One of Banksy’s more iconic murals was this one, from his time in New Orleans after hurricane Katrina. It’s an amazing piece that has stood the test of time. I’d love to own the print version, but don’t have an extra $75,000 laying around. Still, I tracked it down in the streets and took this picture 10 years ago today with my son (and with my own umbrella, as it was drizzling).

One of Banksy’s most famous prints, fondly known as LIITA, these signed versions skyrocket to $400,000 or so during the pandemic era. Much more reasonable now in the $100.000 range (but still super expensive). This is actually a good buy, to be fair to get a signed iconic image from one of the best and most prolific artists or our time.

Created and produced by Banksy and put out by the art company “Pictures on Walls”, Trolley Hunters is my first Banksy piece, and only signed print I have of him.. Banksy’s popularity is undeniable and I believe he is our generations Andy Warhol. He produces high quality, satirical, political, environmental art. He does murals, prints, sculpture, and other paraphernalia. It is a must to have an authentication certificate for provence by Pest Control. The authentication company that he owns.

Here’s a visual glimpse of Paco Pomet’s Internacional—a striking image featuring a vintage vehicle laden with an absurdly chaotic pile of figures on its back, rendered with Pomet’s characteristic mock-historical and slightly surreal tone. This was one of the big hits from the “Dismaland” art installation set up by Banksy in England, about 10 years ago - later released as a print.

In an interview, Pomet described Internacional (2008) as portraying “very dramatically and humorously the absurdity of our presence (as a rare species we are) in this world.” He called it the most widely shared of his works online. Pomet notes that the painting ties into our disconnection from nature in the modern era. The industrial age—with its assembly lines and urban migration—alienates us from our natural roots, fostering an inflated ego and a compulsion to dominate the world

For those not involved in the art scene, the infamous, anonymous street artist known as Banksy opened up a hotel with an art focus a few years ago called the “Walled Off Hotel”… A take on the Waldorf hotel. He had local sculptors create small pieces of the retaining wall for sale to bring money to the region. These little mini wall sculpture pieces are highly collectible and very valuable. Especially the bigger wall sections like the ones picture here.