Pest Control Office Private Collection (acquired from the above) Private Collection (gifted from the above) Sotheby's, London, 7 March 2018, lot 54 Private Collection, United Kingdom Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Banksy versus Bristol Museum, 13 June - 31 August 2009 London, Lazinc, Banksy, Greatest Hits: 2002 - 2008, 12 July - 8 September 2018
Anonymous street artist Banksy first turned to graffiti as a miserable fourteen year old disillusioned with school. Inspired by the thriving graffiti community in his home city, Bristol, Banksy's works began appearing on trains and walls in 1993, and by 2001 his blocky, spray-painted works had cropped up all over the United Kingdom. Typically crafting his images with spray paint and cardboard stencils, Banksy is able to achieve a meticulous level of detail. His aesthetic is clean and instantly readable due to his knack for reducing complex political and social statements to simple visual elements.
His graffiti, paintings and screenprints use whimsy and humour to satirically critique war, capitalism, hypocrisy and greed — with not even the Royal family safe from his anti-establishment wit.
vandalised oil painting mounted on panel, in artist's frame 230.5 x 206 cm (90 3/4 x 81 1/8 in.) Executed in 2009, this work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Pest Control.
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Banksy: Who's Laughing Now?
Hong Kong Selling Exhibition 17 November - 7 December 2018