Artist DNZ Takes Credit For 'Banksy' Reindeer Mural

Artist DNZ Has Taken Credit For The Reindeer Mural In London Fields Beside The Tennis Courts

*if not by Banksy then props to them

Is This Another Banksy In Hackney At London Fields?

Artist: Banksy?
In London Fields Beside The Tennis Courts

*this has yet to be veried by Banksy, if not by Banksy then props to them

Banksy Strikes Again With 'Rudolph's Nose' Mural

Artist: Banksy
Title: Uncomfirmed Location

*an Instagram post by Banksy confirms these pieces are by him.

New Banksy Mural At Centre Point London

Artist: Banksy
Title: Centre Point Mural

*speculation online indicates that the Centre Point building behind the Banksy is being used as a reference to Centrepoint charity. This building has been long criticized for being deliberately left empty despite London’s housing crisis. Banksy has not taken credit for it, yet! 

Banksy 'The Walled Off Hotel' Open Again

Artist: Banksy
Title: The Walled Off Hotel Open Again

*bookings are currently available until early January 2026

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.