Sunday, September 14, 2008

Banksy







all photos from Banksy's website. click to see them large!

I was looking for I-can't-remember-what about London or England this morning on the interwebs and came across the site of U.K. grafitti artist Banksy. His is a pretty spectacular style I think , some of the best street art I've seen. The imagery is perfectly cutting, especially in this New Orleans series. I also admire the larger statement, probably the work that best describes his whole thing, I'd say, exposing the elephant in the room.

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17 comments:

  1. heidiSeptember 14, 2008 at 11:21 AM

    The elephant is SO FABOO!!!!!! Lovin' it!
    (t-minus 2 days til sri!)

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  2. montagueSeptember 14, 2008 at 11:23 AM

    wonderful! i love that elephant one! thank you sooo much for exposing me to this!

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  3. A Wild ThingSeptember 14, 2008 at 12:04 PM

    I luv 'navigating the sweet stuff'...says it all, right...and the elephant...we all gottum'.

    Your blog is a delight, found you on High Desert Diva.

    sharon

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  4. High Desert DivaSeptember 14, 2008 at 12:14 PM

    I've seen Bansky's work before...fascinating, isn't it?

    Love the elephant!

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  5. Project EcoartSeptember 14, 2008 at 12:23 PM

    I loooooove Banksy!

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  6. raining sheepSeptember 14, 2008 at 12:48 PM

    Very cool, I love street art. In Alberta here we have a lot of little abandoned towns from when they closed the railroads. A lot of graffiti artists make little secret visits and do some fabulous, covert work. In Calgary here, some forward-thinking building owners have had some beautiful street art put on their buildings as a commission. What a great concept.

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  7. naphtali September 14, 2008 at 1:05 PM

    Thanks for stopping by my blog! Your's is wonderful too. Can't wait to catch up on past posts. Lovely day to you!! {I'll definitely be back.}

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  8. cindy*September 14, 2008 at 1:28 PM

    sean loves bansky. very cool.

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  9. lu-n-amSeptember 14, 2008 at 3:29 PM

    Quite a talented artist~ If only all graffiti was this good! Thanks for link to his site.
    and nice blog :)
    Lu

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  10. muralimanoharSeptember 14, 2008 at 5:55 PM

    I was just talking about Banksy the other day, trying to describe him and his special brand of irony, to my dh...he had never heard of him before!

    Such cool images.

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  11. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2008 at 6:23 AM

    Banksy is cool, how much value has he just added to those houses i wonder......?

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  12. evenclevelandSeptember 15, 2008 at 7:34 AM

    I really like Banksy - he makes people talk, and he makes them think.

    I think the New Orleans stuff was some of his strongest work.

    (Another artist who did a cool project in NO is Paul Chan - you might like his stuff, too - http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/02/arts/design/02cott.html?_r=1&oref=slogin.)

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  13. littlebyrdSeptember 15, 2008 at 9:59 AM

    His style is great - really wonderful pictures. Thanks for the intro.

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  14. Claire,September 15, 2008 at 2:20 PM

    These are wonderful. I must paint silhouettes on my house and barn. So striking.

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  15. limonanaSeptember 15, 2008 at 3:54 PM

    i adore banksy...really witty stuff! there was this wierd scare a few months ago where other street artists were trying to reveal his identity claiming they knew him (probably out of jealousy). it seems he got away unscathed!

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  16. secretleavesSeptember 15, 2008 at 9:42 PM

    I love Banksy's work.

    Sharon

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  17. mollySeptember 16, 2008 at 1:07 AM

    yeah, banksy's a good one. and an interesting bird, too!

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