Banksy visits New Orleans

August 29, 2008Uncategorizedby L. Ruano823 Views

Most certainly my favorite stencil artist, Banksy has made a living ruling the streets of England with his provocative, political and damn good masterful execution of stencil graffiti. With his pieces collecting ridiculous amounts of money, any city should be honored to get tagged up but the legend, well at least everyone except the authorities. Recently taking a visit to New Orleans, Banksy attacks yet another flurry of buildings with his trademark style, obviously referencing some of the latest political problems troubling our nation. Full images are available after the jump.

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  • StephOhs

    Banksy is amazing! He never ceases to amaze me!

  • StephOhs

    Banksy is amazing! He never ceases to amaze me!

  • StephOhs

    Banksy is amazing! He never ceases to amaze me!

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  • [s][s]

    talented.

  • [s][s]

    talented.

  • [s][s]

    talented.

  • taytay

    graffiti is NOT street art. its vandalism.

  • taytay

    graffiti is NOT street art. its vandalism.

  • taytay

    graffiti is NOT street art. its vandalism.

  • ram

    some of you people are seriously brain dead. smh

  • ram

    some of you people are seriously brain dead. smh

  • ram

    some of you people are seriously brain dead. smh

  • ShopatPortals.com

    True statements, Roby. Also keep in mind that most artists do have a point to make through their art, but it might not be as obvious to the viewer as a Banksy piece.
    Check out shopatportals.com to see some art and buy some clothes :)

  • ShopatPortals.com

    True statements, Roby. Also keep in mind that most artists do have a point to make through their art, but it might not be as obvious to the viewer as a Banksy piece.
    Check out shopatportals.com to see some art and buy some clothes :)

  • ShopatPortals.com

    True statements, Roby. Also keep in mind that most artists do have a point to make through their art, but it might not be as obvious to the viewer as a Banksy piece.
    Check out shopatportals.com to see some art and buy some clothes :)

  • Roby Fitzhenry

    I think Banksy embodies a movement that is brewing. It’s the idea that street culture and those who follow it have a chance to make serious change. What separates Bansky from a lot of other artists is that he has a point for most everything he does. Good art challenges people and I’m always happy to see him doing so. He’s making the art of tomorrow today .. (and has been for years)

  • Roby Fitzhenry

    I think Banksy embodies a movement that is brewing. It’s the idea that street culture and those who follow it have a chance to make serious change. What separates Bansky from a lot of other artists is that he has a point for most everything he does. Good art challenges people and I’m always happy to see him doing so. He’s making the art of tomorrow today .. (and has been for years)

  • Roby Fitzhenry

    I think Banksy embodies a movement that is brewing. It’s the idea that street culture and those who follow it have a chance to make serious change. What separates Bansky from a lot of other artists is that he has a point for most everything he does. Good art challenges people and I’m always happy to see him doing so. He’s making the art of tomorrow today .. (and has been for years)

  • decs

    also..to rayray..that someone spraypainting his name on a wall is quite possibly a 14 year old kid that is mearly in his early stages of becoming a great artist. The majority of well reknowned street artist began that way.

  • decs

    also..to rayray..that someone spraypainting his name on a wall is quite possibly a 14 year old kid that is mearly in his early stages of becoming a great artist. The majority of well reknowned street artist began that way.

  • decs

    also..to rayray..that someone spraypainting his name on a wall is quite possibly a 14 year old kid that is mearly in his early stages of becoming a great artist. The majority of well reknowned street artist began that way.

  • decs

    First of all..”noobs” is one of the most rediculous 21st centurey terms ever typed. Your a clown. Second;stickers, stencils, wheat pasting, etc. etc. etc. were methods spawned from graff artists as a quicker and sometimes more permanent way to express themselves. If you dont think Banksy started with only a krylon can, then your a “noob”hahahaha..his art is amazing and deep.

  • decs

    First of all..”noobs” is one of the most rediculous 21st centurey terms ever typed. Your a clown. Second;stickers, stencils, wheat pasting, etc. etc. etc. were methods spawned from graff artists as a quicker and sometimes more permanent way to express themselves. If you dont think Banksy started with only a krylon can, then your a “noob”hahahaha..his art is amazing and deep.

  • decs

    First of all..”noobs” is one of the most rediculous 21st centurey terms ever typed. Your a clown. Second;stickers, stencils, wheat pasting, etc. etc. etc. were methods spawned from graff artists as a quicker and sometimes more permanent way to express themselves. If you dont think Banksy started with only a krylon can, then your a “noob”hahahaha..his art is amazing and deep.

  • JAYMONEY ROCKWELL

    Have been a big fan of Banksy for a minute now. Can’t wait to see what he has in store for us in the future.

    JayMoney510

  • JAYMONEY ROCKWELL

    Have been a big fan of Banksy for a minute now. Can’t wait to see what he has in store for us in the future.

    JayMoney510

  • JAYMONEY ROCKWELL

    Have been a big fan of Banksy for a minute now. Can’t wait to see what he has in store for us in the future.

    JayMoney510

  • Audacious Clothing

    I cant believe some of the things that I have just read, first off, who’s to say whats art and whats not. graffiti has always been street art. The way I look at it is you can tell when someone put time and thought (love) into their piece. Banksy’s been around for a minute know, hes got some really good books. As for buying his art, your better off trying to rip the wall off. I never heard Banksy being one then one person, ya he’s gone out bombing with others. Anyways, hes an artist I respect and you.. check his website out, look at videos (looks like one person to me).

