We don’t know a great deal about Banksy other than he was born in Bristol, England in 1974. Banksy is the alias the well-known street artist and after all these years, his identity still alludes us. There was also a documentary made of him called Exit Through the Gift Shop and it discusses the relationship between street art and commercial art.

The street style of artwork that Banksy is well known for make him and his art popular subjects when it comes to being tattooed. The mystery behind the artist also helps with this but in addition to just having a cool story, his artwork is inspiring.

We will talk about what we know of Banksy and discuss his famous pieces. We will discuss if there is any symbolism behind his art and what it means to the people getting his work tattooed on their skin. The Banksy tattoo has become a popular choice of late and we want to dig in a bit and talk about why this is the case for so many tattoo enthusiasts.

Banksy History

Banksy might be one of the most controversial street artists of all time. He has created an entire art subculture devoted to his life’s work. It’s no surprise that with a resume like this, his work would be popular in the tattoo industry. 20 years after the being involved in street art, his identity is still unknown. One of the reasons Banksy is so controversial is because of his art style. His work has images that are provocative and powerful, and they can be found all over the web.

He began his rise to being one of the most interesting figures of all time in the early 1990’s. Banksy was part of a Bristol graffiti gang called DryBreadZ Crew. Most of Banksy’s early work was free hand but he was also known to use stencils at times. He started predominantly using stencils in the late 90’s. His signature style developed as he started gaining notoriety around London and Bristol.