THE GENIUS BANKSY

THE GENIUS BANKSY

WHO IS BANKSY ?

  Banksy is an anonymous England-based street artist, political activist, and film director, active since the 1990s .Banksy's name and identity remain unconfirmed and the subject of speculation .Banksy started as a freehand graffiti artist in 1990–1994

HOW BANKSY COULD DESTROY HIS ART THE GIRL WITH BALOON ?

 Banksy has revealed how he secretly built a shredder into a painting so that it self-destructs moments after being sold for over £ 1million. The anonymous street artist posted a video on Instagram of the balloon girl being cut into strips at a Sotheby's auction.An  unidentified person wearing a hoodie is seen installing the sharp blades in the picture frame.

The video then goes to Sotheby's as the auctioneer begins taking bids for the artwork, dropping from £ 100,000 to £ 400,000 before ending at £ 860,000, which with the buyer's premium , totaled £ 1 million.

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As the hammer descends to confirm the sale, the crowd cheers - only for the frame to beep when the paint is shredded

HOW HE GET THE POWER ?

  Many of us have probably heard of Banksy in one context or another. It is impossible to read art news without stumbling over at least one article about this graffiti artist who is famous for addressing political, social, and moral issues through his paintings. The enormous amount of satire in his street art brings our attention to a different side of truth, the one we tend to ignore. His unique way of ridiculing government, corporations, and society has stirred up a lot of controversies and intrigues and practically divided his audience into lovers and haters. 

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  Banksy posted a video on Twitter. The artist reveals that, several years earlier, he concealed a shredder in the frame of the painting. A connected alarm was programmed to activate in the event of an auction of the work. In fact, the painting had previously been purchased directly from the artist by its previous purchaser.

It is also intriguing that this work was the last to be sold that evening, when other even more iconic paintings were on offer before. All of these clues may suggest that Banksy integrated the shredder into its frame just before the auction, and that Sotheby's was well aware.

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