i know a lot of people think that he’s overrated, but i still think Banksy is one of the better artists due to his prolific work, artistic style, and the social / societal relevance of most of his work (the work he did in the Gaza Strip for example).
[quote]iamthewolf wrote:
i know a lot of people think that he’s overrated, but i still think Banksy is one of the better artists due to his prolific work, artistic style, and the social / societal relevance of most of his work (the work he did in the Gaza Strip for example).
I think it’s unfortunate that so many wannabe-gangstas draw illegible words in sharpie and call it graffiti. It’s insulting to the real art.
One of the reasons I loved Montreal is the incredible amount of street art. I took a few minutes to observe some artists in progress - those guys were crazy good. Can’t find the pictures I took, but this is also from downtown Montreal.
sorry for the small pics up there heres the final local piece that I have
when I am on the west side tomarrow Ill take a couple pics and post up here of the old hood.
theres some that are wonderful and it was a community effort to keep the walls tagged up.
thats if i remember to take my camera if not crappy phone pics it will be