banksys stencils are usually acompanied by slogans. these slogans are usually anti-war, anti capitalism, anti establishment, and pro-freedom. some of banksy's stunts include:
- At London Zoo, he climbed into the penguin enclosure and painted 'We're bored of fish' in seven foot high letters.
- At Bristol Zoo, he left the message 'I want out. This place is too cold. Keeper smells. Boring, boring, boring.' in the elephant enclosure.
-In March 2005, he placed subverted artworks in the Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
-he put up a subverted painting in London's Tate Britain gallery.
- In May 2005 Banksy's version of a primitive cave painting depicting a human figure hunting wildlife whilst pushing a shopping trolley was found hanging in the British Museum, London. Upon discovery, the museum added it to their permanent collection.
- Banksy has sprayed 'This is not a photo opportunity' on certain photograph spots.
- In August 2005, Banksy painted nine images on the Israeli West Bank barrier, including an image of a ladder going up and over the wall and an image of children digging a hole through the wall.
this is only a small list of what banksy has done in the past 4 years. aside from street graffiti, banksy has more recently started to get involved in making statements about what the general public calls "fine art".
banksy also does more traditional styled paintings which are usually subverted versions of historically famous works. one example of this is a copy of monet's famous water lilly's. banksys version is fillled with old shoping carts and trash. while i think most of his subverted paintings are complete crap, and he makes himself look like an ignorant ass hole by doing them, the hip general public seems to love it.
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