May
28
2012The Stencil: Stop and Search by Banksy
If I had to pick my favourite Banksy artwork of all time, it would probably be this one, so I was really excited to work on this image and it was probably the shoot I was looking forward to the most.
This piece was released as part of Banksy’s ‘Santa’s Ghetto’ art exhibition which was held in Bethlehem in 2007. 500 prints were released of the image, all signed by Banksy.
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23
2012
The Stencil:
Umbrella Girl by Banksy
This stencil (among others) appeared in New Orleans while Banksy was in the region in 2008 and if his ‘official’ tumblr account is anything to go by, his explanation of the image is as follows:
“The Umbrella Girl is really a comment about how the things that are supposed to protect us - like CCTV or Catholic priests - are often the things that hurt us. I’ve use a metaphor to show this, with rain coming from inside the umbrella.”
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14
2012The Stencil: Sale Ends Today by Banksy
This piece was released in 2007 as an oil on canvas painting, exhibited at Banksy’s ‘Barely Legal’ show in Los Angeles. It sold for $230,500 USD.
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20
2012Hi Everyone,
I’m very pleased to announce that Andy at UnknownPhotographer.net has just published an article I wrote about my project Exit Through the Thrift Shop. I go into quite a bit more detail about the inspiration and nuts and bolts of the project, so if you’re interested, please check it out here.
Linda 
Mar
15
2012The Stencil: Flower Chucker by Banksy
This is probably the most well-known of Banksy’s stencils, and was created around 2003. It was spraypainted on a wall off Rivington Street in London, and was also made available for sale as a limited edition print that was screenprinted on paper. The stencil was reworked some years later and this was displayed in Andipa gallery in 2009. In addition to this, the image has also been reworked by Banksy into a more detailed painting, showing the full riot, not just the individual rioter. It also features on the front cover of Banksy’s book ‘Wall and Piece’.
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09
2012
The Stencil: Coke Snorting Copper by Banksy
This stencil of Banksy’s turned up around 2005 in a bunch of different locations, most notably around the back of Waterloo Station on Leake Street and also on Curtain Street in Shoreditch- both in London. In Banksy’s ‘Wall and Piece’ you can see more detailed images of how some of these stencils also included several kilometres of paint dribble, twisting and turning through the city, eventually leading to the stencil and the ‘line’ of coke.
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27
2012The Stencil: Girl with Ice Cream
This stencil by Banksy was spray painted on a wall at Brighton Beach in 2004, and a slightly modified version of the drawing was included in an exhibition at Andipa Gallery in London in 2009.
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24
2012The Stencil: Rude Copper
This Banksy piece was originally produced as an unsigned print with a run of about 200 in 2002, but an additional 30 signed, hand finished prints were also made available later in the year. Policeman feature in a number of Banksy’s pieces, and this is one of five of such stencils included in my project.
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