Maid, shows a maid sweeping dirt behind the wall, by lifting the wall up like a curtain and exposing the brick wall, this is a take on the 'sweep it under the carpet' saying. Many people have different takes on the meaning of this artwork, since it appeared on the wall of the White Cube Gallery in Hoxton Square. Some people believe Banksy is showing his opinions on the Western World, and their treatment of big issues, such as the AIDS epidemic in 2006.

Banksy started as a freehand graffiti artist 1992/1994 as one of Bristols DryBreadZ Crew (DBZ), with Kato and Tes. He was inspired by local artists and his work was part of the larger Bristol underground scene. From the start he used stencils as elements of his freehand pieces, too. By 2000 he had turned to the art of stencilling after realising how much less time it took to complete a piece. He claims he changed to stencilling whilst he was hiding from the police under a train carriage, when he noticed the stencilled serial number and by employing this technique, he soon became more widely noticed for his art around Bristol and London.

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