Jamie Hewlett 'Demon Days Live Opera House Manchester #2' Print Available

Artist: Jamie Hewlett
Title: Demon Days Live Opera House Manchester #2
Medium: Digital Print
Size: 23 x 33 cm
Edition: UNSURE
Price: £250

 

UK artist Jamie Hewlett and the anonymous street artist Banksy are not the same person, but there is a notable connection between them that has fueled persistent speculation for years. Hewlett is the acclaimed co-creator of the comic strip Tank Girl and the visual mastermind behind the virtual band Gorillaz, a project he started with Blur frontman Damon Albarn. Banksy, the elusive and iconic Bristol based graffiti artist known for satirical stenciled street art, has had his identity a subject of intense public debate.

The main link surfaced in 2018 when an anonymous forensics expert claimed to have traced the ownership of various companies associated with Banksy's art sales and authentication back to a "J Hewlett". These companies include "Picturesonwalls Ltd" and "Pest Control Office Ltd," the sole agency that authenticates Banksy's work. This discovery led to a frenzy of theories that Jamie Hewlett was the face behind the stencils.

Further adding to the connection, Banksy's artwork appeared in the Gorillaz music video for "Tomorrow Comes Today," featuring a known Banksy gorilla stencil. Banksy also designed the cover art for Blur's 2003 album Think Tank, solidifying the artistic link between the two camps through their mutual associate, Damon Albarn. When approached for comment, Banksy's publicist denied the theory, stating, "I can confirm that Jamie Hewlitt is not the artist Banksy". The expert pointed out the deliberate misspelling of Hewlett's name in the publicist's denial as a possible technical avoidance of lying, further intensifying the mystery. Ultimately, while the two artists have clear professional and social connections, possibly indicating a close friendship or even collaborations, the theory that Jamie Hewlett is Banksy has been officially denied.

Banksy 'Royal Courts Of Justice' Before T-Shirt Available

Artist: Banksy
Title: Royal Courts Of Justice (Before)
Medium: Grey, White or Oat Colored T-Shirt
Size: XSM-5XL
Edition: UNSURE
Price: £30 Each

Banksy 'Royal Courts Of Justice' After T-Shirt Available

Artist: Banksy
Title: Royal Courts Of Justice (After)
Medium: Grey, White or Oat Colored T-Shirt
Size: XSM-5XL
Edition: UNSURE
Price: £30 Each

Banksy 'Banksquiat' (Grey) Print Up For Auction

Artist: Banksy
Title: Banksquiat (Grey)
Medium: 2 Color Screen Print on Card
Size: 69.8 x 75 cm
Edition: 300
Price: Up For Auction

 

*one of my favorite Banksy prints is up for auction at Koller

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Banksy is a British street artist, political activist, filmmaker and absolute legend whose identity remains one of contemporary art’s most closely guarded secrets. Active since the early 1990s, he began as a freehand graffiti writer in Bristol before developing a signature style of stencilled images that combine dark humour with trenchant social commentary. His works appear overnight on walls, bridges and buildings around the world, addressing themes such as war, consumerism, surveillance and the hypocrisy of the art market itself.

Iconic pieces include Girl with a Balloon, a small child reaching towards a heart shaped balloon that has become one of the most reproduced images of the 21st century; Flower Thrower, depicting a rioter hurling a bouquet instead of a Molotov cocktail; and Devolved Parliament, a vast canvas showing chimpanzees occupying the House of Commons, which sold for over £9 million in 2019. Each image is cut from layered stencils, sprayed in high contrast black and white, then accented with selective colour to amplify the emotional punch.

Banksy’s interventions extend beyond walls. In 2015 he opened Dismaland, a temporary dystopian theme park that critiqued media spectacle while attracting international headlines. More recently he funded the Louise Michel, a rescue vessel painted hot pink that has saved hundreds of refugees crossing the Mediterranean. His works have been hacked out of walls, auctioned for millions and even shredded moments after being sold, an act that doubled the hammer price and underlined his ongoing assault on the commodification of creativity.

Despite global fame, Banksy continues to operate outside traditional systems, producing art that is free to view, impossible to ignore and instantly recognisable, proving that a single stencil can still speak louder than entire advertising budgets.

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.

JBoy 'Hollow' (Gold) Painting Available

Artist: JBoy
Title: Hollow (Gold)
Medium: HPM Canvas
Size: 50 x 50 cm
Edition: 10
Price: £195

 

JBoy is the working alias of a London-based visual artist who prefers to keep his real name private. Born and raised in the city, he describes himself as “fairly (un)known” and treats art as a way to calm a restless, hyperactive mind. Rather than aligning with one signature style, he follows whatever feels right for the picture, moving between charcoal, pencil and paint, and letting the idea not the polish be the artwork.

