Banksy Caught in the Act

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October 31, 2007 at 4:12 pm #1042770
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Reader Chloe sends us these images of what is surely a new Banksy piece in Bethnal Green. And she seems to have captured the face of the artist, hitherto unseen. (However, we’ve seen that flower shape before, around Shoreditch—perhaps Banksy is here teaming up with someone else.)

The work seems to be some kind of riposte to Tower Hamlets council, which recently declared it would erase all of Banksy’s graffiti in the borough.

http://londonist.com/2007/10/banksy_caught_i.php
October 31, 2007 at 5:30 pm #1123951
Ruff Beat Provider
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What a bitch why oh why would she have to send that in! Cool piece as well!
October 31, 2007 at 5:30 pm #1144867
Ruff Beat Provider
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What a bitch why oh why would she have to send that in! Cool piece as well!
October 31, 2007 at 6:03 pm #1123953
Playground Politics
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yeah, hes so talented, i could slip him with a kipper and call him billy!
October 31, 2007 at 6:03 pm #1144869
Playground Politics
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yeah, hes so talented, i could slip him with a kipper and call him billy!
November 1, 2007 at 12:50 am #1123955
spark_plug
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it is kinda pathetic that someone sent those in
but at the same time he deserves it considering hes pretending that being famous is all just a stunt to fuck the media over from the inside when hes clearly just loving every minute of it
November 1, 2007 at 12:50 am #1144872
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it is kinda pathetic that someone sent those in
but at the same time he deserves it considering hes pretending that being famous is all just a stunt to fuck the media over from the inside when hes clearly just loving every minute of it
November 1, 2007 at 3:26 pm #1123952
Digital-A
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of course he’s loving it, his works gets coverage on a national scale … i think its rare that there is so much hype and inticipation for some more when talking about a guy who illegally draws on our streets.
November 1, 2007 at 3:26 pm #1144868
Digital-A
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of course he’s loving it, his works gets coverage on a national scale … i think its rare that there is so much hype and inticipation for some more when talking about a guy who illegally draws on our streets.
November 1, 2007 at 5:13 pm #1123950
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Wtf :crazy:

If u live in East London (like me) graf is the only thing that brightens up the streets!

Im jus round the corner from that piece, I love his work…
November 1, 2007 at 5:13 pm #1144866
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Wtf :crazy:

If u live in East London (like me) graf is the only thing that brightens up the streets!

Im jus round the corner from that piece, I love his work…
November 2, 2007 at 1:02 am #1123945
Tek Offensive
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hope they leave it there, thats a really nice piece, really well thought out.
November 2, 2007 at 1:02 am #1144861
Tek Offensive
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hope they leave it there, thats a really nice piece, really well thought out.
November 2, 2007 at 6:18 am #1123954
feedyourheadspace
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clearly just loving every minute of it

My partner is doing her dissertation on him, and the more I find out the less I like. Sure the cynical artwork has some merit but the media monster created around him is sickening especially with celebrities like Brangelina buying his stuff up for millions, to make themselves look cool. He is a victim of his own success(bloody cliches!)
November 2, 2007 at 6:18 am #1144871
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clearly just loving every minute of it

My partner is doing her dissertation on him, and the more I find out the less I like. Sure the cynical artwork has some merit but the media monster created around him is sickening especially with celebrities like Brangelina buying his stuff up for millions, to make themselves look cool. He is a victim of his own success(bloody cliches!)
November 2, 2007 at 5:01 pm #1123948
Tank Girl
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feedyourheadspace wrote:

My partner is doing her dissertation on him, and the more I find out the less I like. Sure the cynical artwork has some merit but the media monster created around him is sickening especially with celebrities like Brangelina buying his stuff up for millions, to make themselves look cool. He is a victim of his own success(bloody cliches!)

I do like his work, but also agree with the above comment as ‘he’ has become a commodity and I know people need to make a living but isnt selling pieces for millions to celebs against his initial stance?

( I on the other hand personally would happily sell my art work for vasts ammounts of money and love every minute of it :laugh_at:)
November 2, 2007 at 5:01 pm #1144864
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feedyourheadspace wrote:

My partner is doing her dissertation on him, and the more I find out the less I like. Sure the cynical artwork has some merit but the media monster created around him is sickening especially with celebrities like Brangelina buying his stuff up for millions, to make themselves look cool. He is a victim of his own success(bloody cliches!)

I do like his work, but also agree with the above comment as ‘he’ has become a commodity and I know people need to make a living but isnt selling pieces for millions to celebs against his initial stance?

( I on the other hand personally would happily sell my art work for vasts ammounts of money and love every minute of it :laugh_at:)
March 31, 2009 at 8:00 am #1123943
Techno Viking
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:bounce_fl
March 31, 2009 at 8:00 am #1144859
Techno Viking
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:bounce_fl
March 31, 2009 at 9:01 pm #1123956
p0ly
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beautiful
March 31, 2009 at 9:01 pm #1144873
p0ly
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beautiful
March 31, 2009 at 9:54 pm #1123960
O-D
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Tank Girl;173186 wrote:

I do like his work, but also agree with the above comment as ‘he’ has become a commodity and I know people need to make a living but isnt selling pieces for millions to celebs against his initial stance?

( I on the other hand personally would happily sell my art work for vasts ammounts of money and love every minute of it :laugh_at:)

Basically, he’s a sell-out.
March 31, 2009 at 9:54 pm #1144877
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Tank Girl;173186 wrote:

I do like his work, but also agree with the above comment as ‘he’ has become a commodity and I know people need to make a living but isnt selling pieces for millions to celebs against his initial stance?

( I on the other hand personally would happily sell my art work for vasts ammounts of money and love every minute of it :laugh_at:)

Basically, he’s a sell-out.
April 1, 2009 at 11:00 am #1123946
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O-D;317007 wrote:

Basically, he’s a sell-out.

cant really see the problem personally. His art doesnt instantly become less good just because its in the mainstream. Its not like he’s working on commision. he’s still drawing what he wants, fair play to him if he wants to sell it. I dont think its the same as say the music industry where an underground artist could sign to a major label and then has to make tunes that sound like this or that depending on what the label want him to make to sell more records.
April 1, 2009 at 11:00 am #1144862
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O-D;317007 wrote:

Basically, he’s a sell-out.

cant really see the problem personally. His art doesnt instantly become less good just because its in the mainstream. Its not like he’s working on commision. he’s still drawing what he wants, fair play to him if he wants to sell it. I dont think its the same as say the music industry where an underground artist could sign to a major label and then has to make tunes that sound like this or that depending on what the label want him to make to sell more records.
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