07 Dec 2004

Banksy's tagOh yay! The UK’s most notorious graffiti artist BANKSY has finally put his work online. He shows his indoor and outdoor stuff, gives tips on cutting and using stencils, and there’s the Bad Press section with some of the newspaper articles you may have missed:

Banksy's Rat• Crimewatch UK, November 2003
• Guardian UK: Smell a rat? Natural History Museum exhibits an unnatural specimen
• Hackney Gazette: Animal Harm?
• Evening Standard: Graffiti artist strikes at art gallery – but is foiled by weak glue
• Evening Standard: Jamie Oliver wants graffiti star, and so do the police

“Since spotting my first few Banksies, I have been desperately seeking out more. When I do come across them, surreptitiously peeping out of an alley or boldly emblazoned on a wall, I find it hard to contain myself. They feel personal, as if they are just for me, and they feel public as if they are a gift for everyone. They make me smile and feel optimistic about the possibilities of shared dreams and common ownership.”
~ Simon Hattenstone on the Shoreditch graffiti artist, ‘Banksy’, Guardian.

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