Mr Tilson, owner of All Spares Hull ltd, said: 'I hadn't heard of Banksy until I got home from work on Friday and put two and two together. The artist Banksy, who is believed to be from Bristol after starting out his career in the mid-90s, has never released his identity. DJ Goldie accidentally let slip last year that his friend Del Naja was a part of the 'Banksy' illusion. In December, a never-before-seen picture shows elusive street artist Banksy at work on one of his most famous pieces – a giant white rat daubed on to Liverpool's derelict White Horse pub. In April last year, a woman claimed to have captured footage of Banksy as he worked at an exhibition Israel.

Source: Daily Mail February 01, 2018 15:11 UTC