Banksy

BANKSY (Bristol, England, 1975).
"Peckham Rock," 2005-2018.
Offset lithograph on wood.
Unknown edition.
Impeccable condition.
Measurements: 11.9 x 18 x 0.4 cm.

Lithograph on wood postcard of the famous "Peckham Rock" made by Banksy in 2005. It consisted of a concrete block decorated in the style of a cave painting and depicting a buffalo and a prehistoric figure pushing a shopping cart. It was originally displayed at the British Museum, without the knowledge of museum staff, after Banksy installed it there.

Banksy clandestinely placed the rock on a wall in the British Museum's "Roman Britain" collection, with a museum-style sign with the title "Mural Art," which dated the work to the "post-Catatonic era" and attributed it to a little-known artist named "Banksymus Maximus."

Banksy, the British artist whose identity is still unknown, is considered one of the leading exponents of contemporary Street Art. According to a study by Queen Mary University of London published in March 2016, Robin Gunningham, a resident of Bristol, would be the artist behind the Banksy pseudonym. His works address universal themes such as politics, culture or ethics treated mostly from a satirical and ironic point of view by combining graffiti writing with the use of stencil stencils. This technique is similar to that used by Blek le Rat, who began working with stencils in 1981 in Paris. In fact, Banksy acknowledged Blek's influence by stating that "every time I think I've painted something slightly original, I realize that Blek le Rat did it better, only twenty years earlier."