Banksy in his own words

can't wait to see 'exit through the gift shop'

Banksy in his own words
Bristol-born Banksy is hugely popular worldwide, his guerilla-style graffiti his calling card. Yet for 18 years he has succeeded where The Stig failed - and kept his identity totally secret.

Who is he? That's the question on the lips of everyone from trendy youngsters to the snobbish art world elite.

Explaining where it all began, Banksy says: "You're 14, 15. It's a big world out there, you wanna make your mark, and no one listens to a word you say. Whereas, yer know, one night, one spray can, all of a sudden people notice you. There was always a lot of graffiti in my home town growing up, urmm, I think 3D from Massive Attack had brought it back with him off tour in America and he'd been painting all over the city."

The works that catapulted Banksy into the spotlight almost all involved black and white stencil drawings, such as the iconic image of two policemen snogging.

"I mean they're very efficient, stencils. You get to put something up in very little time and it's hard to mess it up.

"When I moved to London I just carried on painting. I never saw that there was anything bad in it.

"You live in the city and all the time there are signs telling you what to do and billboards trying to sell you something.

read the rest here via the sun

new bansky piece in Boston

i want to try to see this when i'm up there at the end of the month.

marilyn manson's painting of 'john locke' from lost

new bansky piece in the gulf?

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new banksy piece

all you need to know about art

cool bob pic

chick paints real people to look like paintings

tons more here

amazing etched leather artwork

via boingboing: Mark Evans etches images into leather using scalpels, huge hunting knives, and other blades. Along with nature scenes like the beautiful piece above, he's also carved portraits of celebrities, from Muhammad Ali to Naomi Campbell.

visit his website here

purest form of art

this and a lot more here

badass collection of banksy work

one of my favorite artists. over 80 after the jump.



see them all here

Banksy film to debut at Sundance

this dude is an amazing street artist. if you're not familiar with his work, check out his website here. i can't wait to see what he's like behind a camera.

Banksy film to debut at Sundance

The film is billed as 'the world's first street art disaster movie'

Notorious street artist Banksy, whose work has decorated his home town of Bristol and Israel's West Bank barrier, has turned his hand to film-making.

Exit Through The Gift Shop will have its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, his agent told the BBC. It will be the first time the elusive artist, who has never revealed his identity, has spoken on camera.

Billed as "the world's first street art disaster movie", its inclusion in the festival has been shrouded in secrecy. Sundance organisers are due to announce its inclusion at a press conference on Thursday.

see the full story with video via BBC

art made from joint roaches

cool idea, that's a lot of roaches. click the pics or the link below to see details on the artist and larger pics. from the site:

Cliff Maynard of Pittsburgh has blazed a unique trail on the stoner art scene. The 37-year-old creates amazing mosaics using the humble medium of used roach papers from smoked joints.

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banksy

one of my favorite artists of all time. check out his portfolio here, or click on the pic below

website

creating art with nails

pretty inventive




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