Who is Banksy
Chapter 1
The Bristol roots and stencil revolution
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Chapter 2
Global stunts and museum invasions
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Chapter 3
Art as activism on global walls
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Chapter 4
The mystery of identity and market backlash
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YOUR GOAL
Master of Who is Banksy
Ch 1 · The Bristol roots and stencil revolution
andy Bristol Stencil Revolution
Cut the stencil, spray and run! (Yeah, yeah!) The Bristol revolution has begun! (Oh-oh!)
Fun Fact
Banksy's stencil trick: Banksy claims he switched to stencils because painting freehand took too long and constantly got him arrested by the police.
Glossary
stencil (noun)
A template used to apply a design to a surface by spraying paint through cutouts. The artist adopted this method in Bristol during the late 1990s to paint quickly and evade police.
A template used to apply a design to a surface by spraying paint through cutouts. The artist adopted this method in Bristol during the late 1990s to paint quickly and evade police.
Quiz
Which animal did Banksy adopt as a signature symbol, inspired by the French stencil artist Blek le Rat?
Quiz
Which French street artist is widely credited with pioneering the stencil graffiti style that influenced Banksy?