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HANKSY

New York City based artist HANKSY uses clever puns to attract street goers attention. He originally utilized wheat paste as his sole form of expression but has since turned to stencil art for larger installations. His own tongue in cheek take on Bristol street artist Banksy's classic work has made him unique in his own right, now booking solo shows across the US. HANKSY discovered his love for street art upon moving to New York City, where he became enthralled with the vibrant art all over the city. Wanting to contribute, but determined to stay light hearted. He created a name based off of another satirical artist and one of his favorite actors from childhood.HANKSY was born. His clever puns from 80's nostalgia was an instant success in NYC's fickle art scene. He quickly became a viral and social media phenomenon with his work capturing nationwide attention. HANKSY has recently broadened his comedic horizons poking fun at pop culture icons like Bruce Willis (Pie Hard) and George Clooney (Bi-Curious George) among others. While HANKSY is on the street, no celebrity is safe.

press list: (selected)

Huffington Post “The Artist Hanksy Creates Banksy-like Images of Tom Hanks” Huffington Post UK “Spoof Artist

Hanksy Takes Banksy One Step Closet To Hollywood” ARTNET “An Interview With Hanksy.” Reverend Jen

BESTWEEKEVER.tv “Who…Is…Hanksy?,” Michelle Collins

GEEKOSYSTEM “Hanksy Brings An Awesome Pun to the World of Street Art,” Eric Limer

Paste Magazine “Meet the Hottest New Tom Hanks-Inspire Street Artist: Hanksy,” TheLMagazine.com (multiple), Benjamin Sutton

GuestofaGuest.com “The Coolest NYC Street Artists,” Kermichell Leo Scallywagandvagabond.com

HighSnobiety.com “Hanksy Hits Chicago,”

BoweryBoogie.com (multiple), Elie Perler

Fast Company “What Hanksy’s Rat-themed Street Art Means For Tom Hanks’ “Larry Crowne,” Nancy Miller

FunnyorDie.com, “7 Hankstastic Instance of Tom Hanks Graffiti”

Juxtapoz.com (multiple)

Examiner.com “A Street Art Parody: Hanksy Lands First Solo Show,” Carly Beetsch SNAP! Magazine “Hanksy”

Wooster Collective (Multiple) Marc Schiller

Nylonmag.com “Tag! Hanksy,” Faran Krenticl

Daily Maverick “Never mind Banksy, Here’s Hanksy,” Theresa Mallinson