Banksyesque

English

Alternative forms

  • Banksy-esque

Etymology

From Banksy +‎ -esque.

Adjective

Banksyesque (comparative more Banksyesque, superlative most Banksyesque)

  1. Reminiscent of the works of Banksy, an England-based street artist, political activist, and film director.
    • 2012, Nicholas Gibbs, Writing Television Drama: Get Your Scripts Commissioned, John Murray Press, unnumbered page:
      In amongst the tomes are classy souveniers from foreign travel. Over the mantelpiece is Banksyesque canvas which shows helmeted bobby and several CCTV and speed cameras staring out of the canvas.
    • 2022, John Lennon, Conflict Graffiti: From Revolution to Gentrification, University of Chicago Press, page 129:
      The reasoning is very Banksyesque – painting the wall is OK as long as it is outside the parameters of "normal." Ethics, apparently, is a question of aesthetic extraordinariness.
    • 2024, Marijam Did, Everything to Play For: An Insider's Guide to How Videogames are Changing Our World, Verso Books, page 230:
      A punk-zine equivalent of a videogame with DIY production, hardware included? Some revoltingly wonderful Viennese Actionism games? Or Banksyesque games – found unexpectedly?
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