Arne berichtete bereits in seinem Artikel Banksy in echt über den Fotografen Nick Stern, welcher unter dem Namen „You are not Banksy“ die bekanntesten Arbeiten von Banksy als Vorlage nimmt, diese nachstellt und fotografiert. Nun hat er seine Fotoserie um 11 Motive erweitert.

Wer eventuell immernoch nicht den Streetartkünstler Banksy aus London kennt, welcher für seine Schablonenarbeiten berühmt ist, sollte auf jeden Fall seine Website besuchen.

Banksy Dog

Banksy Dog

Banksy Mother and Son

Banksy Mother and Son

Banksy What?

Banksy What?

Banksy Snorting Copper

Banksy Snorting Copper

Bored Panda – the only magazine for pandas hat mit Nick Stern sogar ein Interview führen können, in welchem er einige Fragen zu seiner Inspiration und der Umsetzung der Bilder beantwortet :

How did you come up with the idea?
The idea to recreate Banksy’s iconic images came about in summer 2011 during the Riots that we breaking out in London (my home town).

I was shooting a actor friends and we wanted a ‘dark’ ‘moody’ feel to the images so we dressed him in a hoodie. I thought it would be an interesting project to recreate a riot scene with people thrower flowers instead of petrol bombs and bricks. That idea developed into the recreations.

How did you feel when your photos went viral? What has changed in your life?
I was amazed and flattered! So many people loved the idea. What has changed in my life. Not much except that it has confirmed I should be shooting more creative material. So that’s the plan!

How long does it take to recreate one scene?
To actually shoot them each image takes about 2 -3 hours. But I spend weeks getting everything ready before hand.

Banksy Child Soldier

Banksy Child Soldier

I have an obsession with detail so the most time consuming part is sourcing the costumes and props to ensure the images match as close to Banksy’s images as possible. Where things aren’t available I make them. The Machine gun the small boy is holding should be a Vietnam era M60 gun. I couldn’t get hold of one (for a reasonable price) so I modified a different replica gun, using garden sprinkler tube for the barrels and all kinds of electrical and plumbing fittings. Along with 60 Crayola Crayons!

Banksy Peace

Banksy Peace

How did people react to your idea?
I’m amazed how many people love it. Some people have bought a great number of prints, I’ve also sent some prints free to people who love it but can’t afford to buy them. I’ve had a lot of support from Central and South America. The French seem to hate me. Haha! What do the French know about art ;-)

Have you talked to Banksy about your project?
I’ve had no feedback from Banksy. I would love to do a book combining his street art and my images. I’ve already had some interest and looking for a publisher.

Banksy Pulp Fiction

Banksy Pulp Fiction

Banksy Naked Man

Banksy Naked Man

Banksy Guantanemo

Banksy Guantanemo

Banksy BB

Banksy BB

Banksy Girl and a Soldier

Banksy Girl and a Soldier

Weitere interessante Arbeiten von Nick Stern findet ihr auf seiner Website, zudem könnt ihr dort im Online-Shop seine „You are not Banksy“-Werke für 45$ erstehen.