"Hanksy started out as a joke," said artist Adam Lucas. In 2011, the New York City-based creative became an overnight Internet sensation after he superimposed Tom Hanks's face onto a Banksy-inspired wheatpaste in NYC's NoLIta neighborhood. For the past six years, Lucas, under the enigmatic alias Hanksy, has transformed pop culture figures into sardonic street art memes. One of his more recent victims include President Donald Trump--the artwork features the iPhone's poop emoji embellished with Tr...
How Adam Lucas Turned the Viral Success of Hanksy Into a Viable Art Career
Hypebeast - 7 Nov 2017 23:57
"Hanksy started out as a joke," said artist Adam Lucas. In 2011, the New York City-based creative became an overnight Internet sensation after he superimposed Tom Hanks's face onto a Banksy-inspired wheatpaste in NYC's NoLIta neighborhood. For the past six years, Lucas, under the enigmatic alias Hanksy, has transformed pop culture figures into sardonic street art memes. One of his more recent victims include President Donald Trump--the artwork features the iPhone's poop emoji embellished with Tr...
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