When it comes to street art, you can’t get past him: Banksy, probably the most famous and most mysterious graffiti artist in the world. The British man, aged between 45 and 50, has successfully kept his identity a secret.

His works, on the other hand, not only conquer the streets all over the world but also the auction houses, and with great success: he is currently considered one of the most expensive contemporary artists!

Banksy, who touches people with his ironic, political, but always poetic works, is an underground fighter, king of street art and even a hotel operator.  When the city of Bristol had its citizens vote in 2009 whether Banksy works should be removed from the cityscape, 97 percent decided against it. A clear vote for his art. Banksy is a star far beyond the boundaries of the art market. Back in 2010, Time Magazine put him on their list of the 100 most influential people in the world for the first time, alongside personalities such as Barack Obama, Steve Jobs, and Lady Gaga.