Battle of the artists: Andy Warhol vs Banksy

[synergy777]

http://news.uk.msn.com/warhol-versus-banksy.aspx
Battle of the artists: Andy Warhol vs Banksy

Work by two of the most iconic artists of modern times is going on display at The Hospital in London this week, marking the first time that Banksy and Andy Warhol have exhibited work side by side.

MSN UK News has compiled a gallery of 10 pieces of work from each artist and wants to know your verdict on who is the best.

The first 10 are by Warhol and the second 10 are examples of Banksy's work. Click on the thumbnails to browse through the 20 exhibits and then vote for your favourite in the poll on the right hand side of the page.

[synergy777]

Andy Warhol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 — February 22, 1987) was an American artist who became a central figure in the movement known as pop art. After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became famous worldwide for his work as a painter; an avant-garde filmmaker, a record producer, an author and a public figure known for his presence in wildly diverse social circles that included bohemian street people, distinguished intellectuals, Hollywood celebrities and wealthy aristocrats.

A controversial figure during his lifetime (his work was often derided by critics as a hoax or "put-on"), Warhol has been the subject of numerous retrospective exhibitions, books and documentary films since his death in 1987. He is generally acknowledged as one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century

http://www.warhol.org/

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Banksy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Banksy is a well-known yet pseudo-anonymous[1] English graffiti artist, possibly named Robert Banks. It is believed that Banksy is a native of Yate (near Bristol[1]) who was born in 1974[2], but there is substantial public uncertainty about his identity and basic personal and biographical details[3]. However, according to Tristan Manco, Banksy "was born in 1974 and raised in Bristol, England. The son of a photocopier engineer, he trained as a butcher but became involved in graffiti during the great Bristol aerosol boom of the late 1980s."[4] His artworks are often satirical pieces of art which encompass topics from politics, culture, and ethics. His street art, which combines graffiti with a distinctive stencilling technique, has appeared in London and in cities around the world.

http://www.banksy.co.uk/

[mr_moon]

I think they're both a bit contrived.

Aren't they designers?

[synergy777]

http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/3149/chewarholnf9.png

che by andy warhol

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/7140/banksywestbankim7.jpg

banksy, palestine "berlin" wall, west bank.

the warhol che is my wallpaper for my phone, and i like banksy for his help in highlighting the palestinian cause, nice 1 banksy bro.

[synergy777]

http://www.artofthestate.co.uk/index.html

ART OF THE STATE: PHOTOS, NOISE, GRAFFITI, ART & POLEMIC

http://www.aerosolarabic.com/v2/index.php

Urban Spiritual Art (USA)

i like digital art/photo manipulation/cgi and graffiti to classic art. i can try to do this urban/digital stuff, the classic art is above me, its cool though. i just think, if people can do this with spray cans, imagine what they could with paintbrushes/art college education etc.

this stuff is awesome
http://www.aerosolarabic.com/v2/gallery.php?gallery=various

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/1846/dhikrkb8.jpg

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/1494/kufimuhammadeg9.jpg

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/9021/matrixxz9.jpg

when i get a place with room, i will make a study/library/music studio/art studio, this is the type of art i would love to do, this airbrush/graffiti, with digital/adobe pics/natural stuff like leaves, circuit boards etc etc mall mixed in, like mood boards/collage stuff.

[mr_moon]

Looks nifty! xxx

[baron von lotsov]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Warhol

Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 — February 22, 1987) was an American artist who became a central figure in the movement known as pop art. After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became famous worldwide for his work as a painter; an avant-garde filmmaker, a record producer, an author and a public figure known for his presence in wildly diverse social circles that included bohemian street people, distinguished intellectuals, Hollywood celebrities and wealthy aristocrats.

A controversial figure during his lifetime (his work was often derided by critics as a hoax or "put-on"), Warhol has been the subject of numerous retrospective exhibitions, books and documentary films since his death in 1987. He is generally acknowledged as one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century

http://www.warhol.org/

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banksy

Banksy is a well-known yet pseudo-anonymous[1] English graffiti artist, possibly named Robert Banks. It is believed that Banksy is a native of Yate (near Bristol[1]) who was born in 1974[2], but there is substantial public uncertainty about his identity and basic personal and biographical details[3]. However, according to Tristan Manco, Banksy "was born in 1974 and raised in Bristol, England. The son of a photocopier engineer, he trained as a butcher but became involved in graffiti during the great Bristol aerosol boom of the late 1980s."[4] His artworks are often satirical pieces of art which encompass topics from politics, culture, and ethics. His street art, which combines graffiti with a distinctive stencilling technique, has appeared in London and in cities around the world.

http://www.banksy.co.uk/


Yeh I know. I lodged a complaint to the council's anti-graffiti department. One down and another three to go. If they don't do something I'll have to start modifying them.

