Banksy destroyed his work before it could be sold at auction to protest the art world.

By destroying his artwork before it was sold, Banksy played a prank on the artworld that mocked the price of art

Banksy destroyed his artwork and then shared his reasons for his actions on social media.

People don’t understand fully why Banksy destroyed his own work, but they were captivated by his action.

“To some, he’s a menace and not a true artist, whereas others believe that he’s one of the most ingenious artists of modern times.” (Paragraph 1)

“It’s one of Banksy’s most popular pieces, and the original painting went up for auction last week. It proved to be quite popular, with the winner bidding nearly $1.4 million for the iconic artwork!” (Paragraph 1)

“Well, it was later revealed on Banksy’s Instagram account that he had planted a shredder in the frame of the painting on the off-chance that it was ever sold at auction.” (Paragraph 2)

“So, was this the biggest prank ever to be achieved by an artist, or was there a larger purpose to the shredding?” (Paragraph 3)

. to praise Banksy for his prank and increasing the value of his painting

to criticize the art world for selling Banksy’s work in the first place

to explain what happened and speculate why Banksy destroyed his work

to prove that Banksy destroyed his work as a way to reject commercial art