Thursday, 17 February 2011

Banksy In California


Celebrated English street artist, Banksy is in Los Angeles to promote his film, and he has left some of his calling cards. I love this one. An English schoolboy from the 1950s - my era - carrying an MG42 loaded with crayons, about to blast a no parking sign.

Apparent, he put one on a CBS billboard so they sent a team around to dump it.

Duh! Do they know what a genuine Banksy is worth?

Do you have to be a moron to be in corporate management or does it just work out that way.

Any figure sculpters watching: please, please, sculpt it.
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18 comments:

  1. BigLee17 February 2011 at 13:41

    I love Banksy's work. He's the only contemporary artist who I 'get'. The rest are just pretentious [ insert expletive here ] in my humble opinion!

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  2. Mike Howell17 February 2011 at 13:48

    Second on the "sculpt it." Cindy Dukino! Are you reading this?!!?

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  3. The Angry Lurker17 February 2011 at 14:35

    Banksy's work has always been good, morons I'm afraid.

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  4. sonsoftaurus17 February 2011 at 15:23

    Harold and the Purple LMG

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  5. Pacific17 February 2011 at 15:37

    One of the funniest things he was responsible for was getting hold of the latest Paris Hilton album, and then inserting a copy of the cover which was exactly the same but for a few 'differences'. Apparently it was done with hundreds of copies, and there were copies in HMV Bristol for weeks before anyone noticed...

    (NSFW - http://www.flickr.com/photos/sharl/sets/72157594266743665/ )

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  6. Von17 February 2011 at 17:01

    I think it's the duty of American television networks to stick their proverbial feet in their proverbial mouths, especially when dealng with troublesome Rest Of The World matters.

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  7. Von17 February 2011 at 17:05

    Dash it all, Blogger censored out my fake HTML disclaimer! This blogger is entirely aware that his previous comment was a predictable cheap shot at the expense of a corporate body that is far from representative of American nationals, and can hopefully be slurred without too much implied criticism of said nationals. If nothing else, you're reading this, so you're obviously interested in the world beyond Maine and California...

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  8. Steve17 February 2011 at 17:38

    Drive past his Mild Mild West picture at least once a week and it never fails to cheer me up...

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  9. John Lambshead17 February 2011 at 21:24

    Dear Lee
    Agree completely. Most YBAs silly. Bamnksy is clever,
    J

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  10. John Lambshead17 February 2011 at 21:24

    Dear Steve
    Lucky fellow. I have never seen a Banksy in the flesh, so to speak.
    J

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  11. John Lambshead17 February 2011 at 21:25

    Dear Von
    I have not seen enough American TV to comment.
    J

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  12. John Lambshead17 February 2011 at 21:26

    Dear Sons
    ???
    J

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  13. John Lambshead17 February 2011 at 21:26

    Dear Lurker,
    Can you imagine destroying a Bansy that you legitimately own - Prats.
    J

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  14. John Lambshead17 February 2011 at 21:27

    Dear Pacific
    I have seen that on the web
    J

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  15. John Lambshead17 February 2011 at 21:27

    Dear Mike
    We should start a campaign
    J

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  16. sonsoftaurus18 February 2011 at 02:31

    John,

    It's an attempt at a reference to Harold and the Purple Crayon, a series of children's books. The kid, the crayons, and the artistically created environment made me think of it.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_and_the_Purple_Crayon

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  17. John Lambshead18 February 2011 at 09:13

    Dear Sons
    Ah, my own children are grown up,
    J

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  18. Anonymous5 March 2011 at 16:38

    It's not an MG42.

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