GrossDomesticProduct, London Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2019
Exhibited
Croydon, Gross Domestic Product, October 2019 (another example exhibited) Glasgow, Gallery of Modern Art, CUT & RUN: 25 years card labour, 16 June-28 August 2023 (another example exhibited)
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.
signed and numbered 'BANKSY 10/50' on the inside reclaimed police riot helmet and mirrored tiles 45 x 46 x 26 cm (17 3/4 x 18 1/8 x 10 1/4 in.) Executed in 2019, this work is number 10 from an edition of 50.
An updated certificate of authenticity is in the process of being issued by Pest Control.