Banksy graffiti
Banksy (allegedly Robin Gunningham, born July 28, 1973 in Bristol, England) is an internationally famous graffiti and installation artist best known for creating stencil graffiti with social and political themes. Most of his unsanctioned work can be found in Southern England. His self-published writings express his belief in the power of graffiti to force viewers to adjust their perceptions of the everyday world.
In August 2008, the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Banksy executed several graffiti works in New Orleans. Shortly afterward, as Hurricane Gustav was approaching the region, a piece attributed to him appeared in Ensley.
The unsigned stenciled work, a slightly smaller than life-size depiction of a hooded klansman hanged from a rope, was painted on the wall of a former Chevron Station on Bush Boulevard near I-20/59. Internet postings about the piece led numerous visitors and photographers to the site. By Tuesday September 2 it had been covered over with black spray paint.
External links
- New Orleans] at bansky.co.uk