VIP Class Notes (Whitney) [R]

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Banksy is a British street and graffiti artist. He likes to remain anonymous and not let people know his true identity. He often draws in high visibility public places such as on buildings or train stations. His paintings are often about politics, war and other important topics.

anonymous: someone who likes to remain unknown or a mystery

(a-non-a-mus)

identity: someone’s character, what a person is.

(i-den-ti-tee)

His satirical street art and mind-hurting pictures combine dark humour with graffiti. The graffiti is done with a stencilling technique. Such works have been done on streets, walls, and bridges of cities throughout the world.

stencilling: 型版喷刷 a type of street art that uses spray paint and stencils

dark humour:  a type of humor or joke that may be offensive or mean but still funny.