[synergy777]

Collage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Collage (From the French: coller, to stick) is regarded as a work of visual arts made from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole. Use of this technique made its dramatic appearance among oil paintings in the early 20th century as an art form of groundbreaking novelty.

Photomontage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Photomontage is the process (and result) of making a composite photograph by cutting and joining a number of other photographs. The composite picture was sometimes photographed so that the final image is converted back into a seamless photographic print. The same method is accomplished today using image-editing software. The technique is referred to by professionals as "compositing", and in casual usage is often called "photoshopping".[1]

[synergy777]

baron, we agree on many things, this we hsall agree to disagree. i think this stuff is artistic evolution, a fusion of all genres/technologies/techniques etc.

[danielg]

Banksy is leagues ahead of the glorified print-maker.

Neither touch these though:
www.artcrimes.org/seak
www.artcrimes.org/daim

[baron von lotsov]

baron, we agree on many things, this we hsall agree to disagree. i think this stuff is artistic evolution, a fusion of all genres/technologies/techniques etc.

He's system. It's pretty obvious what is going on if you look into it. The council even do 'legal graffiti courses'. It's now being sold as art. Why? And what about the political content? Does he think it all up himself? I very much doubt it. Who pays over £200 000 for one of his works? Unlikely to be one of his mates if you think about it. Is there a Saatchi involved somewhere, hiding in the shadows and about to do another insurance job on his 'art' collection?

[danielg]

Banksy part of the system, no chance. Don't judge him because a large group of rich middle class losers buy his work for ridiculous prices, hoping it'll give their mansion some 'street cred'.
* On 7 February 2007, Sotheby's auction house in London auctioned three Banksy works and reached the highest ever price for a Banksy work at auction of over £102,000 for his Bombing Middle England. Two of his other graffiti works, Balloon Girl and Bomb Hugger, sold for £37,200 and £31,200 respectively, which were well above their estimate prices.[13] The following day's auction saw a further three Banksy works reach soaring prices. Ballerina With Action Man Parts reached £96,000 whilst Glory sold for £72,000 and Untitled (2004) sold for £33,600 - all three auctions sold way over expected estimates.[14] To coincide with the second day of auctions, Banksy updated his website front home page with a new image of an auction house scene with people bidding on a picture that said, "I Can't Believe You Morons Actually Buy This Shit."

[mr_moon]

I must admit i've never really paid any attention to Banksy's work but it is very good- very political it seems but good nonetheless!

Creating double-standards though by the looks of it...

[synergy777]

http://uk.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUKL0988479720070810?src=081007_1034_DOUBLEFEATUR E_snapshots

Banksy's debt to Warhol revealed in London show
Fri Aug 10, 2007 6:53AM BST

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[-] Text [+] By Simon Rabinovitch

LONDON (Reuters) - Banksy's artistic debt to Andy Warhol is vividly illustrated at a London exhibition that displays Banksy's Kate Moss next to Warhol's Marilyn Monroe.

The Briton's work features a washed-out image of a fashion model, repeated in lurid colours -- pure Warhol. The bouffant hair is Marilyn's but the mouth, slightly agape, and the far-away look in her eyes belong to Kate.

This is the Banksy twist, inviting questions about how the game of fame has changed since the American pop artist produced his Monroe series in the 1960s.

"Warhol created some iconic works about the culture of his generation and Banksy is in the process of doing exactly the same thing," said Duncan Cargill, creative director at The Hospital, the London gallery showing "Warhol vs Banksy".

Banksy, whose work sold for 20 times its estimated value at an auction this year, produces another homage to Warhol in a print series of soup cans from the food retailing giant Tesco, as ubiquitous in Britain as Campbell's soup cans were in Warhol's United States.

To be sure, differences between the two can be striking. Most obviously, Warhol cultivated his own celebrity status whereas Banksy has preserved a cloak of anonymity.

