Fight Banksy Fatigue With These 5 Bonkers GIFs

Now that his month long residency has come to a close, many New Yorkers have mixed emotions on all the buzz that surrounded British graffiti artist Banksy's visit.

"I really love the art.. I love the fact that he's using an entire city as his canvas," NYC resident Kevin Sieg told NPR.

"He's completely conventional, anarchy lite," says NY Magazine's art critic Jerry Saltz. "His images are especially uninteresting. I mean a dog peeing on a fire hydrant? Meh. A balloon on a wall? Meh. I mean, it's pretty pointed political messages, but all so obvious. So obvious."

Regardless of your feelings, there's no denying that Banksy news was inescapable in October, with reports of unveilings in far-flung areas bordering on repetitive. However, Serbian artist ABVH has given us renewed interest in the creator with the most recent additions to his animated GIF series, based on some of Banksy's most famous works.

Below, watch as a Banksy:

…vents its frustration on a fire hydrant.

…tries to commit a crime (with friends).

…takes a leisurely selfie.

…comes to life and pecks at a stream.

…rebels against the authorities.

Though these animated-Banksys add a new dimension of interest (and are pretty funny), we have a good feeling Jerry Saltz would still hate them.

Just saying.

You can check out more fake-Banksy GIFs at:

ABVH

via Ideafixa

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