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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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“Some people become vandals because they want to make the world a better looking place.” -Banksy
Not everyone who's a street artist engages in vandalism, nor are all acts of vandalism negative or unwanted in any way. Consider all the different ways one can contribute to the vibrancy of a city as…
Street artist Banksy thumbs his spraycan at global warming skeptics.
Via Londonist, via the ESPP blog.
tags: West 86th street subway art, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
I am now presenting NYC subway tile artworks as photographed by me at the West 86th street subway platform at Broadway, where the local 1-train stops. This platform was decorated by an artist, Nitza Tufino and a…
I think some context is required to understand this. Rather than being 'street art' this painting is on the infamous West Bank segregation wall, built by Israel to 'contain' the Palestinians. There are photos of others on Banksy's site. Without this information the political significance is not apparent.
thank you, dc. I wasn't aware of the political statement of this painting. I posted it for what it meant to me: how dreams can never be constrained by a place, time and misfortunes.