People still guess at the identity of the British artist whose reputation was built on his graffiti work in the late 1990s when he spray-painted street walls and curbs.

"Both are achieving exactly the same thing," Cargill said. "The fact that Banksy is quite determined to remain anonymous as his career grows has become a much more important part of his fame than if he was promoting his own personality

Warhol did just that and that became the thing that made him famous." Warhol died in 1987 aged 58.

Banksy's reputation as an art figure is now close to rivalling that of the more established Damien Hirst.

Angelina Jolie and Christina Aguilera are reported to be Banksy collectors but the artist has attracted his share of controversy.

The introduction to the "Warhol vs Banksy" exhibition says the Briton "has been accused of being no more than a purveyor of safe middle class rebellion whose message only attracts the chattering classes".

"Both artists are dedicated to talking to their audiences in the most straightforward language they can," Cargill said. "They are not complicated pieces of work, they cut to the chase."

The "Banksy vs Warhol" exhibition runs from August 10 to September 1 at The Hospital gallery in central London.

[mr_moon]

People using their 'intelligence' to make a 'decision' on art is the epitamy and death of good creation.

Art should just BE.

Why do these people have to come along and start scoffing and farting about how it 'represents' this and 'represents' that?? Comparing this piece of art with that piece of art... what a bunch of losers. It's such a shame that they are completely lost in the realms of the Mind. :(

[dondaz]

I made this years ago. My son.

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u39/dazp5/Brad3.jpg

I actually like some of both.

[synergy777]

cool dondaz, what did you use.

[dondaz]

what did you use

Still shot from a movie camera, PC and photoshop5, which is pretty old but does everything I need, even touching up filmstrips.

[synergy777]

adobe is cool, even for just adding little touches like contrast/saturation or manipulating, the layer function etc.

[mr_moon]

I made this years ago. My son.

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u39/dazp5/Brad3.jpg

I actually like some of both.

Aaaw! Sweet xxx

[baron von lotsov]

http://uk.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUKL0988479720070810?src=081007_1034_DOUBLEFEATUR E_snapshots

Banksy's debt to Warhol revealed in London show
Fri Aug 10, 2007 6:53AM BST

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[-] Text [+] By Simon Rabinovitch

LONDON (Reuters) - Banksy's artistic debt to Andy Warhol is vividly illustrated at a London exhibition that displays Banksy's Kate Moss next to Warhol's Marilyn Monroe...





Sure, and who are Reuters? Also the whole thing about Warhol and that 60s pop art. Think!!! Why were they promoting this stuff? If you can answer that you will uncover a whole big chunk of the social engineering agenda.

Look at the Frankfurt School, the Beatles and Adorno. There was a revival of the Frankfurt school in the 60s. This is all about degrading art, turning it into something grey and shocking, something that provokes, something that ignores the aesthetic and focuses on the meaning, as in conceptual art.

You think that its price is due to stupidity on the part of the buyer. If you can afford £200 000 for a painting then you either work for them and get told what to do or you are very commercially aware. Some of the people my parents know live in houses that are worth over £1 million and they still buy their shopping from bulk discount places, indeed they are some of the meanest people out and no way would they buy a piece of graffiti unless they knew there was profit in it.

This is what is going on and if he has talent then well, that's how it works. Look as the potter books. So many people say yea but they are well written. Lots of books are well written, lots of musicians are talented and artists. I could show you some local amateur paintings that would astound you but they never fetch more than a few hundred quid. For £25 k you can buy an 1812 painting of Glastonbury Abbey by a well-known Romantic artist. That's a serious painting and so you think the market is going to place a piece of graffiti by a Bristol yob at ten times this amount. No way. Not unless there is an agent or two with instructions to bid for it.

[baron von lotsov]

Absolutely typical of you people.

First you think something establishment is a great thing to buzz about and then when I go to the trouble to explain why it isn't you don't have the ability to reply.

This forum needs a bit more depth to it and I think some of your heads need to start thinking a little bit more than just being a fan of the latest craze. So many of you fall for it, whether it be the latest Tsarion/Maxwell free video, the Teletubbies, the Spice Girls, New Age enlightenment and so on. Don't you think that these crazes might just be engineered? No, complete silence and ignorance now ensues. This is what it is like to be a robot, you need something to follow, something to put your faith into and something that you think is rebelling in place of yourself. The system creates your rebels!!!!

