Banksy’s famous beret clad Haight Street Rat on the exterior of a San Francisco bed-and-breakfast was relocated Wednesday to the U.S. Bank Tower in downtown Los Angeles where it will be on view in the lobby for two months. Source
Some of the famous pieces by Banksy, seen around British streets and all over the world were have been brought to life through gif animation.
30-minute history lesson on the "Father of Stencil Graffiti" While many youngins may be caught up in the brilliance of Banksy and the statement his graffiti makes because it’s seen as new and groundbreaking, we may be reluctant to think that he too could’ve been strongly influenced by someone else. Have you ever heard of Blek Le Rat? I’ll admit it, I hadn’t. In fact, if you showed me one of his stencils I would have said it was a Banksy point blank. Blek Le Rat, or Xavier Prou, was born in Paris in 1951 and is said to be the “Fath…