NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY*Field Guide to Urban Art Species Los Angeles*This is the fourth in a multi-part series presenting excerpts from the above-mentioned Field Guide.
Species: Banksy
Description: Banksys are currently listed as an endangered species, resulting in skyrocketing prices on the black market – and groups who want to insure their protection from ivory paintbrushes. Stencils and wit (and often rats) combine in this creature that initially appears carnivorous, but is actually quite pacific: anti-war, consumerism and fascism. Only thing not anti- is irony.