Same deal on the punk thread. wake up


http://www.kitsch.co.uk/acatalog/machine-gun-robot.jpg

[mr_moon]

Absolutely typical of you people.

First you think something establishment is a great thing to buzz about and then when I go to the trouble to explain why it isn't you don't have the ability to reply.

This forum needs a bit more depth to it and I think some of your heads need to start thinking a little bit more than just being a fan of the latest craze. So many of you fall for it, whether it be the latest Tsarion/Maxwell free video, the Teletubbies, the Spice Girls, New Age enlightenment and so on. Don't you think that these crazes might just be engineered? No, complete silence and ignorance now ensues. This is what it is like to be a robot, you need something to follow, something to put your faith into and something that you think is rebelling in place of yourself. The system creates your rebels!!!!

Same deal on the punk thread. wake up

Calm down Baron it's ok man!

Much Love to You,

Jay
xxx

[whitelightrabbit]

Banksy is leagues ahead of the glorified print-maker.

Neither touch these though:
www.artcrimes.org/seak
www.artcrimes.org/daim

LOL daniel, i tend to agree.

i think it's pretty silly the showing is advertised as a battle. it's no contest to start with and why not just look at the pictures for what they are? people seem to need more these days.

[baron von lotsov]

Calm down Baron it's ok man!

Much Love to You,

Jay
xxx

Look, I won't always be here to point these things out to you. One day you will need to figure it out yourself. I hope I see an improvement next time.

Here is a way to go. When you see something that is unusual and against logical thought then try questioning it. For me, as soon as I heard that some of his 'art' was selling for £100 000's I knew something was up.

Next step, once this has been noticed, is to ask why. None of you asked why. That's not good, especially on a forum like this. How do you find other stuff out if you don't ask why? I think I already know the answer there; you read other people's opinions and follow them. That's not good, you need to figure it out yourself because follow the wrong person and you will screw up.

This shit is essentially part of their social engineering programme.

[raginggran]

Monet and Picasso had "patrons" back in their day..doesn't make them
"evil".. lol

[synergy777]

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/3486/11034ic0.jpg

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/9716/12003bl2.jpg

[baron von lotsov]

Monet and Picasso had "patrons" back in their day..doesn't make them
"evil".. lol

Take a closer look at Picasso. His paintings are containing some rather questionable symbolism and when it got as far as Salvador Dali it was blatant Satanism. Art is an interesting subject and if you study it you can see how it intertwines with the elite.

[danielg]

Take a closer look at Picasso. His paintings are containing some rather questionable symbolism and when it got as far as Salvador Dali it was blatant Satanism. Art is an interesting subject and if you study it you can see how it intertwines with the elite.
Dali probably was Satanic in a sense, given that Satan is nothing but a projection of peoples unconscious, and given that his art was based on his dreams/ unconscious.

[baron von lotsov]

Dali probably was Satanic in a sense, given that Satan is nothing but a projection of peoples unconscious, and given that his art was based on his dreams/ unconscious.

I see you twist it deliberately. That is not what Satanism is about and Dali was a practitioner. Hitchcock was another and I expect a lot of others that we don't know about. What are you defending? That's what I want to know?

[dondaz]

So many of you fall for it, whether it be the latest Tsarion/Maxwell free video, the Teletubbies, the Spice Girls,

Baron made a funny!

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u39/dazp5/sideplitter.gif

[king]

I think they're both a bit contrived.

Aren't they designers?

i see their works as cliché that is the result of acceleration of nihilistic movement post WWII.
Of course, nihilism was pushed by Tavistock and its branches in order to change the social norms of what is normal what not, what is beautiful what not.

I do not consider above mentioned authors as true artists, and their attempts at creating art forms are in my opinion just producing imitation of art, a modern day cliché that is everywhere around us. Not as bad as nihilistic arts, but far away from true arts.



after all, many of us can do the same thing nowadays with tools that we have nowadays.

but, what do i know, i better listen to those "experts" trained by official society change agencies

:rolleyes:

[mr_moon]

I see you twist it deliberately. That is not what Satanism is about and Dali was a practitioner. Hitchcock was another and I expect a lot of others that we don't know about. What are you defending? That's what I want to know?

Baron Man chill out- there is nothing to be gained from anger and frustration- it will only throw out more posts and replies that make you more angry and annoyed.

