When we first moved to London three years ago Woz and I heard about Banksy, an English pseudo-anonymous graffiti artist who has revolutionised graffiti as we know it.Unlike other artists, who seemingly randomly 'tag' walls in cities all over the world, Banksy's work which often features rats, is satirical with anti-war, anti-capitalist or anti-establishment messages.
For a long time Banksy's work was blatantly obvious as he used a distinctive method of stencilling, allowing him to complete large pieces of work in minutes. His work opened the floodgates however as copycat works were seen popping up around London in the very streets Banksy frequented.
This one was mistaken for a Banksy (which would be worth a considerable amount of money) however it was actually sprayed by another artist 'Dbase' who has put his name to many Banksy-esque pieces of art.
Always one step ahead, Banksy visited the graffiti and put his own stamp on the work, a signature rat with a spray can confessing 'It wasn't me'.
3 comments:
Tonight on the ABC news bulletin there was a report on Banksy with footage of some of his graffiti murals. Having read your blog, it immediately caught our attention.
Are you now 'Banksy spotters'? I love the "It wasn't me!" rat. Very clever.
We too saw a story in the U.S!
We've been Banksy spotters for a while actually. Loads of his graffiti is quite close to where we live so we bump into them. We pass one on the canal not far from home.
Post a Comment