News about Jamie Hewlett

The artist behind the paintings is one of the world's most closely guarded secrets, but that hasn't deterred people from speculating. Fans were taken aback when a man photographed outside a new mural on Hornsey Road in Finsbury Park, north London, turned out not to be a builder who claimed to be not even a fan of the mural. Originally believed to be Robin Gunningham, a former public schoolboy from Bristol whose connection to Banksy was first revealed by a Mail On Sunday investigation in 2008, the builder today revealed himself as 67-year-old George Giorgiou. Alex Georgiou, the building's landlord who previously spoke to MailOnline about his plans for the residence, admitted himself to be his father.

After bidders splurged on some of Banksy's most expensive items, a'street art' auction in Los Angeles raked in almost $1 million. The exhibition, hosted by Julien's Auctions, featured 20 famous works by street artists, including Banksy, Invader, and RETNA. The auction took place in Los Angeles on Thursday in front of a live audience, but hundreds of bidders and collectors from around the world participated online. The grand total came close to a whopping $900,000, with the majority of pieces doubling the estimate of the predicted bids. The 'Police Van Chimp' stencil painting by Banksy sold for $222,250, double the original estimate and the most expensive of the night.

Both men have been arrested as a result of further probes and will have to return to a London police station in mid-March. On December 22, a stop sign carrying three military drones appeared at the junction of Commercial Way in Peckham. But it was chopped off with bolt cutters just an hour after the underground artist had officially announced it on December 23. According to the Met, one man, aged in his 20s, was arrested on the day it was discovered, and a second man, who was in his 40s, was arrested the next day.

On Friday, a stop sign featuring three military drones appeared at the junction of Commercial Way in Peckham. But it was chopped off with bolt cutters just an hour after the underground artist had announced it. After being cut down less than an hour after it was revealed to be genuine, the local community wants the artwork back, according to the deputy chief of Southwark Council yesterday. Earlier, the force suspended an investigation into the situation while waiting for a formal report of a crime from the property's owner. A man riding on a Lime bike and carrying a crowd of outraged onlookers hacked the stop sign alongside graffiti depicting three military drones.

On Friday, a stop sign featuring three military drones was seen at the junction of Commercial Way in Peckham. A man riding a bicycle in Lime stole it from the traffic pole. The stop sign has since been updated, but the costly artwork is still missing.

EXCLUSIVE: The local community needs the artwork back after it was discovered to be genuine less than an hour. The force ruled out an investigation into the incident early today as it waited for a formal report of a crime by the owner of the home, but they are now likely to investigate following an official request. A man riding a Lime bike was beaten down with bolt cutters, causing the stop sign along with graffiti depicting three military drones, who carried it away in front of a crowd of outraged onlookers. Pieces by the rogue artist have been selling for millions of pounds, and experts are now speculating that it may have made hundreds of thousands of people in the midst of rumors that it has been sold for a quick buck.

The department says it is waiting for a formal report of a crime by the property's owner before trying to locate the perpetrator, who took the sign less than an hour after it was revealed to be genuine. In the past, pieces by the rogue artist have been selling for millions of pounds, and experts are now speculating that it may have made hundreds of thousands of dollars, despite rumors that it may have been sold for a quick buck. A call for comment was not returned by Southwark Council, the local authority in charge of services in the area, including street signage. In an Instagram post shortly after midday, the artist revealed the artwork, which was a traffic stop sign over three military drones.

The work was completed at the intersection of Southampton Way and Commercial Way in Peckham, south London, near a zebra crossing. Without a caption or explanation, a collection of photographs was posted on the artist's Instagram account. The drones are similar to those on another work of art, Civilian Drone Strike, which depicted them destroying a house while a teenage girl and her dog watch in horror. It was sold for £200,000 to raise funds in the opposition to a London arms show.

The identity of the elusive street artist known as Banksy has been one of Britain's most widely circulated and closely guarded mysteries for years. A collection of flamboyant public figures have been linked to the artist's name for 30 years, including Massive Attack singer Robert Del Naja, Gorillaz man Jamie Hewlett, and even Art Attack host Neil Buchanan. However, one name stands out from the rest - that of pop-up artist Robin Gunningham (pictured left), who has now turned 50. He has been named as the first defendant in a High Court lawsuit against 'the artist known as Banksy.' Gunningham and his partner Joy Millward (right) are expected to keep a low profile, even among neighbors.

This weekend, a Banksy exhibition will open in Glasgow. It will be a 25-year anniversary and will feature many of the stencils he has used to make his artwork. However, the artist remains unknown after decades of enigmatic street art. Here are the top theories about who Banksy is, including the plausible and entirely far-fetched.

DRIAN THRILLS: Damon Albarn, a computer-generated cartoon character with a seemingly tailored-made for the digital age, has mixed feelings about new technology. Everyday Robots, his 2014 solo album, lamented the sight of city workers glued to their smartphones while going about the daily commute. He's back on his eighth album with Gorillaz, the online band formed in 1998 by comic book artist Jamie Hewlett. I programmed my codes in the machine, but the world I discovered was made of faulty hopes,' he says on Oil, a symphonious duet with Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks. 'It's a cracked screen world,' he says of The Tired Influencer.'

As one of Banksy's latest creations suggests, a video showing a man sneaking up to a burned building in the city of Irpin before waving a spay can at the wall. (left). Although the video appears to be heavily staged and the 'painting' is clearly not live, the artist who has a sarcastic sense of humour and often plays with the belief that what is fake and what is real in his works, The painting, which featured a ballerina in a neck brace, has been confirmed as a genuine Banksy and is one of seven paintings he has painted in towns and cities near Kyiv in recent weeks.