graffiti
“Despite what graffiti writers who view him as a sellout would have you believe, Banksy is nothing if not an artist of the people. His work widely appeals to the public, and it also plays with the community in subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) ways. Watching the entire month-long residency unfold in about an hour’s time, it becomes clear that the stencils left on buildings were just the beginning of what he intended to create. ”
Read the ArtNet review of HBO’s ‘Banksy Does New York’ documentary.
A Call To Adventure, screen print by Faile.
Street art duo How and Nosm.
R.i.p. to graffiti artist Jason Wulf (tagged as DG), who passed away July 2, 2014 due to electrocution from the third rail.
Banksy might have created a Twitter account, for one day, to express his views on his most recent work Spy Booth, in Cheltenham. The property owners of the piece plan on removing it and selling it.
Graffiti art, inspired by Mexican culture, by artist Neuzz.
UK street artist INSA calls this a ‘Gif-iti’ and took 8 layers of paint to create. It’s currently located in Paris.
COPE2’s piece on Bowery and Houston.
A new piece by Banksy appeared in London! And then it disappeared shortly after.
Hooray!
Bristol street artist Jody Thomas is set to have an exhibit in New York City. You can check him out at the Affordable Art Fair on April 2th - April 6th.
I Remember When All This Was Trees, Detroit, Banksy.
Literary Graffiti is Wonderful
Literary graffiti, enough said. Street artists like Banksy and Kobra are driven by political statements and much like them, these graffiti pieces are powerful and eye opening. Not to mention, great quotes that simply summarize their respective novels.
Sidenote: I wish I had seen this in high school-I would’ve consulted these instead of Spark Notes! At least now I can appreciate these pieces, after reading and understanding the brilliance of Orwell and Vonnegut.
My particular favorites are “Alice in Wonderland”, “1984”, and “The Crying Lot of 49”. These are great examples of statements without words and I love anything visual like these.
