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.

Steve Lazarides 'Under Duress' Banksy Auction At Julien's

Steve Lazarides is parting ways with some of his Banksy Bits & Bobs via auction. A few interesting items, the Burner Phones intrigue me... the info you could extract from them. See if they point towards Lucy McKenzie at all.