[matthewaveryusa]

Before Banksy became incredibly popular he made a name for himself in the graf scene. I remember Banksy from the mid 2000s and he was just another cool artist doing interesting things with stencils. For me he was in the same category as France's space invaders, or the guys in Spain (gemeos?) making giant paintings of odd-looking humans. Sometime in the early 2010s Banksy ramped up publicity stunts, and at that point I think Banksy became a collective of artists. Long story short I think Banksy was a person, but probably not anymore.

[acjohnson55]

Why do you think Banksy is not an individual anymore? Many top artists run workshops, in which other people physically fabricate their works. Take Jeff Koons, for example. But few would claim that Jeff Koons is no longer an individual.