in the New York Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and the American Museum of Natural History. In May 2005 Bansky’s version of primitive cave painting depicting a human figure hunting wildlife while pushing a shopping cart was found hanging in the British Museum. On 4 August 2005, the BBC reported Banksy had painted 9 individual images on the Israeli West Bank barrier wall, including an image of a ladder up and over the wall and an image of children digging a hole through the wall.
Banksy has also published several books that contain images of his work found in various countries, as well as visuals of his canvases and exhibitions often accompanied by his own subversive and often witty writings. His first book, published in black and white, is titled, Banging Your Head against a Brick Wall. As the mystery of just who Banksy really is continues to raise questions and awareness about the artist, his work continues to grow in popularity and respect, his unique work and original prints showing up at sold-out exhibitions around the world.
Banksy
2009 Original screenprint in colors Hand-signed and numbered in crayon 22 x 30 in. (56 x 76.2 cm), unframed Edition of 299 With accompanying Pest Control certification SOLD
2010 Screenprint in colors on wove paper Signed by the artist in pencil and numbered 27 ½ x 27 ½ inches (69.9 x 69.9 cm) Edition of 25 (Published by Pictures on Walls, London, with accompanying Certification) SOLD
2005 Screenprint in colors on wove paper Signed by the artist, dated and 27 1/2 x 19 3/4 in (70 x 50.2 cm) Edition of 350 Published by Pictures on Walls, London, with the accompanying Pest Control Certificate of Authenticity SOLD
2009 Screenprint in colors, on Arches Signed and numbered in pink crayon 22 x 29.9 in. (56 x 76 cm.) Edition of 299 SOLD
Screenprint in colors on cream wove paper Signed, dated and numbered in pencil 27 1/2 x 19 3/5 in. (70 x 50 cm.), unframed Edition of 54 (with accompanying Pest Control certification) SOLD
2005 Screenprint in colors on sturdy wove paper Signed in pencil, and numbered 26 5/8 x 17 1/4 in. (67.6 x 43.9 cm), unframed Edition of 300 (With publisher's blind stamp, recto; with accompanying Pest Control Certificate of Authenticity) SOLD
2004 Screenprint in colors on wove paper Edition of 600 from the unsigned, numbered edition with written certification from Pest Control 19.2 x 13.5 inches (48.8 x 34.3 cm) SOLD
2004 Original screenprint in colors on sturdy wove paper Hand-signed in black ink, numbered 19 1/8 x 27 3/8 in. (48.7 x 69.5 cm), unframed Edition of 150 (With publisher's blind stamp Published by Pictures on Walls, London with accompanying Pest Control written certification.) SOLD
2011 Screenprint in colors on Arches wove paper Signed in blue crayon, numbered in pencil 29 ½ x 21 5/8" (75 x 55 cm), unframed Edition of 500 (With the accompanying Pest Control certificate of authenticity) SOLD
2008 Original screenprint in colors on album sleeve (with Dirty Funker vinyl album) 12 ¼ x 12 ¼ inches (31 x 31 cm) Edition of 1500 SOLD
2000 Lithograph in colors on album sleeve (with Wall of Sound vinyl album) 12 ¼ x 12 ½ inches (31 x 32 cm) Edition of 1500 SOLD
Banksy creates an original form of street art, often in combination with a distinctive stenciling technique. His imagery typically promotes an alternative view of modern politics and culture from those promoted by the media. Some suggest that his stenciled imagery provides a voice for those living in urban environments who could not otherwise express themselves quite so articulately and that his work is something that improves the aesthetic quality of urban surroundings. Many others, however, disagree, asserting that his artwork is simple vandalism or that his (apparently left wing) ideals are not shared by the majority of the inhabitants of the environments that he pollutes with his graffiti. As a result of the shroud of secrecy surrounding his real identity and his seemingly subversive character, Banksy has achieved something of a near-feverish cult following.
One of Banksy’s most well known pranks involved hanging one of his own paintings in London’s Tate Modern to the surprise of museum officials and visitors alike. And, he has since done the same in the New York Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and the American Museum of Natural History. In May 2005 Bansky’s version of primitive cave painting depicting a human figure hunting wildlife while pushing a shopping cart was found hanging in the British Museum. On 4 August 2005, the BBC reported Banksy had painted 9 individual images on the Israeli West Bank barrier wall, including an image of a ladder up and over the wall and an image of children digging a hole through the wall.
Banksy has also published several books that contain images of his work found in various countries, as well as visuals of his canvases and exhibitions often accompanied by his own subversive and often witty writings. His first book, published in black and white, is titled, Banging Your Head against a Brick Wall. As the mystery of just who Banksy really is continues to raise questions and awareness about the artist, his work continues to grow in popularity and respect, his unique work and original prints showing up at sold-out exhibitions around the world.