Banksy LOSES Best Documentary Oscar To Inside Job

Bristol-born street artist Banksy managed to whip up a whirlwind of chatter about him in the lead up the Oscars ceremony this year.
The artist's documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop was nominated for Best Documentary in this year's awards. The notoriously secretive graffiti artist caused more speculation about him after he reportedly asked the Academy if he could attend the ceremony in disguise

Interview: New York Graffiti Artists HOW and NOSM

Born in Spain, raised in Germany and based in New York City, brothers HOW and NOSM are world-renowned artists specialising in graffiti projects all over the globe, not all of which necessarily go to plan.



Twin brothers HOW and NOSM are on the move - constantly. Currently painting murals all over Rio de Janeiro, the graffiti artists return to their home base of New York, USA very briefly

OCEANSIDE: Graffiti artist Banksy suspected in Bull Taco Shop tagging

UPDATE: Oceanside Rat mural is not a Banksy

UPDATE 2: Rat mural removed in Oceanside

Restaurant becomes instant tourist attraction.


An internationally known graffiti artist may have struck in Oceanside, painting a big fat white rat on the side of a South Coast Highway taco shop.



By midday, dozens of people were flocking to Bull Taco to photograph or just get a peek at the mural,

Banksy transforms Migrant Road Sign into DREAM Crossing

British street artist Banksy is back. And so are repurposed versions of the iconic yellow traffic signs with a silhouetted family that line roads near the U.S.-Mexico border in California.





The first signs popped up near Camp Pendleton in San Diego, CA, the site of dozens of accidents where immigrants attempting to enter the country by crossing an interstate highway were struck by motorists

Graffiti artists want to disassociate from crime

SAN DIEGO — All taggers have a street name. Kyle Boatwright, is known as "Sain."
Sain is a shy but prolific tagger who recently served six months in jail for vandalism. When he got out, his case made headlines in the graffiti world. It took investigators 11 months to track him down, and police say his $87,000 settlement is the largest in recent history.
Sain is now taking a weekly graffiti class

Graffiti artist gets year in jail

19-year-old later will have to clean walls he marked
Seth M. King spread his SEED tag over countless buildings in Clintonville, Northland and the University District. And now he'll spend a year in jail.
"Graffiti is not an art, it's vandalism," Franklin County Environmental Judge Harland H. Hale told King, who also was sentenced to spend 200 hours on community service and five years on probation

Blu - Warsaw in colour (Poland)

A great work by Blu in Warsaw, Poland.














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Singapore's Subway vandalized by Banos and Mckoy (video)

We think you remember about the arrest of Banos and McKoy...
Well, now we got the video of the Singapore's Subway with their pieces.




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Moses Graffiti (pt.2)

Moses: walls and trains graffiti from all over the world.

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Banksy in Los Angeles - Billboard Takeover on Sunset

"Living the Dream" - Banksy switches up the style with a nice Billboard Ad Disruption across the street from the "Directors Guild of America". Los Angeles.

Good luck at the Oscars Banksy!









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Blu Gets Buffed @ MOCA, Los Angeles (video)

Do you remember about this story?

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Graffiti bylaw under scrutiny

Cesar Palacio will ask fellow councillors to endorse a communiqué calling for clearer guidelines on what graffiti is unacceptable amid a crackdown prompted by Mayor Rob Ford’s pledge to clean up the city.

“The current legislative framework I think needs to be reviewed,” says Palacio. “We’re dealing with something that’s very subjective, a very sensitive issue and (it’s) difficult actually to

Is Banksy in Town for the Oscars?

You've got to hand it to Banksy and "Exit Through the Gift Shop" -- if nothing else, they're making sure that Best Documentary Feature will be the most entertaining category at the Oscars this year.
A week after Academy president Tom Sherak told TheWrap that he was uncomfortable with the idea of the elusive graffiti artist accepting an award in disguise, the Internet is still buzzing with

Four killed as graffiti artist goes on rampage with knives in New York

A GRAFFITI artist armed with five knives went on a 28-hour rampage across New York city, fatally stabbing his stepfather, ex-girlfriend and her mother, killing a pedestrian and wounding four other people before being arrested in Times Square.

Maksim Gelman, 23, was armed with a bloodied kitchen knife when he was taken into custody on Saturday morning after an all-night hunt from Brooklyn into

Cleveland graffiti crackdown heats up

CLEVELAND - A bill introduced at Monday's Cleveland City Council meeting would make penalties mandatory for graffiti vandalism. "Until we get really serious about this issue, it's not going to stop," Councilwoman Dona Brady said.
Brady's bill gives graffiti vandals a mandatory six months in jail or $1,000 fine. State law currently provides for up to six months in jail or up to a $1,000 fine.

Graffiti Artist Trades Street Vandalism for Bombardier Jet Gig

Los Angeles-based graffiti artist Retna used to get arrested for spray-painting buses, trains and other commercial property. Now, he gets paid to do this.
VistaJet, Swiss operator of 31 private aircraft, commissioned Retna to paint the tail of its largest corporate jet, the Bombardier Global Express XRS, this spring.
“It’s a $60 million canvas, so we decided to start with just this one,” said

Banos Graffiti (pt.3)

Banos: walls and trains graffiti from Germany.

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To see

New book documents history, evolution of graffiti in Toronto

While it may be illegal, graffiti art has a lot of interesting stories to tell, said Dundas Street East and Broadview Avenue resident Yvette Farkas.

"I find it beautiful, inspiring, unapologetic and brave. It's raw creative energy," said Farkas, who spent 10 years photographing the controversial art form and two years interviewing those behind it for her recently released book, Toronto

New Banksy Print at Bristol Museum?

