Banksy: Greatest Street Artist of All Time? (Gallery)

banksy.co.uk — Banksy - pseudonym of a well-known yet anonymous English graffiti artist from Yate near Bristol. His artwork are often satirical pieces of art which encompass topics from politics, culture, and ethics. His street art, which combines graffiti with a distinctive stencilling technique, has appeared in London and in cities around the world. [notcot] Mar 6, 2007 View in Crawl 4

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doombo Mar 7, 2007

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I didn't know Bansky before, I really like what I see on his website. I think I'd like to know more about him, but I wouldn't call him"Greatest street artist of all Time"... It sounds a bit too much maybe,I agree with kenvsryu, if we talk about graffiti artists, let's not forget Haring, Basquiat or Rammellzee just to name a few. Furthermore, let's not forget that "Street art" is not only Graffiti Art. Street Theatre is probably the mostancient form of street art, and there are plenty of great artists performing street theatre even today, as well as there has been some great ones in the past. (Just to name a great event for street theatre which is held in italy: <a class="user" href="http://www.mercantiacertaldo.it/">http://www.mercantiacertaldo.it/</a> sorry for the website being in Italian only...).

boreddreamer Mar 7, 2007

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True, anyone can make a stencil that looks relatively professional; but it's the message and the ideas behind Banksy's work which make his/her/their stencils relevant, funny and satirical when you look at today's society (at least here in the UK), not the method which is employed to get that message across. Besides, Banksy doesn't just do stencils - there are sculptures, paintings and even a fake Paris Hilton CD which was surreptitiously slipped into a few music stores in the UK on the day her actual album was released, thus successfully ripping the piss out of the whole vacuous culture of celebrity in a pretty amusing way, and presumably confusing the handful of small-minded teenage fluffballs who unintentionally bought one before they were discovered and pulled from the shelves.

crstern Mar 7, 2007

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There is no way in hell that banksy is the greatest street artist of all time.Haring.Basquiat.That's all I have to say. They are both greater than he will ever be.

Closed Account Mar 8, 2007

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Since the title is a question I feel obligated to answer.No.

orientis Mar 8, 2007

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Hahah... Can anyone explain the digg count on the two comments above? Seems pretty random ;)

ryar Mar 8, 2007

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Impressive stuff, but to suggest that Banksy may be the greatest artist of all time is quite an overstatement!

bigfatsmurf Mar 8, 2007

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What do you mean? Apparently some of the works produced by Banksy go for £10.000. If you only go by the cost, then this is definitely up there. So stfu you moronic imbecill.

bigfatsmurf Mar 8, 2007

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Why do you idiots digg this down? If you truly appreciate good images let him be. Damn it! The link provided shows some really amazing stuff. 3D art on f**king pavements. That is the s**t. Now, stop being morons. Use your brains.