I FOUGHT THE LAW (YELLOW)

2004

Edition: Numbered from the edition of 150 signed. Total 650 (150 signed + 500 unsigned). AP editions of 8 each in Orange, Pink, Yellow, Red.

Medium: Screenprint

Size: 70 x 70 cm (27 1/2 x 27 1/2 in)

Year: 2004

Availability: Sold

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About This Work

In *I FOUGHT THE LAW (YELLOW)*, Banksy distills protest into a sharply legible image, using the immediacy of stencil-based street practice to stage a confrontation between individual agency and institutional power. Set against a dominant yellow field—evoking hazard signage, surveillance tape, and the visual language of civic control—the work amplifies urgency and psychological pressure. Banksy’s pared-back palette and crisp edges deliver a punchy graphic clarity, while subtle tonal contrasts keep the surface alive and tactile. Both confrontational and darkly witty, the piece extends the artist’s ongoing critique of authority, legality, and the narratives that shape public space.

About the Artist

Perhaps the most famous figure in street art working today, Banksy is known for urban interventions that demonstrate irreverent wit and a biting political edge. Enhancing his mystique by maintaining an anonymous identity, the artist has modified street signs, illegally printed his own currency, and ...

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