Banksy is a well-known pseudo-anonymous[1] English graffiti artist. He is believed to be a native of Yate, South Gloucestershire, near Bristol[1] and born in 1974,[2] but there is substantial public uncertainty   more...about his identity and personal and biographical details.[3] According to Tristan Manco, Banksy "was born in 1974 and raised in Bristol, England. The son of a photocopier engineer, he trained as a butcher but became involved in graffiti during the great Bristol aerosol boom of the late 1980s."[4] His artworks are often-satirical pieces of art on topics such as politics, culture, and ethics. His street art, which combines graffiti writing with a distinctive stencilling technique, is similar to Blek le Rat, who began to work with stencils in 1981 in Paris and members of the anarcho-punk band Crass who maintained a graffiti stencil campaign on the London Tube System in the late 1970s and early 1980s. His art has appeared in cities around the world.[5] Banksy's work was borne out of the Bristol underground scene which involved collaborations between artists and musicians.
Banksy does not sell photos of street graffiti or mount exhibitions of screenprints in commercial galleries.[-------------Technique



Girl ripping off an ATM, Rosebery Avenue, London, January 2008.
Asked about his technique, Banksy said "I use whatever it takes. Sometimes that just means drawing a moustache on a girl's face on some billboard, sometimes that means sweating for days over an intricate drawing. Efficiency is the key".[38]
Stencils are traditionally hand drawn or printed onto sheets of acetate or card, before being cut out by hand. Because of the secretive nature of Banksy's work and identity, it is uncertain what techniques he uses to generate the images in his stencils, though it is assumed he uses computers for some images due to the photorealistic nature of much of his work.  less

SUBVERSIVE ART FROM BANKSY AAND MUSIC FROM KASABIEN

Better than Jeff Koons?
To me personally : yes !

the answer on my art quiz

The Street Art Of Banksy Pt2

"the people who run our cities dont understand graffiti because they think nothing has the right to exist unless it makes a profit....
the people who truly deface our neighbourhoods are the companies   more...that scrawl giant slogans across buildings and buses trying to make us feel inadequate unless we buy their stuff....
any advertisement in public space that gives you no choice whether you see it or not is yours,it belongs to you.its yours to take ,re-arrange and re-use. asking for permission is like keeping a rock someone just threw at your head"...
Banksy.  less

Now through July 23, artnet Auctions is presenting a special online auction of Urban Art from 1972-Present. The sale traces the evolution of Urban Art from the 1970s to today with a spectacular range   more...of 175 artworks by 60 artists including Banksy, Jean-Michel Basquiat, CRASH, Faile, Keith Haring, and Mr. Brainwash.

To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/artnet/39039/  less

The new Acura RDX spot, "Wall Art," reveals the turbocharged crossover SUVs city prowess—darting through alleys, ducking around corners, navigating the urban landscape.

In fact, its the landscape   more...that really sets this spot apart. Enlisting the director duo of Chris Hopewell and Ben Foley of Collision Films (previous work includes music videos for Radiohead and Franz Ferdinand), this RDX commercial uses stop-frame animation techniques while plugging into the street art phenomenon. Famed Bristol, UK-based street artist Sainty (Henry St Leger), along with a team of 17 graffiti artists and painters, brought this idea to life on a massive 100-foot by 40-foot wall. All art was done by artists, not CGI.

"Wall Art" opens with an RDX parked in front of a blank wall. This same wall is painted and repainted with cityscape scenes, hundreds and hundreds of times, to animate the background behind the vehicle. The 10-day shoot for "Wall Art" used more than 450 gallons of paint and 500 cans of spray paint, resulting in more than 400 layers of paint on the wall.

"Wall Art" is premised on the RDXs turbocharged engine, agile handling and sporty stance—the RDX is perfect for the city. The spot instills a sense of artistry and upscale sophistication in the brand.

Featuring a combination of large-scale street art and stop-frame animation set to Elias Arts composer Kenny Segals track, the commercial literally illustrates that the RDX is equipped for anything the city can create.  less

Banksy has captured the attention of the SO-U.TV team with a collection of previously unseen works in Hong Kong when Fabrik gallery hosted their LOVE ART show. This spectacular event displayed works from   more...Bansky, the most controversial graffiti artist in the world. The show also included creations from Damien Hirst, Robert Indianna, Keith Haring, Romero Britto and Mel Ramos.Curators, Jurgen Abergas and Sean Coxall guide SO-U.TV and you on a personal tour of the exhibition. Go to http://www.so-u.tv/playVideo.php?id=577 to watch the video.  less

Creations of magical artistic minds where the street art deceives you, your eyes and your mind.

Somebody wants to contact John so they leave a written message on the wall

Good stuff!

A tribute to The Doors and BANKSY.

Guerrilla Art by Britains finest BANKSY

Don’t tell your Mum but at SO-U.Tv we think that graffitis are cool. That’s why we can’t miss taking you to the biggest grafitti contest in Asia: Wall Lords. Hong Kong is the first location before Beijing,   more...Shenzhen, Shanghai and Taipei. It is all happening from 11.00am this Saturday (16 August) at the Hangout Youth Center in Sai Wan Ho, 2 Holy Cross Path. More details at www.wall-lords.com. http://www.so-u.tv/playVideo.php?id=4116  less