Monday, July 14, 2008

Banking Banksy

THIS JUST IN!


For years the unsolved mystery behind his identity has brought fire to this underground graffiti artist. However, Banksy's days of lurking in the night only to reveal a stenciled masterpiece by dawn might be less of a public uncertainty as of today. British newspaper Mail On Sunday claims that Banksy is in fact Robin Gunningham, age 34. The newspaper has spent over a year gathering evidence and tracing the artist. Below is a photo taken of "Banksy" (I'm really not liking those quotations) at work in Jamaica in 2004. Valuable sources confirm that the man in the photo is indeed Robin Gunningham, the former Bristol schoolboy.
Could it really be? One who has kept dignified in the shadow of his talent, after being praised by heiresses of hollywood, alas unmasked?


If so, I must say I am rather shocked. I really did not expect such a weathered guy. Who would have thought? Banksy: Patrick Dempsey meets Robert DiNero in rehab. I guess art really has no face.

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

He's a former commercial artist from the ad world.

Anonymous said...

i thought Prince William owned up to it?

Anonymous said...

I doubt weather it's really him, tbh. He's hidden well for however many years- how likely is it that people will find out who he is now??

Anonymous said...

that's not him!!! We all know that... he has been nowhere near his graffiti for a long time... he has hidden well enough! the real Banksy is still out there! Don't try to find him... he is hiding

Anonymous said...

he has some good artwork y don he just own up. and a lot of kids try and copy him aswell

Anonymous said...

why would you unveil him if you thought you knew who he was anyway?

all you'd be doing would be endangering him, and preventing his statements from having any future

DocRichard said...

That's not Banksy! Banksy wears a hat. That is just a picture of some bloke.

somalfm said...

"He has some good artwork y don he just own up." Because he would very likely go to prison man.

PunditFight said...

Banksy would def not look like a hipster

Anonymous said...

Should we really care what he looks like or who he is?
Also what proof do they have that it is him, it could be any one!!

Anonymous said...

it can't be him, because "banksy" is me, or for those that require grammatically correct statements, I am Banksy. catch me if you can...