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When Banksy started doing graffiti in the 1990s he used spray paints. This
way of working was slow and he didn't always finish the work before he
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was caught. So he started to use stencils, which was much quicker. After
that Banksy's graffiti appeared on lots of buildings in Bristol and London.
His work soon became well known and he began to take greater and
Read an interview with Leon, a graffiti artist
greater risks.
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First he climbed in with the penguins at London Zoo and painted 'We're ·
bored with fish' on the wall in large letters. Next he went to Bristol Zoo and 1 First/Next I find a good place.
painted a message on the elephants' wall. It began, 'I want out. This place 2 Then/Finally I plan what I want to
is too cold ... '. Then in 2004 he walked into the Louvre, in Paris, and put do and while/after that I make my
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his painting of the Mona Lisa next to the famous painting by Leonardo da stencil. Next/When I collect all the
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Vinci. It was quickly removed. After the Louvre, Banksy put his primitive . .. things I need to take. Then/While I
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cave painting in the British Museum in London. While it was hanging on the • · wait until it gets dark. When/Then
it's dark I drive to where I'm going to
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wall in the museum, hundreds of people stopped to look at the painting and .... · . do the graffiti. While/First I park the
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it stayed there for three days. Finally the staff at the museum discovered it . :: car, thenlwhen I check that nobody's
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and took it down, but it's now in the British Museum's permanent collection. . . around. After that/First I start painting.
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Another of Banksy's ideas was to print his own money. He made a ,.,.·: .. But while/finally I'm working I
always check to see if anyone is coming.
million pounds' worth of £1 O notes. Instead of 'Bank of England' the notes · '·> 11 When/Next I'm happy with the piece I
said 'Banksy of England', and he replaced the Queen's head with the head ' .:. · J,:· sign my name. Finally/While I pack up
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of Princess Diana. Hundreds of these bank notes were thrown into the · ~~ . · everything and leave before it gets light.
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crowd at a music festival. Some people actually used the money to buy • •
things and others later sold their £1 O notes on eBay for £200 each. I '~, ~ !f
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Banksy is now internationally famous and his graffiti can be found ...
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in countries all over the world. You can also buy Banksy mugs, T-shirts, .. ;:. 1 Do you think Banksy and Leon are artists or
posters and postcards. In 201 O there was a film about Banksy called Exit . · l .. criminals? Why?
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Through the Gift Shop, and in the same year he created the opening and .. 2 What do you think the police should do
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closing sequence in an episode of The Simpsons. Banksy isn't the artist's .. ~'·'i when they catch a graffiti artist at work?
real name and, like many graffiti artists, he has always tried to keep his .... ~-~:~ 3 Imagine you were a graffiti artist. What
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identity a secret. And what does he hate most? CCTV cameras, of course! ... ... ~·:·
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