There was a graffiti on the snow-white inner wall of the warehouse. In the middle of the graffiti was an old-fashioned phone booth. Outside the phone booth were three agents wearing brown trench coats, top hats, and sunglasses. Each of them had a special listening device in their hands, and they were monitoring the empty phone booth.
The background of the graffiti was an empty street. Combined with the phone booth and the agents, the atmosphere was very good. One could see that the artist was very capable.
In the corner of the graffiti, there was a signature of 'Banksy' and a logo: a picture of a man wearing a cap backwards and his face covered with a scarf.
Looking at the graffiti, Hans asked in surprise, "Is this what you want? What is this? "
Li Du said, "Don't always pick up girls when you have nothing to do. Study more, read more. Look at you now, why don't you know anything?"
Hans said angrily, "I'm just not good at this field. I can just search it online."
Li Du said, "There's no need to go online. Banksy, born in 1974 in Bristol, England, is known as one of the most talented street artists in the world."
After listening to his introduction, Hans looked at the signature of 'Banksy' and said, "You mean, this graffiti is the work of this artist, Banksy?"
Li Du nodded. "Yes, that's right."
They might not know Banksy well, but in the field of street art, he was a godfather.
The first time Li Du had heard of this name came from the art hunter who was with Tina and the others two days ago. At the bar, they had introduced a few famous street art artists, and Banksy had been at the top of the list.
Coincidentally, when Li Du went to check the warehouse that day, he happened to find Banksy's graffiti on the inner wall of the warehouse.
If it were not for the art hunter's introduction, he would have made a mistake and would not have discovered the graffiti, and would not have discovered the value of the warehouse.
At that time, to be on the safe side, he had specially searched for Banksy's information.
The father of an art tycoon was a photocopier mechanic. Because of his father's work, Banksy had been exposed to things related to painting since he was young.
At the age of 14, Banksy was expelled from high school, and soon became a central figure in the British graffiti movement.
For many years, he was the most famous graffiti artist in London, but no one knew who he was or what he looked like. His experiences were revealed by himself through his graffiti.
The reason for this was that he often swapped the world-famous works in the form of packages in galleries all over the United Kingdom, replacing them with his own modified copies.
Of course, he didn't steal those world famous works, nor did he have the ability to steal them. Instead, he would sneak into the gallery and think of a way to hang his parodies.
This was not a crime, but it was not a good thing either, so Banksy did not dare reveal his true identity.
The mystery of his identity only made the media and the public even more curious about him. Gradually, Banksy became the most famous street art master in England.
His finished products did not only rely on hype, but also his ability. His black and white cut-up graffiti was considered 'witty, humorous, and extremely subversive'. It had already reached a high level and was regarded as a work of art. He even had the title of 'humorous street poet' in the UK.
Since it was a work of art, it was naturally valuable.
As early as October 2007, his works were auctioned at Bonhams in London. Eleven of his works were sold for a total of 546,000 pounds, which shocked the auction house.
Later, he had a work called 'Avon and Somerset Police Station' that was auctioned for 196,000 pounds, which was the highest price ever paid for a piece of street graffiti.
Following that, his works were sold again. The graffiti of 'Attack on the Graffiti Boys' was sold for 178,000 pounds, and 'Unnamed Mouse and Sword' was sold for 264,800 pounds.
The most expensive work was' Moving Lover ', which was auctioned last year. This painting appeared on the wall of a youth club in Bristol. It depicted a couple hugging and checking their mobile phones at the same time.
This painting attracted a large number of street art enthusiasts. The owner of the club, David Stinchcomb, realized that it was profitable, so he moved the painting indoors and asked people to donate to the club in order to appreciate it. As a result, he received death threats.
In the end, the owner put the painting up for auction and sold it for 420,000 pounds!
Li Du introduced Banksy, and with the information that Hans had found on the Internet, the group finally had a basic understanding of Banksy.
Hans and Porter exclaimed at the same time. Porter exclaimed, "Li, you really know a lot. That's amazing."
Hans exclaimed, "Sh * t, street graffiti is so valuable. I should have stuck to my life choices in the past. You guys don't know this, but I used to be a good street graffiti artist."
Li Du laughed disdainfully. "You? If you had continued to stick to your life choices, you would have been sent to prison to scrub the toilet! "
Regardless of whether it was in Britain or the United States, graffiti activities were illegal. Being caught by the police would usually result in fines and community service.
This was the reason why Banksy had such a difficult life. In his early years, his work was called "terrorist art" by the British media. He was often attacked and tracked by the police. There was no guarantee for his livelihood, and he was very poor.
It was not until now that he had become famous in the "graffiti world" and was known as a master artist, that Banksy started to make money by publishing collections of his works.
In these collections, he would talk about his life from time to time. One of them mentioned that he had been to the United States and had studied street art in Wynwood.
Needless to say, at that time, this master artist was also in dire straits. He even had to live in an airtight warehouse without water or electricity.
Hans said confidently, "I'm fine. I can run fast. The police can't catch me."
Godzilla interrupted, "The problem now is, how do we take this painting away? Is it on the wall?"
Graffiti was usually sprayed on the wall. Fortunately, this time Banksy had sprayed it on the inner wall of the warehouse. Mr. Bicycle Company's warehouse had wallpaper.
This was not because the warehouse company was particular, but because the boss found that his own warehouse could be rented to the poor. He tried to create a better environment to attract people, and wallpaper was one of his measures.
Wallpaper was used in the warehouse for two reasons. Firstly, it looked clean and tidy. Secondly, it was easy to tidy up. After a tenant left, new wallpaper could be put on the outside. There was no need to repaint the walls.
Li Du had done some research. The wallpaper could be peeled off, and there was no need to worry about damaging the graffiti. There were several layers of wallpaper, and it was no problem to use a knife to scrape it off.
This job was given to Brother Wolf. Brother Wolf was an expert with a knife, and he was meticulous and meticulous. He was the most suitable person for this job.
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