Banksy

I have discovered this amazing artist that I am sure other people have heard of and already love - but I am just hearing about him now.

He is an elusive graffiti artist; somehow no one knows who he is or how he creates his giant amazing works of art. But he has been doing this for years.

A friend at Lush told me about him - so I did a little digging on the ol' interwebs... turns out he works mostly in the UK, he does not endorse the selling of reproductions of his paintings, there have been very few works that have been sold at auctions by him. He doesn't do gallery works - although one time it is rumored that he walked into the Louvre with his rendition of the Mona Lisa and hung it up next to the original. I am not really sure I buy that one... but it sounds like a great story.

Here are some of my favs that I have found so far:

I would love to be able to see some of his work in person. Alas... it seems like I would have to be in England and pretty lucky. There is a place in NYC called 5pointz that is an entire city block of warehouses that is dedicated to graffiti artists. I think I might have to make a trip there in a few weeks. Maybe I will find something just as amazing there. :)