by mr Banksy | Jul 26, 2017 | Urban Canvas Chronicles
Banksy’s mural of a girl letting go of a heart-shaped balloon has been voted the nation’s favourite artwork. The image, which was daubed onto a London shop 15 years ago, was chosen above the likes of Constable’s Hay Wain and Jack Vettriano’s...
by mr Banksy | May 31, 2017 | Urban Canvas Chronicles
A cardboard placard claimed to be by the street artist Banksy has sold for £10,000 at auction. The piece – depicting a young girl clutching a bomb – is said to be one of dozens made for a protest against the Iraq War in 2003. It had been kept in a flat by...
by mr Banksy | Mar 3, 2017 | Urban Canvas Chronicles
Every room overlooks the West Bank separation wall, the lobby features a Greek statue choking on teargas, and faux-security cameras dot the corridors. Welcome to “The Walled Off Hotel,” the new Bethlehem-based project from British street artist and enfant terrible...
by mr Banksy | Oct 14, 2016 | Urban Canvas Chronicles
Rebel fighter by day, artist by night – a young Syrian’s street art offers a sharp commentary on the country’s civil war. As a suburb of Damascus faced near-constant bombardment and a chronic lack of food, water and power, an incongruous mural...
by mr Banksy | Mar 29, 2016 | Urban Canvas Chronicles
A collection of works by elusive British graffiti artist Banksy left on walls, screen prints and other unorthodox means is expected to sell for more than $500,000 when it goes up for auction in southern California next month. The top lot at Julien’s Street and...
by mr Banksy | Mar 6, 2016 | Urban Canvas Chronicles
British academics have used a combinations of maths, criminology and geographic profiling to back up a theory over the identity of mysterious street artist Banksy. Scientists at Queen Mary University of London said the pattern of how Banksy’s artworks were distributed...
