Art Crimes has recently posted an article explaining how people have been busted for posting graffiti photos, videos and comments on forums or web community sites. So for anyone that is posting these types of things you might want to read this article before doing so. Read the article here.
The Mail on Sunday newspaper believes they have uncovered the identity of the underground British graffiti artist Banksy. The Mail On Sunday say that Banksy is the 34 year former public schoolboy (private school) Robin Gunningham.
“The notion that Banksy is Robin Gunningham, 34, who was educated at the £9,240-a-year Bristol Cathedral School, will shock the artist’s fans, fond of their hero’s ‘anti-establishment’ stance.” Mail on Sunday
Banksy’s publicist would neither confirm nor deny if Banksy was Robin Gunningham, so the mystery continues. It was thought that Banksy’s real name might be Robin Banks of Bristol, with parents that believed he was a painter and decorator.
A local guy in Atlanta by the name of Rodney Bowman, decided to take on graffiti busts himself. He hid up in a tree near a wall until 2:30 am. When two young men (Joshua Ward, 19 and Jesse Jaeger, 21) approached the wall and started painting, he jumped down from his tree and attacked the graffiti writers. The police were called and Bowman wasn’t portrayed as the hero. Bowman was given a ticket for disorderly conduct. Read the rest of the article here.
A journalist claims this to be one of the first interviews done with the graffiti street artist, Banksy. Check out the article here.
A Bronx teen was arrested Tuesday on charges of scrawling graffiti over a Bronx mural honoring a fallen 9/11 hero - and promptly told cops he was sorry he’d done it. Avery Prince, 17, put his tag, “SIPS,” over the face of Firefighter Peter Bielfeld on a mural near the Bravest’s former home in Olinville, cops said. Read the rest of the article here.
An art critic doesn’t think much of the graffiti street artist Banksy. Check out the article here.
The graffiti artist Espo was recently featured in the New York Times. Check out the article here.
There’s an article in the LA Times about the arrest of graffiti artist Buket. Check out some updates on the Buket previous from our last post. Check out the newest article.
These two police officers have been accused of beating up a vandalism suspect, according to city officials. The alleged victim was treated for a broken jaw. District Attorney Lynn Abraham issued warrants for Officers Sheldon Fitzgerald and Howard Hill III, charging them with attacking the Logan man last year. Check out the rest of the article here.
