Graffiti art
is becoming increasingly popular around the world; especially in places like
Los Angeles and New York, but never Vancouver. Vancouver has murals and strategically
planned, very thought out culturally relevant masterpieces that SCREAM British
Columbia at you.
Orca mural
It wasn’t
until this past month that Vancouver Street art got a little more interesting.
It turns out we have our very own Banksy. The artist did so well replicating
Banksy’s style that it went viral because people thought the infamous, faceless,
creative genius had been to Vancouver. Banksy himself
(whomever he is) posted the photo on his Facebook page with the hash
tag #notbanksy. It’s a pretty huge deal
to have him recognize one of our local street talents.
Nobody likes me
Image from http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/03/05/banksy-vancouver-street-artist-iheart_n_4906494.html.com
Even Olivier
Theysken, designer for Theory, Instagramed the art piece! Rarely does something
like fashion or art that comes out of Vancouver get so much hype; it was really
crazy to see the image come up on my Instagram feed from someone really
recognized in the fashion industry.
Exposing or Praising i♥ ?
Image from
http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/Vancouver+artist+graffiti+goes+viral+thanks+boost+from+Banksy/9581784/story.html
I’m super curious
to know how other artists feel about the piece. I came across an article that
said i♥ was plagiarizing and when Banksy
posted the image he was “exposing” the artist, not sharing the art with his
fans. Personally I’m stoked and proud; it would be amazing for Vancouver to
have our own upcoming anonymous artist roaming the streets wreaking havoc and
controversy on the world!
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