A
well-known yet pseudo-anonymous
English
graffiti
artist, possibly named Robert Banks.
It
is believed that Banksy is a native of
Yate (near
Bristol) who was born in 1974, but there
is substantial public uncertainty about his identity and basic personal and
biographical details.
However, according to Tristan Manco, Banksy "was born in 1974 and raised in
Bristol, England. The son of a photocopier engineer, he trained as a butcher but
became involved in graffiti during the great Bristol aerosol boom of the late
1980s.”
His
artworks are often
satirical pieces of art which encompass
topics from politics, culture, and ethics. His
street art, which combines graffiti with a
distinctive
stencilling technique, has appeared in
London and in cities around the world