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Banksy confirmed that the graffiti wall near a tree at Hornsey Road in the Finsbury Park area in London, Britain, is his own.
A Spanish detective claims to have discovered the true identity of the famous street artist, Banksy, who will maintain a middle class life in a small British town, despite the large fortune.
Lawyer and Detective Francisco Marco believes he discovered who he is after he started to investigate the subject after having Betting with children that could unravel the mystery about the one that hides behind that pseudonym.
Marco reveals to the Spanish newspaper that Banksy lives near the British city of Bristol and called Robin Gunningham. He says he was born on July 28, 1973.
These data are coincident with information already released by in 2008, when he published a photo that will show Robin Gunningham, or Banksy, in Jamaica in 2004.
Photo by Robin Gunningham, who will be Banksy, taken in Jamaica in 2004, and revealed by the Daily Mail.
Banksy will live in a “small town 30 kilometers from Bristol”, according to Marco, who found that the artist will use the Pseudonym of David Jones In everyday life, to preserve your personal and family privacy.
“Gunningham disappears from graffiti when it starts to grow professionally, ”says Detective, noting that he started using the stage name Robert Banks. Only later, “born” Banksy.
At first, the choice of hiding identity had to do with the fact that it does not want to be identified “to policeseen that What I did was illegal“Marco adds.
But then, as his fame grew, he remained in the shadow because “This mystery made him great and today is part of his storytelling as author“Note the detective.
“Now, It doesn’t simply want to bother you“, He stresses, justifying that“ a sample of this is his home, super protected, full of cameras, um bunker in a small town 30 kilometers from Bristol ”.
Banksy will have 5 year old daughter and a fortune
Detective also ensures that it has been able to find that Banksy will have a fortune evaluated in More than 58 million euroswhich will be dispersed by various companies and societies.
“In the middle of the investigation process, I came across a financial structure that revolved around the fictional name of David Jones, The real name of David Bowie And the pseudonym with which Gunningham goes financially to not compromise his identity, ”explains Marco.
Banksy will have married in 2006 in Las Vegas, with JLAJOTTE MILLWARD, former policy active from Esquerda. The couple will have a five -year -old daughter.
Despite the fortune they have, Banksy and the family maintain a middle class lifemake donations to the community and get involved at the local music festival and the city’s pub in Somerset, Bristol, also found Detective.
Marco also emphasizes that Banksy is supported by “companies and other artists” who have helped him maintain his anonymous identity.