  • Audacious Clothing

    I cant believe some of the things that I have just read, first off, who’s to say whats art and whats not. graffiti has always been street art. The way I look at it is you can tell when someone put time and thought (love) into their piece. Banksy’s been around for a minute know, hes got some really good books. As for buying his art, your better off trying to rip the wall off. I never heard Banksy being one then one person, ya he’s gone out bombing with others. Anyways, hes an artist I respect and you.. check his website out, look at videos (looks like one person to me).

  • Audacious Clothing

    I cant believe some of the things that I have just read, first off, who’s to say whats art and whats not. graffiti has always been street art. The way I look at it is you can tell when someone put time and thought (love) into their piece. Banksy’s been around for a minute know, hes got some really good books. As for buying his art, your better off trying to rip the wall off. I never heard Banksy being one then one person, ya he’s gone out bombing with others. Anyways, hes an artist I respect and you.. check his website out, look at videos (looks like one person to me).

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  • Flying Lotus

    “graffiti is the new street art”? “new hype after the fixies”? wtf? where ya’ll been? graff and street art have been hyped and going on for centuries, son! Just cus u first saw it on an urban outfitters ad doesn’t mean its brand new.

  • Flying Lotus

    “graffiti is the new street art”? “new hype after the fixies”? wtf? where ya’ll been? graff and street art have been hyped and going on for centuries, son! Just cus u first saw it on an urban outfitters ad doesn’t mean its brand new.

  • Flying Lotus

    “graffiti is the new street art”? “new hype after the fixies”? wtf? where ya’ll been? graff and street art have been hyped and going on for centuries, son! Just cus u first saw it on an urban outfitters ad doesn’t mean its brand new.

  • d

    graffiti and street art are two different sects of public art. they share similar aspects but they are two different things. YES, someone writing their name on the freeway is art, fool. everything is art. Also FYI Banksy or rather, BANKS WHY is actually more than one person.

  • d

    graffiti and street art are two different sects of public art. they share similar aspects but they are two different things. YES, someone writing their name on the freeway is art, fool. everything is art. Also FYI Banksy or rather, BANKS WHY is actually more than one person.

  • d

    graffiti and street art are two different sects of public art. they share similar aspects but they are two different things. YES, someone writing their name on the freeway is art, fool. everything is art. Also FYI Banksy or rather, BANKS WHY is actually more than one person.

  • DEA

    i agree with the people who know what they are talking about(young arafat, ant, and guerilla monkey)…i think it might be the new hype after the fixies…

  • DEA

    i agree with the people who know what they are talking about(young arafat, ant, and guerilla monkey)…i think it might be the new hype after the fixies…

  • DEA

    i agree with the people who know what they are talking about(young arafat, ant, and guerilla monkey)…i think it might be the new hype after the fixies…

  • Y.A

    The Bart Simpson one is so heavy !
    It makes me want to rip off the wall and get it in my room.
    Banksy is really great !

  • Y.A

    The Bart Simpson one is so heavy !
    It makes me want to rip off the wall and get it in my room.
    Banksy is really great !

  • Y.A

    The Bart Simpson one is so heavy !
    It makes me want to rip off the wall and get it in my room.
    Banksy is really great !

  • young arafat

    yeah..its stencils..street art

  • young arafat

    yeah..its stencils..street art

  • young arafat

    yeah..its stencils..street art

  • Sikko

    ^^^cmon dumbass what makes graffitti..

  • Sikko

    ^^^cmon dumbass what makes graffitti..

  • Sikko

    ^^^cmon dumbass what makes graffitti..

  • ant

    it’s not graffiti noobs; they’re stencils…

  • ant

    it’s not graffiti noobs; they’re stencils…

  • ant

    it’s not graffiti noobs; they’re stencils…

  • Ruffi

    they missed another in the lower 9

  • Ruffi

    they missed another in the lower 9

  • Ruffi

    they missed another in the lower 9

  • daillest

    simply one of the best

  • daillest

    simply one of the best

  • daillest

    simply one of the best

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  • wheresdalove

    this guy is sooo creative and very artistic.i cant wait to find some of his pieces around my way!

  • wheresdalove

    this guy is sooo creative and very artistic.i cant wait to find some of his pieces around my way!

  • wheresdalove

    this guy is sooo creative and very artistic.i cant wait to find some of his pieces around my way!

  • Jacob The Producer

    Great job Bansky. Yo, I randomly found one of his pieces while in London and it blew me away. The guy who owned the building place plexi glass over it so kids couldn’t ruin it. Bansky is a genius.

  • rayray

    i agree when you say this is art but not all graffiti is street art. someone trying to spray his name on the side of a wall on a freeway is art? c’mon

  • rayray

    i agree when you say this is art but not all graffiti is street art. someone trying to spray his name on the side of a wall on a freeway is art? c’mon

  • rayray

    i agree when you say this is art but not all graffiti is street art. someone trying to spray his name on the side of a wall on a freeway is art? c’mon

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  • young arafat

    can you afford to buy his drawing? hahahha

  • young arafat

    can you afford to buy his drawing? hahahha

  • E-MAN

    yeah what he said.^^^

  • E-MAN

    yeah what he said.^^^

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  • Kahron

    agreed.

  • Kahron

    agreed.

  • Guerilla Monkey

    Its not new.. Graffiti has been art from the get go. Everyone is just too blind to see

  • Guerilla Monkey

    Its not new.. Graffiti has been art from the get go. Everyone is just too blind to see

  • writer

    graffiti is the new street art!

  • writer

    graffiti is the new street art!