Banksy's spray paint picture on security wall
Posted on 08/06/2005 6:29:08 PM PDT by ajolympian2004
Secretive "guerrilla" artist Banksy has decorated Israel's controversial West Bank barrier with satirical images of life on the other side.
The nine paintings were created on the Palestinian side of the barrier.
One depicts a hole in the wall with an idyllic beach, while another shows a mountain landscape on the other side.
Banksy's spray paint picture on security wall
Banksy said he was threatened by Israeli security forces
Banksy is well known for his art stunts around the world
Banksy's spokeswoman Jo Brooks said: "The Israeli security forces did shoot in the air threateningly and there were quite a few guns pointed at him."
Another picture shows the head of a white horse appearing to poke through, while he has also painted a ladder going over the wall.
The 425-mile (680-kilometre) long barrier, made of concrete walls and razor-wire fences, is still being erected by Israeli authorities.
Israel says the structure is necessary to protect the country from suicide bombers, but the International Court of Justice has said it breaches international law.
Banksy, who hails from the UK city of Bristol, never allows himself to be photographed and created the images last week.
He condemned the wall but described it as "the ultimate activity holiday destination for graffiti writers".
His previous creations, which critics condemn as stunts, have included a bronze spoof of the statue of Justice from the Old Bailey, London, wearing thigh-high boots and a suspender belt.
He also embarrassed the British Museum by planting a hoax cave painting of a man pushing a supermarket trolley, which he said went unnoticed for three days.
He has also smuggled and hung works in galleries including the Tate Britain in London and the Metropolitan and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
cool pictures does he do bathrooms?
LOL!
Hm. Restricted area. Doing something hinky. Can't imagine why...
Ahhh. Wish I had the talent, the bucks, and the huevos.
Wonder how many brain-dead terrorist will skin their jaws thinking it is real???
What a sensational piece of graffiti art work !
Most taggers have got the artistic skills of a mite.
Now that's funny! ;)
Here it is. ;)
It's the hinky-dinky-do'ers that are the frickin' worst. Makes me wanna open a can of whoop-ass on 'em every time.
Well I must say his graffiti is light years away from what I have to look at. Still, he's a dumbass...
I think the detailed, colored palm trees and the mountains are photos he pasted on the wall...if you look at the enlargement, the seam between two concrete beams does NOT appear in the colored palm trees section of the graffiti. The spray-painted fake cracks and the spray painted children are thus less impressive.
Still looks great. Thanks for the sleuthing work though.
From your article:
"The earliest recorded wheels, as every schoolboy knows, are from Mesopotamia around 5,500 years ago."
I didn't realize that was such common knowledge and that I was so ignorant for not knowing such a piece of information.
This is cool - give the Paliroaches a taste of what life might be like if they had ever aspired to be human beings.
This guy is hilarious
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