Infamous street artist, Banksy, released paintings on canvas on his Banksy website. The artist, who is known for outdoor street installations has come out with a more traditional true art model, showcasing a mixture of his more infamous street pieces on hand painted canvas. A different approach to showcase his art, but could be a very profitable avenue. Banksy Inside
Want to have Banksy’s famous street art inside your home but you don’t have $100,000 to spare? This week you can visit Living Social and get 75% off Banksy’s art as super-size vinyl wall decals. Only $25, not bad considering the normal $99 asking price at Zanzino. There are 10 different designs to choose from which include the classics – sweeping maid, drilling rat and the girl floating away with the balloons.
To the naked eye Vitry-sur-Seine is just another suburb of Paris. But the town of 86,000 has a little known secret. It is home to over 100 of the top street artists in the world. London was in the news this summer for putting a strict ban on this form of art but Vitry-sur-Seine actually ENCOURAGES their creative spirit allowing the artists to use the city as a canvas and bringing them in as faculty to teach workshops in the public schools. Embracing art like a boss. Well done Vitry-sur-Seine.
In an effort to clean up London’s graffiti city authorities have threatened to power wash any Olympics-related graffiti that shows up during the games. Following in the footsteps of Banksy an artist named Pure Evil joined the challenge with this street art he is calling “Looter.” Best we get a look at it before London police wash it away.
In an effort to clean up London’s graffiti city authorities have threatened to power wash any Olympics-related graffiti that shows up during the games. Sensing a growing controversy secretive artist Banksy challenged the authorities the only way he knows how, by daring the city to carry out it’s threat on two new piece he created and posted on his website. Banksy is one of London’s most well-known artists and his creations sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars so it will be interesting to see what the city decides to do.
Here’s a great feel good story for the day. Two strangers sitting on a NYC subway, both holding instruments are asked to play an impromptu song together. What ensues is an epic performance by two wildly talented artists. If this doesn’t put a smile on your face, then you don’t have a face or you’re Nancy Grace or just lost a race or were just sprayed with mace. Anyway. happy Thursday.
It’s been 15 years to the day since the Notorious B.I.G. was shot down. While his music lives on, his public image has taken on another iconic affiliation of the street art world. Using different mediums of urban art, artists from around the world take Biggie’s larger than life character to portray stories of their own. We miss you Big.
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