Images that move me

Images that move me
by Langdon Graves

Thursday, May 08, 2008

My friend Erin, reminded me of a wonderful artist here in London. His name is Banksy. He does graffiti on public walls, you can't live in London without seeing some of his work. He truly is, for me, oneof the most impactful artists I have experienced. He makes stencils and then runs around tagging unused walls and sidewalks of london.








I have included some images of his stuff:





















































This is from Erin's blog regarding the video below.... (by the way, my US friends, fyi. TESCO is a chain supermarket in the UK, like Safeway or Albertsons)
"Here is some street art that I am enjoying at the moment:
I see this Banksy each morning as I go to work. From the website: "What we find to be most important about the video is the diversity of the people who stopped, noticed, and most importantly - appreciated - the work. The video is a terrific testament to the "value" of street art."