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Banksy. Pseudonymous England-based graffiti artist, political activist, and painter Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based street artist, political activist, and film director whose real name and identity remain unconfirmed and the subject of speculation.[2] Active since the 1990s, his satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stenciling technique.

Banksy

His works of political and social commentary have appeared on streets, walls, and bridges throughout the world.[3] Banksy's work grew out of the Bristol underground scene, which involved collaborations between artists and musicians.[4] Banksy says that he was inspired by 3D, a graffiti artist and founding member of the musical group Massive Attack.[5] Banksy. Banksy.

Banksy

The man, the myth, the legend. Banksy is the pseudonym of a British graffiti artist, political activist and painter, whose identity is unconfirmed. His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine irreverent dark humour with graffiti done in a distinctive stencilling technique. Such artistic works of political and social commentary have been featured on streets, walls, and bridges of cities throughout the world.

We just think his work looks cool and brightens up this place called earth. 101. 202. 303. 404. 505. 606. 707. Banksy draws the Queen as Ziggy Stardust. Banksy. Du mensonge à la propagande. Banksy 'The Palestinian Job' We couldn't work out if Banksy's taging of the Segregation Wall Palestine was 'Cheap publicity from other peoples misery' or 'Publicity for Palestinian misery'? So here is a review from the Intifada. Well-known UK graffiti artist Banksy hacks the Wall Nigel Parry, The Electronic Intifada, 2 September 2005 The Wall around Qalqiliya. A twenty-five foot high concrete cage cuts residents off from their agricultural land, necessary for their survival, and prevents you from traveling even 5 minutes out of the City.

A single gate, open at the whims of the occupying army, controls 100,000 residents. Photo: StopTheWall.org Whitewashing the Wall In June 2003, I received an e-mail in EI’s inbox from a Nathan Edelson, who introduced himself as “a design critic whose features on architecture have been published in major U.S. newspapers,” which a Lexis-Nexis newspaper database supported. Banksy vs. The Gray Ghost in New Orleans. Street Art War: Banksy vs.

Banksy vs. The Gray Ghost in New Orleans

The Gray Ghost in New Orleans Article by Steph, filed under Street Art & Graffiti in the Art category. (image via: howieluvzus) When Banksy visited New Orleans in 2008, the renowned graffiti artist wasn’t just leaving behind his particular brand of social and political commentary on Hurricane Katrina and its effects on New Orleans culture – he was coming to do battle with the Gray Ghost. Two years later, only a single Banksy work has escaped the gray paint roller, and only because it’s behind plexiglass. (image via: quazen) Fred Radtke made it his mission to erase every bit of graffiti in the city long before Banksy’s arrival, sweeping down the street with his paint roller in hand.

(image via: fabricmag) The Gray Ghost himself became the subject of some of Banksy’s New Orleans work, depicted as a bent figure blotting out color on the city’s walls. (images via: aboxcarnamedruin, artbymags) In 2009, Radtke finally went too far and painted over a commissioned mural. Banksy Art. Video & Photo Blog - Zdjęcia - Odjechane - Banksy. Ogromnaaa kolekcja zdjęć... aż w połowie mnie to już znudziło :) ale niektore naprawdę spoko :) tu nie chodzi o zdjęcia, ja powiedziąłbym że to ogromna ilość prac.

Video & Photo Blog - Zdjęcia - Odjechane - Banksy

Banksy świetna robota w polsce też przydało by się więcej takich streetartowych akcji, moze ludzie otwożyli by oczy. Pozdro ale maja talent, Natheril ma racje. Steal Banksy – Gagnez un Banksy à 11500€ …en le volant ! 106 of the most beloved Street Art Photos. Click on a photo and you make it bigger and can post a comment on it.

106 of the most beloved Street Art Photos

And thats some of the most beloved Street Art Photos posted in 2012 on Street Art Utopia! A member of Street Art Utopia on Facebook wrote two year ago this nice piece about the future: – My son, do you want to hear something strange? – Yes! What? – You know the new tree painting we did on the garage last week.. STREET ART UTOPIA. Here on Street Art Utopia have we a lot of artists and collectives representing.

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These are the ones that have one or more collection dedicated to them. A list that will grow after every collection-post that comes online on Street Art Utopia. Click on a name to see more. Agata Olek Alice Amose & Erone. Street-art and Graffiti.