Monday, January 31, 2011

Banos and Mckoy under international arrest warrant, escaping in HK after painted the Singapore MRT


Police have begun an international hunt for a British man alleged to have spray-painted a Singapore commuter train — and who may, tantalisingly, be one of the most notorious graffiti artists in the world.


If he is tracked down authorities could finally lay their hands on one half of the shadowy McKoy Banos partnership — a duo celebrated by fans on the internet and believed to be responsible

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Last For One Tour graffiti bus (video and photos)

A great work of Koma...See the video to see what i'm talking about! :)



Some photos about graffiti on buses (click on the images to enlarge them):

Friday, January 28, 2011

GPS moves to graffiti tracking

Los Angeles (CA) - Global positioning systems have been used to track convicts and catch car thiefs, and now they're being put to the test to crack down on graffiti bandits.
A new California-based company called Graffiti Tracker is using GPS technology to keep records of graffiti locations. Offenders like street gangs often strike multiple times, using the same artwork. Using Graffiti Tracker's

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Does (LoveLetters - Ironlak) Graffiti (pt.2)

Some graffiti of one of the best writers of the world: Does (Love Letters Crew) in collaboration with the Ironlak Team.

Click HERE to see the pt.1

(Click on the images to enlarge them)


Click HERE to see the pt.1

Stay tuned for the 3rd part!

To see more about DOES, CLICK HERE!

To see more about the LOVELETTERS CREW, CLICK HERE!

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Will Banksy turn up at the 2011 Oscar ceremony?

The elusive artist responds to news of his nomination.
We were pleased to see Banksy's ace documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop get recognised in the 2011 Oscar nominations.
Whether or not it's an attempt by the Academy to seem cool, we don't care! It's great that the occasionally stuffy Best Documentary Feature category will get a shake up.
Throughout the film, street-artist extraordinaire

BIG BANG BIG BOOM - The new wall-painted animation by BLU (video)



"BIG BANG BIG BOOM":
an unscientific point of view on the beginning and evolution of life ... and how it could probably end.

direction and animation by BLU

production and distribution by ARTSH.it

sountrack by ANDREA MARTIGNONI

To see more about Blu, CLICK HERE!

Blu Gets Buffed @ MOCA, Los Angeles


An amazing wall by Blu in LA, and an even more amazing move by MOCA to buff it within 24 hours.



It raises interesting questions about Jeffrey Deitch's influence and the much-hyped forthcoming 'Art on the Streets' show, as GOOD says:




So what gives? Was the mural too politically charged for other members of the MOCA team? What would that mean for Deitch's purported sea change? If a blanket

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Big roller piece from Greece: Hose (video)

A big roller piece from Greece.

New LOVELETTERS bus by DOES


(Click on the image to enlarge it)

“ Yo guys, we bought a new van... See you soon in Brisbane... Aaight!” –Does.

Taken from: Ironlak Blog

Some works of Does (click on the images to enlarge them):




To see more about DOES, CLICK HERE!

To see more about the LOVELETTERS CREW, CLICK HERE!

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Identity of street artist Banksy up for sale on eBay

FOR one million dollars, you could buy a house, a luxury yacht or a lifetime's supply of fancy clothes. Or you could find out the real name of Banksy.An eBay user called "jaybuysthings" is currently auctioning off the opportunity to discover the true identity of the mysterious British graffiti artist."If you win this auction I will mail you a piece of paper revealing the true

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Banksy's $100,000 Disney 'execution' up for auction

London, England (CNN) -- Baloo, Mowgli and King Louie of the Apes from Disney film "The Jungle Book" all feature in a print by anonymous graffiti artist Banksy that is expected to fetch up to $124,000 at auction Tuesday.The work, "Save or Delete Jungle Book," is going under the hammer alongside works by other urban artists as part of an Urban Art sale at Bonhams auction house in London. The

Monday, January 10, 2011

Mayor tackles Auckland graffiti

Auckland mayor Len Brown has announced a coordinated attack on graffiti.The council plans to consolidate a number of contracts and unite communities to help stamp out graffiti, in a bid to get Auckland looking good for the Rugby World Cup later this year."Auckland's pride is on the line, tagging is all about an affront to the pride of our community," he said today.The mayor's initiative includes

Friday, January 7, 2011

KING OF GREEN 1.0 - Graffiti Video


The publishers WHOLE TRAIN PRESS brings us this video of the making of the second volume of the KINGS OF GREEN project. Just like the first volume, there were various graffiti writers from all over Italy: Simba, Smart, Torbi, Brus, Bred, Rusty, Ro, Jago, Haker, Punes - Daygo, Norma, Runa, Fre, Dien, Mosone, Moe, Trota, Zeus40, Just, Howen and Pencil did pieces on Lotra´s railway co. green