Banksy

Banksy is a graffiti artist. He mainly uses stencils to create his art, but when he first started he did freehand graffiti. Instead of just spraying doodles and words on to walls, he makes stenciled graffiti that often refers to politics and global issues. He incorporates humor into his art,using jokes and playing on words. What I think is one of the most interesting things about Bansky is the fact that he has chosen to remain faceless in the sense that nobody has really seen him at his work. Of course, every so often, there will be an outburst in the media, claiming so-and-so had spotted Banksy and maybe a photo or two. But generally Banksy is relatively unknown. He also makes installations including The Elephant In The Room, where he took a circus elephant, painted it all over to match the wallpaper, and stuck it in a room. There was lots of controversy over the elephant bit. 

The Elephant In The Room