View Full Version : Graffiti artist Banksy pulls off most audacious stunt to date
Brofski 04-14-2008, 11:34 AM http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/04_03/NewBanksyES_468x643.jpg
Banksy pulled off an audacious stunt to produce what is believed to be his biggest work yet in central London.
The secretive graffiti artist managed to erect three storeys of scaffolding behind a security fence despite being watched by a CCTV camera.
Then, during darkness and hidden behind a sheet of polythene, he painted this comment on 'Big Brother' society.
Yesterday the scaffolding gang returned to remove all evidence - again without the camera operator stopping them.
The work, above a Post Office yard in Newman Street near Oxford Circus, shows a small boy, watched by a security guard, painting the words: 'One nation under CCTV.'
Andrew Newman, 35, a businessman from Dulwich, who works locally, said: 'It was only on Sunday morning that the Post Offices guys realised what had happened.'
Spunkface 04-14-2008, 11:44 AM Class
PeeJai 04-14-2008, 11:46 AM Nice, lol at the cctv operator not bothering to do anything to stop him, kind of ironic?
Tekstyle 04-14-2008, 04:08 PM the paris hilton stunt was monumental but this is good...
feral 04-14-2008, 05:19 PM Aye the Disneyworld thing was good, I like this too. Reminds of something but I can't for the life of me remember. Also to do this in Oxford circus is impressive, that's like the busiest spot in the country.
potter 04-14-2008, 06:52 PM aww man this guy just impresses me wotever he does!
whos got the sig with "keep your coins, i want change!" on it?
someone teach me how to start graffin' please!!!!
hacksign 04-14-2008, 07:21 PM Damn thats crazy
reggaeuplifts 04-18-2008, 02:19 PM thats dope
marky 04-18-2008, 03:38 PM im impressed he managed to get away with doing it
potter 04-18-2008, 04:26 PM yeah whole point of it is there are camera's all over the place!....and you know that must have taken quite the good bit of time!
how fucking good is he for doing it and not being caught
banksey rules... end of
big DADDY wAr™ 04-21-2008, 12:52 PM impressive....dont now london like that but here in the states cats doin big shit like that all day homies....and where i live you get 10yrs.....$100000 dependin on what they have recorded on you and its a felony thats goes on your permanent record......so sure its impressive...but its also a stencil job which is quicker than freestylin...and the bigger the stencil the easier it gets...but Banksy is innovative to say the least.....
Australian™ 04-25-2008, 10:22 AM ^ How do you do a stencil that big??
J-Rod 04-25-2008, 09:41 PM Well I'm sure they all know about it by now
potter 04-29-2008, 10:03 AM how the fuck did no one notice it being done thats what i wana know?
Scrooge. 04-29-2008, 11:25 AM ^ How do you do a stencil that big??
I thought he would have used a paint roller, theres alot of shit like that around here...hanging over the top of buildings and shit...but i could be wrong...
feral 04-29-2008, 06:39 PM He set up scaffolding. Same way he did the one near me with the naked dude hanging out the window.
potter 04-30-2008, 03:14 PM yeah how the fuck did he not get caught cuz surely the coppers aint liking him doing that???
Australian™ 05-03-2008, 08:29 AM impressive....dont now london like that but here in the states cats doin big shit like that all day homies....and where i live you get 10yrs.....$100000 dependin on what they have recorded on you and its a felony thats goes on your permanent record......so sure its impressive...but its also a stencil job which is quicker than freestylin...and the bigger the stencil the easier it gets...but Banksy is innovative to say the least.....
10 years?? are you sure on that..thats ridiculous for something that a couple of hours (maximum) of work will clean off..
Moof-Tank 05-03-2008, 03:27 PM thats class
nothin like that happens here in grangemouth
Psynyde 05-24-2008, 05:46 PM aww man this guy just impresses me wotever he does!
whos got the sig with "keep your coins, i want change!" on it?
someone teach me how to start graffin' please!!!!
Hate to rain on your parade but the "Keep Your Coins, I Want Change" homeless begger stencil, was originally done by Meek and showed up first in Australia. Now if you think Banksy kicks ass, check out some of the stencilers from Australia.
potter 05-25-2008, 07:37 AM ^^cool alright i did'nt realise the coins/change guy was aus based, thanks again psy! :)
Scrooge. 05-27-2008, 11:19 AM Hate to rain on your parade but the "Keep Your Coins, I Want Change" homeless begger stencil, was originally done by Meek and showed up first in Australia. Now if you think Banksy kicks ass, check out some of the stencilers from Australia.
Word Em' Up!
Lady ASG 05-27-2008, 11:05 PM thats pretty dope
**HOODSTAR** 05-27-2008, 11:14 PM Fuck Austraillia LOL... NAw Thats Dope.....
i remember i Used To Be Heavy On The Scence Back In Jr HIgh And Early High School........
Simmons 07-28-2008, 06:51 PM nice werk man
Scrooge. 07-28-2008, 10:12 PM Fuck Austraillia LOL...
I highly doubt you would be saying that after you come for a holiday.
Don't hate on our Burner Status.
Illustrate 07-29-2008, 12:14 AM Fuck stencils
Australia is up there with the rest of the world when it comes to style
them Brissy fellas and on the next level shit
also Vans style > your style
http://www.graffcentral.com/images/sturtCreek/0494.jpg
http://www.graffcentral.com/images/new/2369.jpg
bogart 08-10-2008, 11:37 PM Fuck stencils
Australia is up there with the rest of the world when it comes to style
them Brissy fellas and on the next level shit
also Vans style > your style
http://www.graffcentral.com/images/sturtCreek/0494.jpg
http://www.graffcentral.com/images/new/2369.jpg
Stencils > You
Chopper-Reid 08-11-2008, 12:51 AM vans doesnt use stencils he actually just painted a new piece near my area as well
Espiv1 08-11-2008, 05:03 PM didnt know we had a few writers on here.
Not sure if this is a good section for this. . . but it's worth a shot
Im a part of http://www.FreestyleMadness.com (http://www.freestylemadness.com/) (the world's first, one, and only 100% live open mic in the world) and were lookin for a new logo.
We need a baby with his umbilical cord a microphone
and it needs to be from a side profile, sorta like a sonagram.
blood can drip from the cord to make puddles of wax/vinyl's or whatever you'd like you'd like to do as far as creative/time involvement goes.
Sooooo with that being said, I guess if anyone would like to undertake this project, hit me at espiv@freestylemadness.com or www.myspace.com/espivmusic (http://www.myspace.com/espivmusic) and we can work out something for compensation. thanks.
tfunit 08-11-2008, 05:06 PM banksy is ill
Chopper-Reid 08-11-2008, 10:41 PM ey espiv if u are looking for artists to draw u up some mad shit, sign up on the ozhiphop.com forums, and ask around there, if u say ull pay them they will draw u up some mad shit
Yup this flick is way dope... it stands for a lot!
Keep UP!
Knone 09-22-2008, 05:13 PM didn't he almost get shot at the palistine wall?
he is so sick
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