Saturday, December 6, 2008


 






 Banksy is a Graffiti artist from England.  For years he has been painting rogue art on walls of public and private buildings.   Much of his work comments on the silliness of current culture or the down right racist, classist, and elitist ways of culture round the world.  As many graffiti artists the artist is unknown in the sense that he has not been photographed or documented beyond his “tag” or signature.  This idea of anonymity is a very ancient idea, to speak the voice of the people not the self.  Banksy’s work can be seen from London to LA and most likely many little spots inbetween.  We, as artists and humans, should not fear society, we should change it.


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