Banksy In Gaza

The anonymous street artist Banksy released a series of new works Wednesday in Gaza, all commenting on the dire situation of the 1.8 million Palestinian residents confined to the area. Along with a short documentary he scattered a variety of artworks around the region, one of which is this kitten. Banksy's explanation on his web-site: "A local man came up and said ‘Please -- what does this mean?' I explained I wanted to highlight the destruction in Gaza by posting photos on my website -- but on the internet people only look at pictures of kittens."

Thank you Justine, I am glad to be a part of your wall rainbow :)

Stencil Graffiti By Banksy

Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based (Bristol-born) graffiti artist, political activist, film director, and painter. His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti done in a distinctive stencilling technique. Such artistic works of political and social commentary have been featured on streets, walls, and bridges of cities throughout the world.

I thought both of these were done by him, but actually the 1st one is done by Melbourne-based street artist Meek, who was exposed to Banksy's art while working in London. The 2nd one was done in London's Clerkenwell area, the words 'Old Skool' additionaly added.It has occured to me once before, that it would be so cool to do a Banksy tour in England. I've been to London so many times and failed to look for it - next time!

Thanks to Amanda from the netherlands and Jacqueline from the UK :)