Banksy

A squidoote (tribute) to Banksy Read Full Story

Banksy is a well-known pseudo-anonymous English graffiti artist. He is believed to be a native of Yate, South Gloucestershire, near Bristol and born in 1974,  but there is substantial public uncertainty about his identity and personal and biographical details.  According to Tristan Manco, Banksy “was born in 1974 and raised in Bristol, England. The son of a photocopier engineer, he trained as a butcher but became involved in graffiti during the great Bristol aerosol boom of the late 1980s... Read Full Story

I have just returned from taking photos of the 'Banksy Newman Street' in London. Painted inside a Post Office depot compound, "One Nation Under CCTV" is Banksy's biggest piece in central London to date: Banksy Newman Street on Flickr (click image to see more from my Flickr collection) Essentially Banksy is a graffiti artist executing an illegal pastime, however his work now has a wide following and there is significant hype around Banksy 'art' (eg Angelina Jolie paying £200,000 recently... Read Full Story

Spent a wet Saturday afternoon queuing up along Walton Street outside Andipa Gallery. The queue extended the entire street (more than 50m in fact) covering the shopfronts of several neighbouring businesses. Judging at the reactions of local residents, it's not that often that the gallery does a public viewing of a celebrity artist. It's none other than Banksy, British very own graffiti master. Read Full Story

Love Poem Beyond watching eyes With sweet and tender kisses Our souls reached out to each other In breathless wonder And when I awoke From a vast and smiling peace I found you bathed in morning light Quietly studying All the messages on my phone Read Full Story