Geburtstag: 1974
Banksy [ˈbæŋkzi] ist ein britischer Streetart-Künstler. Seine Schablonengraffiti wurden in Bristol und London bekannt. Er ist zudem weltweit in anderen Ländern aktiv geworden, unter anderem in Australien, Deutschland, Israel, Italien, Jamaika, Kuba, Mali, Mexiko, Japan, Palästina, Spanien, Österreich, Kanada und den USA. Banksy bemüht sich, seinen Namen sowie seine Identität geheim zu halten.
— Banksy
Aufstand der Zeichen, Greenpeace Magazin Nr. 6/2005, http://www. greenpeace-magazin. de/index. php? id=2888&no_cache=1&sword_list[]=Banksy
— Banksy
[http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/3124787/Banksy-in-his-own-words.html#ixzz2Q9taUXub|The Sun 2010]
— Banksy, Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall
— Banksy, Wall and Piece
— Banksy, Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall
Context: Bus stops are far more interesting and useful places to have art than in museums. Graffiti has more chance of meaning something or changing stuff than anything indoors. Graffiti has been used to start revolutions, stop wars, and generally is the voice of people who aren't listened to. Graffiti is one of those few tools you have if you have almost nothing. And even if you don't come up with a picture to cure world poverty you can make somebody smile while they're having a piss.
Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall
