As confirmed by his (her, their) website, “Mobile Lovers” is a new stencil painted by the unknown uber famous street artist Banksy. The location is still unknown. Banksy’s tongue and cheek images always seem to be on sight, hardly missing the mark. “Mobile” is of two lovers embracing each other while staring at their smart phones. It comments on a hypnotized society whose eyes are constantly dilated by a glowing screen. In death, you walk towards light to reunite with deceased …
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Walmart recently hijacked a popular image from California based artist Eddie Colla and have been selling it on their online store. To add insult to injury, they call it “Art Wall Banksy ‘Asking for Permission’ Canvas Wall Art.” In response, and in an effort to reclaim his image, Colla started a 1xRun campaign with the same image, but remixed. The 18 x 24 inch 3-color screen print is on 100 lbs Cougar fine art paper. Each print comes signed and …
Brooklyn Street Art founder and notable photographer Jamie Rojo recently got arrested over mistaken identity at the sight of Banksy’s presumably last stunt (a throw up in actual bubble letters). Street artist Space Invader also got cuffed in New York City earlier last month. Strange timing. Rojo posted some fresh Swoon flicks. In his new Images Of The Week, besides Swoon, Rojo included shots of Banksy’s last stunt from his October Better Out Than In NYC artist residency. Read about …
The East New York brothers on their block sipping brew charging visitors $20 to take a picture of a Banksy stenciled rat were just charging a tax. Can’t knock the hustle. When Banksy announced on his website that he was selling his stencil painted canvases in Central Park, it seemed like everyone knew except New Yorkers. He was selling original signed canvases. He himself (or they) calls his stencil paintings cheating. Graf writers aren’t exactly loving this dude, but he …
In New York City heads in the hood are getting hip to Banksy’s work. They covered up one of his pieces and started charging visitors $20 to take a picture of it. Banksy is in New York for a month doing a man on the street artist residency. Stencil paintings are popping up in the most unlikely places and it’s causing an unlikely clash between the hood and “the art world.” The incident surrounding the painting is in East New …
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