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Banksy

Banksy is an unidentified British street artist thought to be born in bristol, his is very famous amongst graffiti artists for his intriguing stencil paintings, in his book wall and piece he states that he started using stencils when he was hiding from cops under a dumpster truck because he was taking to long to make his pieces he noticed the serial number stenciled on the bottom of the truck and realized how he could make his art so quickly if he used stencils.
His most popular pieces include Mona Lisa with an RPG, a revolutionary throwing a bunch of flowers and two gay policeman.
He also paints slogans which are often anti-establishment, anti-capitalism, anti-fascism, anti-war and anti-authoritarianism



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Banksy - news / articles


  • WIN! A Collection of Banksy Goodies - 6 September 2010
    - -Banksy’s cinematic debut Exit Through The Gift Shop is out now on DVD and to celebrate we’re giving away a copy of the film on DVD, along with a book of Banksy artwork and a limited edition movie poster to three lucky LOVEFiLM members.- -The

Banksy - what members say


  • Exit Through the Gift Shop
  • Exit Through the Gift Shop review by tenfour from London
    Rated - 3.0 stars Exit Through the Gift Shop 12 March 2010
    ...o much protest) varying world renowned graffiti artists, including the illusive Banksy. He is supposedly given the challenge of converting his footage into a document...   Read customer review

Banksy - filmography


  • Exit Through the Gift Shop on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Banksy,  Shepard Fairey,  Rhys Ifans
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: £2.49
    The story of how an eccentric French shop keeper and amateur film maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner with spectacular results. Billed as 'the world's first street art disaster movie' the film contains exclusive footage of Banksy, ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 7,732 members
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  • Exit Through the Gift Shop - Blu-ray (2010)
    Starring: Banksy,  Shepard Fairey,  Rhys Ifans
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: £2.49
    The story of how an eccentric French shop keeper and amateur film maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner with spectacular results. Billed as 'the world's first street art disaster movie' the film contains exclusive footage of Banksy, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 2,773 members
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Banksy facts

5 most recent films

Exit Through the Gift Shop - 4.0 stars
Exit Through the Gift Shop - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Exit Through the Gift Shop - 4.0 stars
Exit Through the Gift Shop - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Exit Through the Gift Shop - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Exit Through the Gift Shop - 4.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Shepard Fairey - 3 times - show films
Rhys Ifans - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

none - 3 times - show films