London graffiti satirizes Vermeer as art anarchist Banksy leaves his mark wherever he goes

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Recently, British graffiti master Banksy was falsely reported to have been arrested in London, but this news didn't become an obstacle to the artist's creativity. He recently returned to his hometown of Bristol and unveiled his latest street work, putting a humorous twist on Vermeer's famous painting "Girl with a Pearl Earring" by replacing the pearl earring with a theft alarm bell. This girl wearing an earring made of a police alarm made passersby can't help but smile knowingly.

Is street graffiti considered a form of art? That may depend on one's perspective. The renowned anonymous British graffiti artist Banksy is a legendary figure in the world of street art. No one knows his true identity or what he looks like, but it's roughly speculated that he was born in 1974. It is said that when he was 18 and hiding from the police under a garbage truck, he came up with the idea of using stencils for graffiti to reduce the time it takes to create.

His works are often filled with satire and anti-war messages, and they are instantly recognizable as BANKSY style without any signature. In addition to being a street artist, he is also a highly talented graffiti artist, an active participant in social movements, a film director, and a painter. Banksy's works are often filled with satire, and he adds subversive, cynical black humor or incisive phrases alongside them, making people smile knowingly.