Hanksy Brings an Awesome Pun to the World of Street Art

England, you can keep your artistic, socially conscious, elusive street-poet Banksy, we have our own tongue-in-cheek, punny, irreverent ripoff: Hanksy. No one knows who Hanksy is, but one thing is for sure, the guy has excellent taste in puns. His art has been turning up all over New York’s Lower East side and provides that nice, Tom Hanks pick-me-up that everyone needs. So far, it looks like his work consists entirely of ripping off Banksy and punning Tom Hanks’ name, but that has more potential than you might think. I hope Hanksy gets his own art shows and documentary, “Exit Through the Drift Shop.” Get it? Like Castaway? Drifting, like on a raft.

Clearly, I’m not Hanksy.

Parodied Banksy pieces here, here and here.

(via Best Week Ever)