Pignon-Ernest denounced prefabricated art for museums, which is annoying and dull for him. Moreover, Ernest Pignon-Ernest installs his artworks himself, discreetly and when everyone is sleeping, during the night. Like Banksy, Pignon-Ernest gives powerful messages through his art, often composed of characters drawn to scale. He is today a reference, a bright star in the artistic universe.
In another order of ideas, we can say that Andy Warhol’s artworks influenced very differently Banksy’s art. In 2006, Bansky sold a work for a sum a lot beyond the primary estimation. The subject of this painting was none other than the top model Kate Moss, painted in the manner of the famous painting of Marilyn Monroe that Warhol made a few decades ago. “Art terrorist” also makes a reproduction on canvas of the "Campbell's" canned soup produced by Warhol in 1962. The main differences lie in the choice of colors and the “Value” brand, which is a pure invention. Reproductions developed by Banksy of these various famous works tend to suggest a specific fact.
The only real inspiration of the artist is actually the human being, in all his forms, with his faults and qualities, his ideals and his crazy ideas. He creates a way to entertain and transcend what was established until now; he wants to ennoble the “street art” in order to make of this the art of all backgrounds, of all cultures, of all peoples. He achieves that so far elegantly and skillfully, without falling into the bad taste.
And we, fans, are only a tiny point in the huge creative macrocosm of Banksy.