There's speculation that graffiti artist Banksy has been up to his old tricks again in Bristol.



A new picture turned up at the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery yesterday of Bristol Airport surrounded by flood water.



The image, which was in a gold frame, was placed on a wall next the museum's latest exhibition 'Flight'.



There's speculation what it could be the work of the Bristol graffiti

Street art brightens up city

Today graffiti artists are being positively encouraged to add their designs to Portsmouth’s city centre landscape as the council seeks to liven up drab vistas. Street art has gone legit, with some of its top exponents being invited to use their talents to brighten hoardings surrounding key sites. Following the rise and rise of mysterious graffiti artist Banksy, whose work now attracts headlines

Madrid shopkeepers recruit graffiti artists

Shopkeepers in the Spanish capital have invited graffiti artists to paint the steel shutters protecting their stores to prevent them from being defaced by crude or obscene scribblings.



Over 130 graffiti artists from across Europe, including Bristol and Milan, decorated 140 shutters on Sunday in Madrid's central Malasana neighbourhood, which has long been the heart of the city's

Phiesta (CRIMINALS) Graffiti (pt.2)

Phiesta (CRIMINALS): walls and trains graffiti from Rome (Italy).

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Ironlak Family | Byron Bay 2010

Reals, Sofles, Does, Tues, Sirum & Seiko of the Ironlak Family painting a wall in Byron Bay, Australia.

Shot and cut: Selina Miles - selinamiles.wordpress.com




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

Some graffiti of Ozer (Love Letters Crew) in collaboration with the Ironlak Team.

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Graffiti artist creates a portable robotic rainbow machine

This is the Robo-Rainbow by artist Mudlevel, and its purpose is to brighten your day – whether you like it or not:





There’s not much to explain that can’t be gleaned from watching the hypnotic video, a piece of production as beautiful as the robot itself. Powered by a cordless drill, the torque is transferred to a counterweighted arm which lifts six paint spray-cans in an arc.

What looks

Is Banksy Oscar Campaigning Through Street Art?

While all of the Oscar nominees for this year's Best Documentary category certainly deserve the accolades that they've been given, I, like many others, truly want Exit Through The Gift Shop to take the prize. Incredibly entertaining and thought-provoking, it's one of the few documentaries that you can find yourself watching over and over without getting tired of it. But there is one problem:

Phone software reports street faults, graffiti

People can now report graffiti, potholes and broken street lamps to councils online and on the spot with their smartphones thanks to Kiwi-developed mapping software.
One of the applications is being used to help with the Queensland flood recovery.FixMyStreet, a free application created by Christchurch web developer Jonathan Hunt, lets people use their PC or iPhone to report faults or incidents.

Daim 3D Graffiti (pt.1)

Some works of one of the best writers (specialized in 3D graffiti) of the world: DAIM!

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Brick wall at McElheran's Fine Furniture fits in with the hood

Some might think him a victim of vandalism. Jeff McElheran is really more of a patron of the arts.
In a classic tale of "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em," the local businessman turned the huge, south-facing wall of his upscale furniture store over to a graffiti master and gave him carte blanche, even paying for his spray paint and other materials.
"We would get tagged fairly regularly, not so

Why the graffiti at the Brick Works should stay

In today's Globe and Mail John Lorinc reports that as a result of a complaint received by the mayor's office regarding graffiti at the Don Valley Brick Works, Evergreen, the company that runs the site, received a summons that cites 13 violations of the municipal code. The not-for-profit agency was thus instructed to remove the graffiti or face the possibility of fines and/or legal action. Not

Graffiti cleanup before Canada Games: HRM

The city is pushing to clean up graffiti before the start of the 2011 Canada Games in just 11 days.
With the rest of Canada arriving soon, officials want to make the city look as inviting as possible. And they're asking for help from residents.On signs, lamp posts and buildings, taggers have left their mark.
Halifax Regional Municipality Coun. Jennifer Watts sees graffiti everywhere she walks in

Campaign against graffiti in Madinah

JEDDAH: The municipality of Uhud district in Madinah has launched an awareness program entitled "Towards a Clean District" aimed at eradicating graffiti on walls and in public parks, bridges and tunnels, chairman of the municipality Hamza bin Jafaar Sabiyah was quoted as saying in a local Arabic daily newspaper on Friday.
He said the program was being implemented in collaboration with imams of

Westend stencil graffiti mural (video)

Wild at Westend mural project in Copenhagen. Hosted by the gallery Rumkammerat. Multi layer stencil graffiti.
Music: DELS, Shapeshift http://www.myspace.com/imdels
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/48068772@N02/
Blog: http://donjohnstencils.blogspot.com/

Ozer (LoveLetters - Ironlak) Graffiti (pt.1)

Some graffiti of Ozer (Love Letters Crew) in collaboration with the Ironlak Team.

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Graffiti artist sprays it publicly

It may be graffiti, but it is also art which is decorating a central Oamaru building, with the owner's approval.
Jesse Geary (18) has created a mural on the side of Mainstreet Music, in Thames St, and put the finishing touches to his work yesterday.
Armed with cartons of spray paint cans, he attracted an audience from people walking on Oamaru's main street as he worked.Asked what the mural

Dieci DOES x Ironlak (video)

A short film exploring the history of Does' (LoveLetters/ Ironlak Team Europe) Ironlak artist series colour 'Dieci Does'.
Dieci = ten.

Shot: Luke Shirlaw
Cut: Selina Miles - selinamiles.wordpress.com
Music: Blankeroy

DigitalDoes
Ironlak

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Graffiti Train Action video: NPA NPF CREW "THE RETURN"

SENSIK - NPA NPF CREW