Announcing Banksy, U.K.'s most wanted artist

Banksy will be the artist whom I will write about for my Essay.





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Banky is definately England's most wanted graffiti artist, and one of the world's most infamous. His identity is unknown, but is rumored to live in the English town of Bristol. There, a large portion of his work can be seen simply by walking down the street, though his art is featured in museums and various publications world wide.

His stencil art fits in to a category that he made his own; in a method similar to silk screening, he creates his work in layers and often incorporates free hand elements into his designs. The first time the world saw stencil art was with a French artist by the name of Blek le Rat. Although he claims to be the originator or the medium, Banksy's work is much more widely known and is considered the pioneer. Banksy has acknowledged Blek's influence saying "every time I think I've painted something slightly original, I find out that Blek Le Rat has done it as well, only twenty years earlier."

There are many many elements which make Banky's work exciting, the first being that he creates all of his work without permission, giving it a raw feeling. As a graffiti artist, he works quickly, quietly,


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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banksy#2010