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title: "Banksy - freedom"
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url: https://www.mathys.to/writing/inspiration/banksy-freedom-5787/
section: inspiration
published: 2015-02-27
last_updated: 2026-05-03
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# Banksy - freedom

# Who is Banksy?

Banksy is a pseudonymous English graffiti artist, political activist, film director, and painter. Although his identity has not been proven, reliable sources report that he is believed to be Robin Gunningham, a former public schoolboy at Bristol Cathedral Choir School.

# What does he love?

Freedom (of speech).  

Banksy went to the Gaza Strip to paint new artwork  
The two-minute video is a darkly satirical travel ad.

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> “A local man came up and said 'Please – what does this mean?' I explained I wanted to highlight the destruction in Gaza by posting photos on my website – but on the internet people only look at pictures of kittens.”

[![](http://banksy.co.uk/img/gz_nc_04-2.jpg)](http://banksy.co.uk/index3.asp)

![](http://static.tagthelove.com/cms/2_e9823106d4f991a2_1280box.png)

This post is part of my [Inspiration Weekly 2015](http://www.mathys.to/news/inspiration/happy-new-year-inspiration-2015-week-1-5377) resolution. The resolution aims to inspire others to chase their dreams and start doing what they love. Check the [Weeklies](http://www.ted.com/talks/http://www.mathys.to/page/weekly) so far!