Thursday, September 11, 2008

Banksy in Bishop's Stortford?

Is Banksy in Bishop's Stortford? Probably not, but that is the first thing I thought while walking through a street in B.S. which is our main town nearby. For those of you who don't know, Banksy is a British stencil graffiti artist and has lots of work in London as well as other international locations. You can check out his website http://www.banksy.co.uk/ for more fun stuff including videos. Well, the one on the left is Banksy for sure, and it is one I actually saw in London (not this actual photo) last time I was here. I do have my picture somewhere, but this was easier. The one on the left is the stencil I found in B.S. and has a Banksy feel to it in that it involves someone wearing a gas mask and carrying a gun. If you know Banksy's work, you will understand. He is very much a political activist from behind the scenes, or in his case, the mask or hoodie.

2 comments:

esther said...

I MISS YOU!! glad you're having fun.

esther said...

soon you'll be spelling things the british way, like "neighbour," and telling time to confuse americans, like "i'll meet you at half two."