I think what we need to be looking at here, is why people pay hundreds of thousands of pounds for art? Here is my reason:

a) They like it so much they don't mind paying for it

b) The people who pay such a lot of money for art, are of a different 'race' or 'genetic breed' and are 'observing' how Human Beings create these things, consequently plagerising them through mainstream media and creating a 'society' based on a particular 'life style' and boxing people in.

c) A specific culture is trying to be manipulated and created i.e. Rennaisance, Expressionist, Surrealist, Abstract, Realist etc... so people operate in a specific way relating to the piece of art by a particular artist, hopefully spawning a new 'type' of art.

It's happened since Art came into existence but in today's world it has less impact on the masses- there is so much amazing independent art and music out there available at the click of a button now, that it doesn't matter! The people who are into this mainstream art will be missing out on expanding their consciousness- those who appreciate and enjoy independent art and music, things that REALLY can make a difference to how we perceive the world and perceive ourselves, will be the ones who traverse this World of War and Conflict and enter a Better one.

But if this particular Art is provoking such a reaction in you Baron- then it obviously doesn't resonate very well with someone who is aware of what is going on in the World! Take this with you PEACEFULLY and you'll be even closer to helping everyone realise this...

...people never listen to shouters because they think they are being told off, which then triggers the defense / survival mechanism and ends any hope of being listened to...

Much Love to You Baron!!

Jay
xxx

[synergy777]

Graffiti
Graffiti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Graffiti has existed since ancient times, with examples going back to Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire.[1] Graffiti can be anything from simple scratch marks to elaborate wall paintings. In modern times, spray paint and markers have become the most commonly used materials. In most countries, defacing property with graffiti without the property owner's consent is considered vandalism, which is punishable by law. Sometimes graffiti is employed to communicate social and political messages

http://www.ukgraffiti.com/

http://www.graffiti.org/
Art Crimes :The Writing on the Wall

some wonderful pics
http://www.chromasia.com/galleries/

http://www.chromasia.com/galleries/graffiti.php

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/2802/signifierandreferentbrm0.jpg

2 sick bastards (bush and saddam) by signifier and referent or banksy?

http://www.chromasia.com/iblog/archives/0609111900.php

[synergy777]

http://www.iranian.com/

http://www.iranian.com/Arts/2007/August/Ebriani/index.html

JACOB EBRIANI's artworks explore the mystical, and imaginary through lush and subtle painting technique developed through over 50 years of experience. His primary inspiration comes from Persian Sufi poets such as Rumi and Hafez, and also Jewish mystical imagery from the Kaballah. He also has a deep love of music which informs his surreal and impressionist style. Jacob was born in 1946 in Tehran, Iran. He began painting at the age of ten when one of his art teachers recognized his unique talent, and hired him as an assistant. By the early 60's Jacob had experienced a decent amount success as an artist in Iran, but by 1979, shortly before the Islamic revolution, Jacob moved his family to Los Angeles >>> jacobebriani.com


http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/8290/je001vy7.jpg

[synergy777]

http://www.fourthree.co.uk/artonline/index.php?cPath=15&main_page=index

IAIN DUB

Following training at Eastbourne College of Art, where I had the opportunity to experience a wide range of artistic media, I worked with a number of leading advertising agencies on household name, international accounts. After six years I felt the compelling desire to express my creativity in a more personal way and started my own design venture.

I am currently busy working worldwide for the music industry, creating image solutions from company IDs and logos, through to album and CD sleeves. This has now extended into international advertising and live music/stage production for some of the worlds' leading festival/music organisations. This gives me the chance to travel to such places as Portugal, The Netherlands, New York and California as well as many bookings across the UK.

Here I have discovered an avenue where I have the freedom to really express myself creatively.

Click on one of the pictures below to see the images available in that gallery

http://www.fourthree.co.uk/artonline/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=15_32

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/8487/id04chakraspacelrtnmk5.jpg

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/7928/id07liquidlogiclrtnbf2.jpg

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/1428/id08psychedelicshivalrvr3.jpg

[synergy777]

http://spectraleyes.com/art.html

LUKE BROWN

http://spectraleyes.com/gallery/artworx

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/1913/mantissg6.jpg

[synergy777]

ALEX GREY

http://www.alexgrey.com/

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/3089/blotteralexevepk1.jpg


http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/5350/theologukn7.jpg

[synergy777]

bump for the stoned surfers.

