I just found a fantastic article for fans of Banksy Graffiti on Blek Le Rat, the French Artist who Banksy cited as being one of his biggest influences. Blek Le Rat is such an influence on Banksy Art , that the anonymous artist was quoted as saying “Every time I think I’ve painted something slightly original, I find out that Blek le Rat has done it as well. Only twenty years earlier.” Better yet, the French Artist is displaying new works which includes a piece called “The Invisible Man”, a... Read Full Story
When Talia Findlay’s Father bought her a painting for her birthday, it cost him the princely sum of $500 and since then its worth has rocketed to a potential $120K – not a bad return! The painting was a piece of Banksy Art (Monkey Detonator) and when Talia’s Father purchased it he had no idea of its worth or how much it would fetch eight years later. The painting was featured in the third exhibition by Banksy, long before the anonymous artist rose to his current heights of fame – way before... Read Full Story
A lady in Melbourne is thanking her great taste and good fortune, after buying the classic Banksy Chimp with sign “Laugh now but one day we’ll be in charge” stencil. The canvas was bought for $1000 back in 2002 and has just been sold for $180K at Bonham’s Urban Art Auction. The lucky (former) owner of the Banksy Art , who prefers to remain anonymous, worked in London for seven years and would regularly see his works from the tube train on her way to work. She visited Banksy’s studio and... Read Full Story
In New Orleans, Fred Radtke has been at war with Graffiti Artists for over Ten Years. Thanks to his “Operation Clean Sweep”, a non-profitable organisation, thousands of tags and images have been destroyed, blocked out by gray acrylic primer. Rather than paint the walls, Mr Radtke and his team simply blot out the offending tags or murals, leaving gray blobs, earning himself the title of “The Gray Ghost”. New Orleans was the site for a wealth of new works of Banksy Art this Summer, but sadly... Read Full Story
Fans of Banksy Graffiti might not be wholly surprised to hear that he has used Animatronics in his latest work – a Pet Shop full of bizarre and outlandish creatures. Back in 2005 in Westbourne Grove, London, Banksy filled a Shop with Art and live rats and you had to sign a disclaimer before entering to ensure you knew what might happen by way of rat! People were only let in four at a time to avoid harming the rodents and it must have been pretty strange to be viewing one of his oil paintings... Read Full Story
With his Village Pet Store closed at the end of October, it seems Banksy is slowly leaving New York! The huge Banksy Graffiti of the Rat with the Umbrella and the slogan “Let them eat crack” has sadly been partially whitewashed over. It seems that Banksy’s rental of the wall space was decidedly short-term at only a month! Here at Banksy Posters , we pass our last respects to the passing of another fantastic piece of Banksy Art !
http://gothamist.com/2008/11/07/banksy_goes_down.php... Read Full Story
A derelict pub in Liverpool has become the centre of a bidding frenzy, thanks to the huge mural of Banksy Graffiti, which adorns the side of the building. The Banksy piece shows a Giant Rat toting a machine gun and the anonymous artist completed the artwork back in 2004 and it has since become the subject of many Banksy Posters and prints. The Whitehouse Pub is currently listed for £495K but experts believe that the gun-happy Rat, the biggest Banksy mural in Britain, might be worth as much a... Read Full Story
Banksy has recently reacted to London’s Westminster Council and its attempts to remove the classic Banksy Graffiti piece “One nation under CCTV”. The Council believes the artwork should be removed on the grounds that it’s an unlicensed commercial. This in turn has produced a brilliant quote from Banksy: “I was offended when Westminster said my painting was an advertisement. Advertising makes people feel inadequate and worthless. Graffiti doesn’t do that. Graffiti doesn’t emotionally... Read Full Story
If we need more evidence that the world is dumbing down, after the pick of Sarah Palin for Vice President, then perhaps the recent poll, which showed more people recognise Banksy’s iconic Kate Moss Andy Warhol tribute than Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, is further evidence. The set of six silk-screen prints of Kate Moss, a favourite at Banksy Posters , set a record in 2006 when they sold for $100K, the highest amount received at an auction at the time. Perhaps this poll is evidence of dumbing down... Read Full Story
The recent pieces of Banksy Art in New York this week have caused quite a stir. The first mural was a sketch of a rat drawing on the wall and the sketchiness was presumably intentional as the people who actually painted the piece were from Colossal Media a professional outdoor media company. This appears to be a new tactic for Banksy and one which is proving to be unpopular with some Banksy Posters on the various Internet forums, although how any Artist (who is supposed to be anonymous and... Read Full Story
