Banksy is of the greatest street artists of all times, many of us may already be familiar with his work, we surfed the web and collected some of his most amazing works also submitted by users. Crime isn’t necessarily supposed to be a beautiful thing, but in this case if you ever caught yourself walking down the street what perhaps would be the first expression on your face if you saw graffiti like below?
Today we are proud to share with you some of the most stunning graffiti works around the world, please enjoy and leave any feedback below!
Washing
“Ignorance can be costly in the Banksy exploitation business. It was reported that “bungling workmen painted over a mural by famed street artist Banksy worth £100,000″. Last week, 60-year-old Sam Khan, purveyor of luggage and football scarves to the denizens of Tottenham Court Road, London, was inconsolable after flogging a Banksy that had been painted on his stall for £1,000 and discovering that it could be worth £500,000. Poor love.” (guardian.co.uk)
Stream Roller Warden
Banksy’s real name is not, as is commonly believed and has been widely reported, Robert or Robin Banks. In July 2008, it was claimed by The Mail on Sunday that Banksy’s real name is Robin Gunningham
Maid in London
Worthless
Virtual Play, Los Angeles
Guantanamo
Secured
Cowboy Kid
Girl Sliding, London, UK
You Looked Better on Myspace, Los Angeles, USA
Not sure whether it’s Banksy or not, anybody?
Zorro
Snorting Copper
After following a white paint trail around the streets of shoreditch it ends up at this stencil.
No Ball Games
Barcode Escape
Peaches
Banksy’s New Orleans Tour
Banksy’s recent journey to America included a trip to New Orleans to decorate some of the buildings affected by Hurricane Katrina. On his website, Banksy talks about his first impressions of Nola: “I looked out the window of the taxi on the drive into New Orleans and remarked – “There’s still so much devastation – I can’t believe they haven’t cleaned this mess up.” To which the driver stared at me and said “This part of wasn’t affected by the hurricane – it’s always looked like this.”
Girl With Umbrella
Boy and Umbrella
No Loitering
Abraham Lincoln
Rat and a Girl
Banksy Fridge Kite
Simpsons
Boy on a Lifebuoy
Looters
Banksy in Palestine
“How illegal is it to vandalize a wall”, asks Banksy in his website introduction to his Wall project, if the wall itself has been deemed unlawful by the International Court of Justice? The Israeli government is building a wall surrounding the occupied Palestinian territories. It stands three times the height of the Berlin wall and will eventually run for over 700km – the distance from London to Zurich.
The “guerrilla artist” Banksy has helped to transform the security barrier that surrounds the town with more than a dozen satirical images painted, plastered and sprayed on to the 8m-high (26ft) concrete. The work winds a trail to the heart of the city at Manger Square, where more than a dozen pieces are housed directly across from the Church of the Nativity.
Girl and a Soldier
Located on the side of a building in Bethlehem, Occupied West Bank. The piece is located on one of the main roads, leading out towards the Bethlehem checkpoint to Jerusalem. It is drawn on the side of a building, not on the Wall itself, largely for security reasons. The soldiers do not take kindly to professional entities spending a lot of time at one place on the Wall. Such people are generally arrested for terrorist activity and accused of trying to destroy, blow up, or weaken the structure.
Tank
Cut Out
Dove
“This wall marks the spot where over 40 people were killed during the first Intafada (the little holes along the top are from bullets).
While Banksy was painting it a lot of people came over, some to shake his hand and others telling him to go away. Eventually the local MP was called out to diffuse the eighty-strong crowd that had built up (by which time Banksy had left and the piece was completed by the local kids). ”
Chairs
Rage
Girl with Balloons
Horse
Gap in the Wall
Snowman
Not a common graffiti, but it’s on Banksy’s official website.
Baby Bath
Eat the Rich
Kissing Coppers
Hunters
KKK
Kentucky Fox
Phone Boxes, New York City, USA
BBoy
Take This Society
In February, 2008 a stencilled graffiti work appeared on Thames Water tower in the middle of the Holland Park roundabout, and it was widely attributed to Banksy. It was of a child painting the tag “Take this Society” in bright orange. London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham spokesman, Councillor Greg Smith branded the art as vandalism, and ordered its immediate removal, which was carried out by H&F council workmen within three days
Flower
What Are You Looking at?
One Nation Under CCTV
The Westminster City Council stated in October 2008 that the work “One Nation Under CCTV”, painted in April 2008 will be painted over as it is graffiti. The council says it will remove any graffiti, regardless of the reputation of its creator, and specifically stated that Banksy has no more right to paint graffiti than a child. The work was painted over in April 2009.
Cashpoint Girl, London, UK
Graffiti Area
Rat
Rat Mural on Canal Street, Chinatown, New York City
Rude Boy Rat
Blank Walls
This one is in Melbourne, not sure if it’s really Banksy.
Toxic
“Ah rats!! spilt the nuclear waste.”
Off the Wall
“Rat Restaurant with red carpet.”
Cave Painting
Rat, Liverpool, UK
Urban Education
Oh wait, this is not Banksy! Well, ok – lets leave it here.
Thug for Life
Tesco
“Hordes of photographers descended on Savemain pharmacy in Essex Road, Islington, after so-called “guerrilla artist” Banksy painted a large mural on the wall. It depicts three children pledging allegiance to a flagpole with a Tesco plastic bag flying from it.” – Islington Gazette
Girl Holding a Bomb
Jumping Girl
Ice Cream Bomb
Pulp
Rats with Signs
Banksy Sniper & Boy, Bristol, UK
Anti-capitalism for Sale, Los Angeles
No Ball Games, London, UK
The Mild Mild West, Bristol, UK
Rat Race, New Zealand
Mona Lisa with Bazooka
Hidden away on a wall overlooking the Thames at Trinity Buoy Wharf London
Mona Lisa Showing Her Bum
Just found some info on that, and it appears that this graffiti was done by Nick Walker, not Banksy.
Caveman, Los Angeles
Man and Picture of a Dog, London, UK
TV Thrown from a Window, London, UK
Girl with a Baloon, London, UK
Artist, London, UK
Naked Man
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