British artist Banksy and his subversive underground graffiti
May 29, 2021 12:00 IST
Updated : May 29, 2021 11:04 IST
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This artwork is titled: Aachoo!! (Source: Banksy/ Instagram)
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Captioned 'Egalite! Liberte! Cable Tv', the art work borrows from the French students' war cry during the French revolution only to replace 'fraternity' with 'cable tv'. (Source: Banksy/Instagram)
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Originally a quote by Napoleon, Banksy adds a comic edge by relaying it with contemporary society. (Source: Banksy/Instagram)
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A parody of television screens during crisis situations. The artwork takes a jab at simulated representation of news on television. (Source: Banksy/Instagram)
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One of Banksy's most powerful works 'Girl with a Balloon' depicts a young girl releasing a heart shaped red balloon symbolic of childhood and freedom. (Source: Banksy/Instagram)
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Created in the event of George Floyd's death in 2020, the artwork is both a tribute to the deceased and a scathing remark upon the US administration system. (Source: Banksy/Instagram)
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Created during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, the work is a tribute to healthcare workers and doctors who didn't need capes but were our heroes with masks and scalpels. (Source: Banksy/Instagram)
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Captioned 'My wife hates it when i work from home', the work was created during the onset of Covid-19 in 2020. The artist chose to make art in his own lavatory. (Source: Banksy/Instagram)
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A broken cycle, scaffolded by Banksy's liberating art. Seen here is an attempt to turn something binding into something freeing. (Source: Banksy/Instagram)
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Banksy's mural of late Apple founder Steve Jobs as a refugee on a wall in the Calais migrant camp. (Source: banksy.co.uk)
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A Banksy trademark print. This work is titled 'Love is in the Air' (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)