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

C4NE
08-18-2008, 01:20 AM
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