His film Exit Through The Gift Shop was nominated for best documentary at the Oscars.
But while those hoping to see Banksy at last night’s ceremony would have been left disappointed, drivers in California today caught a glimpse of a man believed to be the reclusive graffiti artist.
Exactly who the man is remains a secret – but the evidence suggests that these photos taken in Santa Monica are of him.
Wearing a pulled-down green cap, a brown T-shirt and grey Adidas tracksuit bottoms, ‘Banksy’ scrambled to the top of the old container at the side of a busy highway, on which he had sprayed, ‘This Looks A Bit Like An Elephant’.
Banksy is known to go back to photograph his art, as revealed in his book Wall And Piece – and the man here was carrying a camera.
The British artist has been prolific in the last few weeks, with artwork attributed to him springing up all over LA.
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[...] 这个消息可为爆炸，来自今天的新闻。某位艺术家向graffart.eu网站报料称自己亲眼看到了正在创作中的Banksy，这不仅令所有活跃在街头的写字人菊花一紧，向来行为谨慎，行踪诡异的Banksy这下可谓老猫烧须了。根据报料者介绍，照片拍摄于Santa Monica（翻译过来应该叫圣莫尼卡，地理位置应该就在加州附近）Banksy头戴绿帽（有点喷饭）专心的在油罐车上面进行艺术创作，This Looks A Bit Like An Elephant，身穿阿迪的运动装，打扮得就像路人甲一般，但是尽管如此，也难逃群众雪亮的眼睛，估计不久这辆废弃的油罐车又能拍到一个好价钱了，笑一下。画外音，新闻的真实性有待考证，不过对于这个目前街头艺术圈身价最高的人来说，见到他别忘了问他要签名啊，致富之路。 [...]