[2013]

The baron makes some good points there are loads of talented people out there who will never get recognition or reward for what they do ,but still good way of getting free exposure .Although you like what you like its subjective You do have to ask who is buying this stuff the new money in town the 30 -40 somethings who grew up with an attitude and an idea of rebelion only now they have made it and have so much disposable income some paart of them retains the memory of who they once where? or maybe these people just dont have a clue and are looking for profit .Maybe the wa yto deal with rebellion now is to embrace and reward it diffuse it as much as possible.It would seem the emperor's new clothes are increadibly hard wearing .:D

[synergy777]

they made from teflon and kevlar, lol

[2013]

yeh and trutex put tracking devices in the waistband lol good one syn
you cant be too careful these days :D

[synergy777]

i think alot of celbes, new money buy this shit for, "look i'm so with it",it about the cache. half them are airheads, etc anyway. then again, if they are willing to buy, it at those prices, heck, sell it. ever see the new harry enfield show, the antiques/junk shop dealer, he gets the notting hill/sloane street types, sells them crap for obscene prices, so very true, in fact it can be enlarged to encompass the consumer culture that is the de facto culture of today. consumer culture is societies culture, religion, knowledge, etc is merely a product on the shelves of new age shops, waterstones etc. peopel get upset, why does it resonate?

[baron von lotsov]

The baron makes some good points there are loads of talented people out there who will never get recognition or reward for what they do ,but still good way of getting free exposure .Although you like what you like its subjective You do have to ask who is buying this stuff the new money in town the 30 -40 somethings who grew up with an attitude and an idea of rebelion only now they have made it and have so much disposable income some paart of them retains the memory of who they once where? or maybe these people just dont have a clue and are looking for profit .Maybe the wa yto deal with rebellion now is to embrace and reward it diffuse it as much as possible.It would seem the emperor's new clothes are increadibly hard wearing .:D

Only people who have done really dodgy stuff to support the system and the NWO have bags of cash bar one or two lottery winners and people who have inherited it. This is without exception. I don't know anyone with bags of cash who does not, or has not done something very system orientated. There are normal jobs in this country and then there are those jobs that pay well over the odds. An example which I saw was someone running a government quango who had a salary of £232 000 a year. They don't pay people for no reason, just like doctors earn an average of £100 000 per year but they are pharmaceutical company sales reps. I'll tell you straight, there are no jobs well paid where you are not selling your soul.

[2013]

What does it profit a man(or women ) if he gains the whole world and loses his (or her ) own soul . thank you reg .

[synergy777]

the trick to life, is to work smart not hard.

[synergy777]

bump

[synergy777]

http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=499346&in_page_id=1811

Graffiti artist Banksy strikes again - in Bethlehem


Elusive graffiti artist Banksy has struck again, this time in the Holy Land with a series of stencilled works on the security wall in Bethlehem.

The Bristol-born artist has adorned the West Bank barrier with six new images, including a dove wearing a flak jacket and a soldier being frisked by a young girl.

It coincides with the opening tomorrow of a new exhibition in Bethlehem which is aimed at bringing people to the West Bank to see the situation there first hand.

Banksy has adorned the West Bank barrier with six new images

Banksy has previously painted on the 436-mile long concrete wall that borders large sections of the occupied territories.

Constructed by Israel, the barrier has been condemned by activists and declared illegal by the United Nations.

It now showcases the work of possibly the most well-known and popular graffiti artists around.

Also among the latest additions are a soldier checking the papers of a donkey and one of the artist's trademark rats next to a watch tower.

Banksy, whose work was originally seen in Brighton and London's East End, is one of a number of celebrated graffiti artists who have daubed the West Bank wall over the last few weeks.

Santa's Ghetto will be open from tomorrow to Christmas Eve.

Fans of Banksy, known to include Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, will be able to pick up original work by the artist but will have to visit the exhibition in person.

Banksy said: "If it is safe enough for a bunch of sissy artists then it is safe enough for anyone."

[snoopsnuffleopagus]

Cordial Felicitations Syn:

In Downtown Albany, New York is the Empire State Plaza.

An Architectural Tour-De-Force inspired by Nelson Rockefeller.

One of the Buildings is an Oblate Spheroid! :eek:


Once a reporter jested to Rocky that he was a frustrated Architect, Rocky pointed to the Plaza and said: Not anymore.

