The real identity of Banksy has been a topic of discussion that has lasted ever since the Bristolian-based artist created ‘The Mild Mild West’ in 1997 to cover advertising of a former solicitors’ office on Stokes Croft in Bristol, with the curiosity being prevalent ever since. Many have suggested that Banksy is actually a group of artists operating under one name, but perhaps not?
In 2010, rumours began to circulate that Banksy murals popping up across North America were created by Robert Del Naja, the visual artist and frontman of the sensational trip-hop band, Massive Attack. Everything seemed to point towards Del Naja being the elusive artist as murals began to emerge in cities coinciding with the band’s tour schedules.
To add further fuel to the fire, Del Naja, like Banksy, creates his own art with stencil, with Del Naja’s artworks, which have appeared on all the band’s album covers sharing extremely certain graphic similarities with Banksy’s murals. However, it was Goldie, the drum and bass legend, who dropped the hottest hint suggesting that the mysterious artist is the Massive Attack frontman.
