Banksy in London - If Graffiti Changed Anything...

[sneakerfreak]

Yep - still there at lunchtime ... Certainly worth the visit if you are in the West End.

[eschiff]

May 3, 2011 15:43:02 GMT 1 sneakerfreak said:

Yep - still there at lunchtime ... Certainly worth the visit if you are in the West End.

sweet, thanks man. work in shepherds bush but live in shoreditch so will jump out at oxford circus and check it out in an hour...hopefully no-one gets to it by then!

[eschiff]

nice, still there yesterday










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[jdwheeler]

Walked past it last night. Now covered in perspex.

[searchandrescue]

May 6, 2011 11:56:25 GMT 1 jdwheeler said:

Walked past it last night. Now covered in perspex.

Is it still street art now???

[babydave]

I also went to see it last night. It's right next to a 24hour petrol station....that takes some balls to do!
I like that it's been perspexed over. At least this way people can't rip it down and flog it on eBay.
I've not seen may banksys in person but this one seems strange. Although it looks very banksy like, to me, there is something copy cat about it. I can't really explain myself anymore....I think I need more sleep!! Zzzzzzz

Judging by the wall owners talk of painting over it. Its probably covered to preserve it untill he can cut it out of the wall.

But i really hope im wrong!!!

[thecatalyst]

Diggin' that little rat paw print.

Quality stuff.

[millyvfloyd]

Love the image. I like the "being caught red handed" theory

[fragile]

May 6, 2011 12:57:14 GMT 1 babydave said:

I've not seen may banksys in person but this one seems strange. Although it looks very banksy like, to me, there is something copy cat about it.

I totally agree. Hence the ? in the title of the thread.

[Cornishcrayon]

Is there a faint possibility he is copying himself

[babydave]

Are Banksy outdoor pieces normally loaded up to his website? I cant find this one on his site.... Either way i like the image but how has it been attributed to the man himself?

May 9, 2011 10:44:41 GMT 1 fragile said:

May 6, 2011 12:57:14 GMT 1 babydave said:

I've not seen may banksys in person but this one seems strange. Although it looks very banksy like, to me, there is something copy cat about it.

I totally agree. Hence the ? in the title of the thread.

Id say its another eyesaw, the hand print looks the same

[fragile]

May 9, 2011 11:05:12 GMT 1 babydave said:

Are Banksy outdoor pieces normally loaded up to his website?

Not always.

[babydave]

May 9, 2011 11:18:12 GMT 1 fragile said:

May 9, 2011 11:05:12 GMT 1 babydave said:

Are Banksy outdoor pieces normally loaded up to his website?

Not always.

It seems that the general consensus is that it is most likely a Banksy. It does look like his work...but there is still something off about it...i just cant put my finger on it. I hope it is a Banksy so i can add it to my list of 'Banksys ive seen in person'.
Interesting image either way. I'd love to know how he pulls off stuff like this!

His site was updated with the petrol bomb, so im surprised this has not been added

[fingerz]

i think it's eyesaw ... lol

[babydave]

May 9, 2011 11:30:18 GMT 1 @des77 said:

His site was updated with the petrol bomb, so im surprised this has not been added

Thats what i was thinking....He even uploaded that Sperm Alarm onto his site and that was very poor by his standards.

[rowan]

In saying that, his site hasn't been updated with much of the recent US work (although some of it is older)... The Riot/Rodney King image is new and up there but not much else?

[gibbin82]

May 9, 2011 11:30:18 GMT 1 @des77 said:

His site was updated with the petrol bomb, so im surprised this has not been added

Could he have got pi**ed off with them being stolen within days of them being done and the posting of them on his site acting like a coa and encouragement to remove

I notice hes done one in Hereford as well, just by the roundabout on the sub station where the Gypsies live, it might not be a Banksy though, just saying.

[babydave]

May 9, 2011 12:39:51 GMT 1 gibbin82 said:

May 9, 2011 11:30:18 GMT 1 @des77 said:

His site was updated with the petrol bomb, so im surprised this has not been added

Could he have got pi**ed off with them being stolen within days of them being done and the posting of them on his site acting like a coa and encouragement to remove

Very very true! If that's the case then I don't blame him!

May 9, 2011 12:42:16 GMT 1 @wizzy said:

I notice hes done one in Hereford as well, just by the roundabout on the sub station where the Gypsies live, it might not be a Banksy though, just saying.

Id say that solves it, I cant remember the last time Banksy used a stencil twice.
I dont believe he stopped posting on his site because people pull the works down.

[Daniel Silk]

New Banksy Stencil Gets Protective Cover - May 2011

if it is an eyesaw i for one will be kinda happy. Have 2 of his canvases on the way to me :-)

[ling]

May 10, 2011 1:21:49 GMT 1 @xmyart said:

if it is an eyesaw i for one will be kinda happy. Have 2 of his canvases on the way to me :-)

Almost certain this is not eyesaw

May 9, 2011 13:29:44 GMT 1 @des77 said:

May 9, 2011 12:42:16 GMT 1 @wizzy said:

I notice hes done one in Hereford as well, just by the roundabout on the sub station where the Gypsies live, it might not be a Banksy though, just saying.

Id say that solves it, I cant remember the last time Banksy used a stencil twice.
I dont believe he stopped posting on his site because people pull the works down.

Sorry Des i didnt mean an identical one to this one had appeared, its of a girl doing summat, sorry to confuse matters.

[kazzaldo]

Ha ha, just like the working girls on valance road fighting the punters off, no feet left from walking the streets and bleeding from a hard nites work

[searchandrescue]

May 11, 2011 5:25:14 GMT 1 kazzaldo said:

Ha ha, just like the working girls on valance road fighting the punters off, no feet left from walking the streets and bleeding from a hard nites work

Valance road? I understand c***k hookers are available on Green Lanes

[fragile]