Mason Storm 'Monkey Parliament' Print Available

Artist: Mason Storm
Title: Monkey Parliament
Medium: Deckled Edge Giclee Print
Size: (A4) 29.7 x 21 cm
Edition: TIMED
Price: £50

 

Mason Storm is the pseudonym of an anonymous British artist whose work fuses hyperreal technique with biting social satire. Born in Leeds and now based in London, he began painting urban walls in the early 2000s, developing a style that places photoreal figures inside theatrical, often humorous scenarios. His best known images include a monkey parliament that apes human politics and a rhinestone studded Mona Lisa, both of which echo the visual jokes and anti establishment tone associated with Banksy.

The connection between the two names intensified in 2018 when Mason Storm announced he would unveil the identity of Banksy during a live streamed event, generating global press coverage. Although the reveal never materialised, the stunt positioned Storm as a provocateur operating in the same myth building tradition. Further overlap occurred in 2021 when Storm pasted his own design over the site of Banksy’s Bristol mural Aachoo!!; the replacement piece was removed within twelve hours, yet photographs of the swap circulated widely, reinforcing the idea that both artists treat city walls as interchangeable stages for commentary.

Storm continues to release limited edition prints and large canvases through online platforms and galleries such as Stowe Gallery, always signing with the same masked logo that keeps his face and legal name hidden. By adopting anonymity, staging public interventions and remixing iconic imagery, Mason Storm proves that the spirit of Banksy can live on through new hands, ensuring British street art remains a playground where spectacle and critique ride side by side.