Banksy is a prolific street graffiti artist from England who recently made the cover of Science magazine. His work often points out life's ironies and carries a political or societal message. For more from Banksy, click here. More of his art can be seen in the Flickr pool.
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Great post for a restless friday afternoon.
The first time I heard about Banksy was writing a children's article about the painted elephant debacle.
That wasn't my favorite piece, but these are great. They'd make a good album cover.
I think the first pic was used on the cover of an album from Oasis.