BANKSY - FLYING COPPER

Screenprint in colours on wove paper
Edition of 600
100 × 70 cm
116 × 86.5 cm framed
Published by Pictures on Walls
Pest Control Certificate of Authenticity
Excellent Condition
2004

Banksy’s Flying Copper is one of the artist’s defining early images, combining a heavily armed police officer with angel wings and a bright yellow smiley face. The elements deliberately pull against one another. Riot gear and weaponry suggest authority and force, while the wings and cartoon smile introduce imagery associated with innocence, friendliness and the visual culture of the 1990s rave scene. The result is an image that looks immediately accessible while leaving the viewer to question the relationship between appearance, authority and power.

The Flying Copper motif appeared prominently in Banksy’s 2003 Turf War exhibition in London, where large cardboard versions were suspended from the ceiling. It subsequently became one of the artist’s most recognisable early images. The print was published by Pictures on Walls in a total edition of 750, comprising 600 unsigned and 150 signed impressions. This example is from the unsigned edition and is accompanied by an original Pest Control Certificate of Authenticity.

Presented to museum standard with Optium Acrylic glazing.

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