Banksy Flying Copper, 2003

Cheerful, strange and hard to ignore. Banksy's Flying Copper places a yellow smiley face and white wings on an armed police officer, creating an image that feels welcoming and unsettling at once. Brilliant blue gives the unlikely figure a bold stage, with enough visual punch to hold a wall on its own.

The competing signals are what make it memorable. The wings suggest innocence, the smile suggests reassurance, and the weapon complicates both. Banksy compresses that tension into a clear silhouette with only a few strong colours.

This print can bring an irreverent edge to a contemporary living room or workspace. Its blue and yellow palette works with pale timber and simple furniture, while the black stencil connects easily with monochrome pieces. Give it enough space for the whole figure to read, since the details above and below the face belong to the same visual joke.