Banksy Exposed - The real facts about the artist known as "Banksy"
In addition to the humor and sharpness of Banksys work, what people find appealing about the artist is his mysticism. There have been numerous demands, who he really is. Since his rise to fame, several newspapers have announced that they now Banksy had exposed. However, none of these claims were clearly of the elusive artist and those who confirmed to him or refused. Even today, people are not sure who is Banky. But most say that his identity is not really important. You are satisfied with his art and his reputation.
Banksy Photography
There are two alleged pictures of Banksy that gained much attention from the media, "a made in Kingston, Jamaica and put another in Bethnal, East London. More images allegedly have of the artists here and appeared there, but these two are the most credible ones. Various news agencies have used them, especially the one made in Jamaica to pursue the true identity of the artist.
one of the earliest alleged photos of Banksy is the one that appeared on a Jamaican website. the face in the picture is clear, unlike other images, where not enough, which is shown from the face to identify the person in it. the photographer claims reportedly that Banksys arrogance "pushed him the artists to expose face.
In 2007, another picture of Banksy was taken allegedly by a passerby who saw someone in Bethnal Green, East London Graffiti painting. The mural is a piece of Banksy claims that he did. It shows a painter and a simple representation of a yellow flower as a continuation of the yellow road markings London. Some people say that there are similarities between the man in this photograph and the Jamaican in the image.
The most recent picture of the artist who was in Mexico in 2001 appeared taken. Banksy is shown a mural painting. The lower part of the face by what appears to be a red head scarf covered. The rest of it was deliberately pixilated to disguise who he is. The artist himself published to this in his book Freedom through football.
Robert Banks
The earliest Banksy identity "with a biography connected with him the Robert Banks identity. he said someone from Bristol is to have been born between 1974 and 1978. This bio of the artist, says he has not undergone formal training in art. he said, was to have by learned his craft rock memorabilia. his anti-establishment image have begun graffiti was told when he was in school and was with adhesive and finally rewarded expulsion. he started at the age of interest to 14 of
Robin Gunningham
the person most likely to be the real Banksy is someone named Robin Gunningham, according to the British news agency the Daily mail. A reporter for this agency went to Bristol and showed the Jamaica picture to the people there. he got the answers him to Robin Gunningham whose father ran a contract manager and his mother a secretary. This Banksy was said to have gone to an expensive elitist High School, Bristol Cathedral School. The Daily Mail published this claim in 2008
expose the author of the James Tapper said that he believed that this is the real Banksy was there when he traced where Gunningham went Banksy had been in there for about the same time period. Gunningham lived in places close to places where Banksy did some of his shows. A classmate told his that he was good at art when she went to school together. He also stated that Banksy was also a member of the school rugby team. Tapper stated that both Banksy and Robin Gunningham are elusive. There are also many parallels between what the reporter discovered and what Banksy says about himself in his books, films and interviews. This, in the eyes of reporters, reinforced his demand even further.
woman Banksy
In 2011, the Daily Mail another figure in Banksys life introduced his wife. Actually, that Robin Gunninghams woman. Her name is Joy Millward. She is said to have Banksy met in 2003 when she worked as a researcher for a Labour MP. They were married in 2006. It is the item in Las Vegas that they, as Gunningham, was raised in a comfortable lifestyle far removed from the impact of the Banksys art. It is also a very elusive person as Banksy.
created this article in the Daily Mail a storm of controversy from those who admire the Banksys art. The reports are seen as crude tests the artists to reduce credibility as anti-establishment graffiti artists. Many felt that the lives of private citizens had entered wrongly for very superficial reason to try to pull the famous artist a pen or two down. A significant number expressed their opinion that they are not interested in that Banksy is in real life, because they know him through his work and through his various escapades.
It is a group, not a person
There is another strong speculation apart from the two mentioned. One is that Banksy is not a single person, but a group of street performers. This is based on images of Banksy graffiti on the walls in the West Bank up. Other people whose identities are hidden, you can see the work with which you actually paint the picture. You can be assistant or some of Banksys street artists and friends, but all of them could also be known as artist Banksy.
The Real Banksy
people who have accidentally chat with the artists while on a piece uniformly worked say that he's a nice, likeable person. It's just that one instance where someone claims that he was arrogant. This is not surprising. No one can be appealing to everyone. There is always someone out there who is of even the nicest person postpone. In Banksys graffiti war "with Team Robbo, the artist is seen as the first steps to de-escalate things between them. This is a reference to the person behind the mystique.
people who claim to know Banksy, and wrote books about him to give an idea of who he is through the eyes. appears for Robert Clarke, of seven years with Banksy wrote the artist as a crusader, the at bringing works sufferings and contradictions of this world to illuminate through art. He is depicted as someone a way of life to stay away from the public by acting as unobtrusively to be as possible. on the other side of it, in will Ellsworth-Jones book the man has made, behind the wall, it will be shown as a person with his own dilemmas and contradictions, say most of which his is succumbing to "commercialize the lure of his work and more mainstream" by enter them in art galleries and auction.
The question
So who is Banksy, really? Is it Robert Banks or Robin Gunningham or someone else entirely? Does the media really have Banksy exposed? Could be. Of course, none of the claims were expressly confirmed or denied. Even Steve Lazarides, Banksys agent claims he does not know who the artist is. Thus, the Banksy mystique and the majority of people will remain as it this way. The Banksy they know is the one to see them in the satirical ironic and subversive anti-establishment graffiti artist.
