Shit man when i lived in Southwark, Banky's must have to, before he was "famous" he was out doing some of the best "work" (for a better term) i've ever seen, his shit was well place and fucking genius.
If you'd lived in London 6-7 years ago, you'd have see a lot of better stuff that had no media attention, that's made me like him, it's like everyone hating on Penny, then pretending they loved him all along
Banky's "matured" over time and like all "artist" being underground doesn't pay fuck all, however gallery's do, he's kept himself out of the media pretty fucking well, no interviews, just some classic gems and some horrid fuck ups, but it's all a learning curve.
I have a lot of respect for his shit, if you'd seen some of it in "real life" with no idea who the guy was or what it was all about, you'd love it, i think there's a soft spot for him in Southwark/London Brigde area, i prefer him ALOT MORE than some "other" British artists that are just total shite - but have the money to force there piss on the public and media support
More orginality from Mr Banky's than i've seen from alot of other "artist" in the last 10 years