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by: Banksy  
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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 708 EAN: 9781844137862 ISBN: 1844137864 Label: Random House UK Manufacturer: Random House UK Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 192 Publication Date: April 01, 2006 Publisher: Random House UK Release Date: December 27, 2005 Studio: Random House UK Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: The collected works of Britains most wanted artist. Artistic genius, political activist, painter and decorator, mythic legend or notorious graffiti artist? The work of Banksy is unmistakable (except maybe when its squatting in the New Yorks Metropolitan Museum or Museum of Modern Art.) Banksy is responsible for decorating the streets, walls, bridges and zoos of towns and cites throughout the world. Witty and subversive, his stencils show monkeys with weapons of mass destruction, policeman with smiley faces, rats with drills and umbrellas. If you look hard enough youll find your own. His statements, incitements, ironies and epigrams are by turns intelligent and witty comments on everything from the monarchy and capitalism to the war in Iraq and farm animals. His identity remains unknown, but his work is prolific. And now for the first time, hes putting together the best of his workold and newin a fully illustrated color volume. Banksy, real name unknown, was born in Bristol, England. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Funny and Very Creative VandalismI have this book on my desk. Every loves it and I think its very creative and it approaches graffiti as an art rather and in a different point of view. Banksy must be a very smart or weird guy. Rating: - Great Book for any graffiti enthusiast!You have to check out this book if you can appreciate the art that is graffiti. Banksy also inspires you with his political satire. Rating: - finished reading it at the bookstore there isn't much to read. the art speaks for itself. 6 sections to this book: monkeys, cops, rats, cows, art, and street furniture. there are a few pages that contain several paragraphs of writing. banksy provides captions for maybe.. approximately half or less than half of his art. towards the back there's one page with "advice on painting with stencils". if you were looking for graffiti instruction, look elsewhere... unless you really want to look at that one page haha. some ... Read More Rating: - Mezmerizing!Couldn't put it down. Images are mezmerizing. Everyone I show it to wants to buy it to. No profanity or sexually oriented photos make it a hip gift choice for young people. Rating: - Great collection of graffiti art. Banksy is a great artist. This book is 240 pages of both his graffiti and his "gallery" or more "Piece" art. I think he is an innovator and inspiration to all artists. We could all learn something from Banksy. If you like this book you might also like some Shepard Fairey work. Also check out Banksy's website at http://www.Banksy.co.uk its really great. 
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