Banksy Works from Home

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On April 15th, Banksy posted a few interesting images to his Instagram account.  These images weren’t of little girls losing heart-shaped balloons or of bandana-wearing protesters hurling flower bouquets.  These images were of stenciled rats wreaking havoc on what appeared to be someone’s home bathroom.

Regardless of whether or not you are a fan, most art appreciators have probably heard of Banksy and his guerrilla-style graffiti art.  Anyone who has followed Banksy for any length of time would recognize these rats as one of his favorite motifs.  What made this particular social media post so intriguing was it’s caption, “My wife hates it when I work from home.”

A subtle implication that even Banksy, the famed and illusive art “vandal” with a political slant and a compulsion for social commentary, is working from home while self-quarantined.  Banksy may feel like a mysterious figure on par with a superhero hiding behind a secret identity, but with one Instagram post, Banksy became all of us.

For more information on Banksy and his hilarious social media post, please visit…

Even Banksy, the Elusive Street Artist, Is Stuck Working From Home. See How He Was Reduced to Doing Street Art in His Bathroom

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I am writer and artist with a degree in art history who loves to talk to people about art. I have spent the last seven years building up The Wandering Art Historian “brand” as a way to connect with people who want to learn more about art. I give lectures and presentations and teach classes and host book club discussions with a creative or artistic connection. I also write about local artists, events, museums, and exhibitions to promote the arts in Central Florida. In 2021, I had a creative crisis. I struggled with authenticity in the art making process. I decided to make myself vulnerable and find out what a real, genuine Adrienne H. Lee artwork would look like. The process was challenging and emotional and revelatory. I learned that if necessity is the mother of invention, then authenticity is the mother of reinvention. I reinvented myself and learned an entirely new medium. The resulting artwork surprised me, and it will surprise you, too. Some people wish for a fairytale ending. For me, the fairy tale is only the beginning.