Most of his output is black and white, a choice he finds “fairly slick,” with a single accent colour dropped in to guide the eye and amplify the message. This stripped-back palette heightens the dry, observational humour that runs through his pieces: visual commentaries on everything from social absurdities to personal pet peeves, delivered with a light, tongue-in-cheek twist.

Influences range from Gary Larson’s offbeat cartoons to the precise, surreal illustrations of Guy Billout, and he credits an eccentric early education technical drawing lessons from Timmy Mallett’s uncle for sparking his creative confidence. Although formally trained, JBoy insists he only truly focuses “when my mind clicks into the zone,” producing work in intense bursts and discarding anything that doesn’t feel 100 percent right.

Exhibiting through Signature Fine Art and releasing small print runs that sell out quickly, he maintains anonymity simply because he likes it that way, proving that in an age of constant self-promotion, a low profile can still command high attention.

Banksy 'For Bonnie XO' The Simpsons Original Drawing Up For Auction

Artist: Banksy
Title: For Bonnie XO
Medium: Framed Original Sketch Drawing
Size: 8.5 x 6 Inches
Edition: UNIQUE
Price: $44,000 (so far)

 

*very fair price so far for an original piece for The Simpson's from Banksy

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Banksy is an anonymous British street artist whose stenciled images have become global shorthand for protest and wit. Born around 1974 in Bristol, allegedly Robin Gunningham (Scottish artist Lucy McKenzie is behind Banksy. There is an original portrait of her art collector father where there was a Bomb Hugger piece showing amongst all the art... but it was later remove from the image) Banksy began as a freehand graffiti writer in the early 1990s, but switched to multilayered stencils after hiding from police under a rubbish truck and noticing a serial number plate. He also referenced French artist Blek Le Rat as being the Godfather of stencilling. This method allowed sharp graphics and swift execution, turning city walls into instant one line editorials. Rats wearing party hats, policemen dancing with smiley faces, policemen doing illegal things and of course flower hurling soldiers. Soon Banksy migrated from alleyways to the West Bank barrier, New Orleans flood ruins and London tube trains, always carrying a barbed punch line about power, greed or surveillance.

Despite worldwide fame, Banksy has never confirmed a legal name, using darkness and a small crew to maintain anonymity. His works appear overnight, documented only on Instagram and a shrewd authentication body called Pest Control, which refuses certificates for pieces removed without permission. Auction records climb into the millions, yet many murals remain free to see, protected by plexiglass or local councils that recognize tourist gold. In 2015 he opened Dismaland, a bleak Disney spoof theme park that lured 150,000 visitors to Weston Super Mare, proving even gloom can sell tickets if packaged with humor.

More recently he funded a refugee rescue boat painted bright pink and emblazoned with his girl in life vest motif, showing that street art can still aim for real world change. Whether spraying walls or shredding canvases or making doormats from life jackets, Banksy keeps the art world guessing and the streets talking.

James Joyce 'Clown Blue' Print Available

Artist: James Joyce
Title: Clown Blue
Medium: Giclee Print
Size: 25 x 25 cm
Edition: 50
Prices: £120

Jame's artwork has been exhibited across Europe, North America, and Asia, with showings at Maddox Gallery in London, Colette in Paris, and Paul Smith Space in Tokyo. A highlight of his career came in 2015 when Banksy invited him to participate in the now-legendary Dismaland project in Weston-super-Mare, a subversive “bemusement park” that featured artists such as Damien Hirst and Jenny Holzer. Joyce’s inclusion underscored his standing as an artist whose work resonates beyond design circles and into critical cultural dialogue.

James Joyce 'Clown Yellow' Print Available

Artist: James Joyce
Title: Clown Yellow
Medium: Giclee Print
Size: 25 x 25 cm
Edition: 50
Prices: £120

James Joyce's work is characterized by strong shapes, vibrant colors, and stripped-down motifs—often smiling faces, circles, and typographic forms—that explore themes of consumerism, digital identity, and the humor embedded in everyday life. This minimal yet satirical approach has attracted international collectors and positioned Joyce as a leading voice in contemporary visual art.

James Joyce 'Clown Pink' Print Available

Artist: James Joyce
Title: Clown Pink
Medium: Giclee Print
Size: 25 x 25 cm
Edition: 50
Prices: £120

James Joyce is a London-based visual artist known for his bold graphic language that merges fine art, design, and popular culture. Originally from Wolverhampton, England, Joyce studied Graphic Design at Kingston University in London, where he built the foundation for his distinctive career.

After early success in the world of design and advertising, Joyce collaborated with major international brands including Apple, Nike, Levi’s, and The New York Times. Over time, his focus shifted toward fine art, where he began creating paintings, prints, and sculptures that critique modern culture with wit and simplicity.