To adorn the Plazas Architecture, Rocky took 2 million dollars of the Tax Payers Money and bought 92 Pieces of Art of the 'New York School of Art'. 'Abstract Expressionism'.

The Art; Sculptures and Paintings are everywhere you go in the Plaza.

A very lovely Place.


Book: The Empire State Collection. Art for the Public


Alexander Calder, Rothko,etc.

The 2 Million Dollar investment in 1970 is now worth 10 Billion Dollars!

A 93rd Piece was added to the collection.

A Portrait of Rockefeller by Andy Warhol.

I like both Warhol & Banksy.

I think both are 'Sincere'.

Kind Regards: Snoopsnuffleopagus

[baron von lotsov]

The one in Glastonbury has been painted over. It was not I but someone made a complaint to the police about criminal damage. Anyway Bansky is Illuminati sponsored without a doubt.

[tintin]

Have looked a bit into Warhol.
Some stuff to work with.

As for artists?

Well there's only one real artist.

http://www.cruijffdefilm.nl/cruijf2.jpg

Once he was the most famous player in the world.
And what was he doing on a saturday afternoon?
Watching the youth of Ajax.

Just standing in the cold weather looking for talent.
Sometimes alone. Real artists don't like all the fuzz.

Was there as well quite a few times.
All those celeb artists.....

That was to me bit of a miracle.
Cruyff wasn't ACTING as he was watching.
Like, look what a "regular common" guy I am.

No, he was just enjoying a game, watching talent...

[synergy777]

cruyff smoked 20 cigs a day, what a legend. although football has had many artists. garrincha, pele, diego, roberto baggio, best, zidane, cantona etc.

[synergy777]

http://www.mirrorandart.com/

http://www.repubblica.it/2006/08/gallerie/spettacoliecultura/davinci-segreto/davinci-segreto.html

[tintin]

cruyff smoked 20 cigs a day, what a legend. although football has had many artists. garrincha, pele, diego, roberto baggio, best, zidane, cantona etc.

Have you seen his ANTI-CIGARETTE promo?
Just after his heart problems. Was a piece of art....

But yeah, there are more. My other personal favourite is George Best,
(because he was a heavy drinker, amazing he
still could produce miracles...)

[synergy777]

its beacuse geniuses have to make the most of life, they live on a different bandwidth, i love best too. its trying to balance the creative/destructive natures of their spirits. all the greats in art, literature, sport, etc have this dispostion.

baggio was the only one who kept it calm, but he is a buddhist, had a good wife and family life. i think these things are the most important, as they keep you grounded, and also give your support and happiness. cantona was also a cool guy, he was a millionaire, but shunned the lifestyle. he lived in a 3 bed semi whilst at man utd, in a normal neighbourhood, pure class.

http://maxmagnusnorman.com/english/pictures.shtml

[synergy777]

http://www.artofthestate.co.uk/graffiti/street_art_uncut_book.htm

http://www.artofthestate.co.uk/index.html

[neutron flux]

A friend of mine went to Cans fest last month and I thought I'd post a few of her pics:

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/261/n790053824909964377ho5.jpg

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/7760/n7900538249099309546ew5.jpg

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/894/n7900538249099361336pg9.jpg

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/2169/n7900538249099433543ie8.jpg

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/8701/n7900538249099454138yv3.jpg

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/4790/n7900538249099495455hk7.jpg

http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/1284/n7900538249099516047vx0.jpg

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/8191/n7900538249099661294vf0.jpg

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/632/n7900538249099714038dm5.jpg

[synergy777]

bro those pics were awesome, any more. this is my cup of tea, funny/funky and provoking art.

[neutron flux]

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/2496/can2bz8.jpg

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/4857/can3aq5.jpg

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/1367/can4lp5.jpg

http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/8954/can5lr1.jpg

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/1783/can6zt2.jpg

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/1968/can7jy1.jpg

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/6198/can8mt6.jpg

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/9128/can9yi0.jpg

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/7264/can10vy5.jpg

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/8195/can11rq7.jpg

http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/2114/can12gd4.jpg

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/1883/can13nb4.jpg

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/4049/can14vj5.jpg

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/5655/can1bh8.jpg

:)

[synergy777]

cheers bro, very much appreacited. if you have any more photos/links of other cool stuff/artists, feel free bro to post them.