Banksy
Banksy
“Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.”
Today’s Banksy
Did anyone expect his work to sell for more than most living artists, or that his fame and demand would result in buying artwork on actual deteriorating walls? Don’t think so. Then again in truth it was always just a matter of time his clever take on art would pour over into the public eye. Banksy, a British artist whose face is still unknown to the media, rose to fame from his active pursuit to stencil art pieces in 1990s that sparked conversation about the current state of the world. His spiraling, over-the-top success has arguably paved the way for the arrival of urban and street art on a big scale, and its undercurrent perhaps all the more rewarding and refueling the artists clever, satirical lenses which his paintings view society.
For Stick Together its Banksy’s relentless Robin Hood identity to take from the rich and give to the poor through gaining an effortless pull of media attention that we find most remarkable. And as we sweep terms like “urban” and “street art” under the muting umbrella of what is now “contemporary”, we again see Banksy’s comprehensive career blend what we think we know about art together with a new definition of what a modern day activist can demonstrate. Forget sit-ins and protest signs, in this digital day in age in order to deeply move the masses their attention needs an impact with an edge of puzzling weirdness.
Currently all works are sold out as of December 2017. To view our private collection, please contact us at info@maxzorn.com.
SOLD
- “Choose Your Weapon” (Soft Yellow) Medium: Screenprint on paper, signed and numbered by the artist Size: 70 x 70 cm Year: 2010 Series: Edition of 25 Provenance: private collection SOLD
- “Choose Your Weapon” (Turquoise) Medium: Screenprint on paper, signed and numbered by the artist Size: 70 x 70 cm Year: 2010 Series: Edition of 25 Provenance: private collection SOLD
- “Strawberry donuts” Medium: Screen print on paper, signed Size: 56cm x 76cm Year: 2009 Series: Edition of 299 Provenance: auction house acquired SOLD
- “Grannies” Medium: Screenprint on paper, unsigned with Pest Control CoA Size: 22.5 in x 30 in Series: edition of 500 Year: 2006 SOLD
- “Choose Your Weapon” red Medium: Screenprint on paper, signed and numbered by the artist Size: 70 x 70 cm Year: 2010 Series: Edition of 25 Provenance: private collection SOLD
- “Choose Your Weapon” (bright purple) Medium: Screenprint on paper, signed and numbered by the artist Size: 70 x 70 cm Year: 2010 Series: Edition of 25 Provenance: private collection
- “Monkey Queen” 20in x 14in unsigned with Pest Control CoA edition of 750 SOLD
- “Toxic Mary” 27in x 19in, unsigned with CoA by Pest Control edition of 600 SOLD