Art - The Streets

Erie St. Banksy Mural "Censored"

When a group of artists proposed to “finish” the mural Banksy “started,” many were quick to call bullshit.  I personally thought this was a classic case of capitalizing off other people's work but, hey, it was a better proposition than just painting over Banksy's “vandalism.”  Well, Blouz is reporting that the building owner, clearly a connoisseur of the arts, complained about the contents of the surrounding mural and ordered it to be covered up.  That's right boys and girls, mushrooms are too offensive for the mural designed to profit off of/protect Banksy's spraypaint for years to come.  Hats off to everyone on this one; the cacophony of dots really elevated the aesthetic quality of this wall.

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Under the Sea

Admittedly, I don't make it out to Oakland nearly as much as I'd like to, so I have no idea if this mural is “fucking ancient” or not*,  but it is still one of the cooler Bay Area murals I've seen lately.  If you want to crash your laptop from the stone age, feel free to check out a larger version of this panoramic and click on the original.

* if a mural painted in 2010 could be ancient.

HACK THE PLANET: Valencia Fashion Edition

(via reader Natalie G)

Ski masks, once the must-have garment for terrorists abroad, are now this season's hot item on Valencia. From beating people over the head in broad daylight and dragging them around the corner to steal their iPhones, to protecting your own identity while you steal someone else's, thugs and white collar criminals agree the black baklava just can't be beat! (PUN ALERT)

This Weekend in Street Art: Banksy Gets Modified

Reader Neb checked out the OUT SIDE ART Block Party yesterday and was not impressed:

Your $5 donation, although for a good cause, is purely profiting of Banksy, whose work was locked away behind bars.  Ironic.

The only way to get past the fence was if you were “Artists and Staff.”  Therefore this was the best shot of the work Neb could get:

Artist DYNO uploaded a few shots of his and other's work to his tumblr.  You can read all about his experience here:

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