I just received my copy of this book in the mail yesterday, after ordering it off eBay. Needless to say, it's one of the best purchases I've made recently.

For those of you that don't know who Banksy is, he's an artist. His medium may not be on the right side of the law, but nevertheless he's been, shall wee say, sprucing up various cities over the years, including London, New York, San Fransisco, Los Angeles, and Melbourne. His graffiti has a biting dark humor throughout it, poking fun at today's society and its flaws.

What's interesting about this book is that despite the fact that no one knows who Banksy is, the entire thing was written and put together by him. He has various things he writes that criticize today's culture but with a dark sarcasm:

Banksy Wrote:Only when the last tree
Has been cut down
And the last river
Has dried to a trickle
Will man finally realize
That wee cannot eat money
And reciting old proverbs
Makes you sound like a twat

This guy even went to the Segregation Wall in Palestine and decorated it.





Anyway, this book is really worth it, especially since I found a seller on eBay that has them for $15 + $5 US shipping. Buy it. Now.

haha those pics are awesome

(This post was last modified: 18/04/2008 09:16 PM by hecaitomix.)

hecaitomix Wrote:you got paperback or hardback?

i got the paperback version from amazon.com for 15.61 free shipping.

http://www.amazon.com/Wall-Piece-Banksy/...ef=ed_oe_p

the hardcover is for 23.10, free shipping also.

http://www.amazon.com/Wall-Piece-Banksy/...ef=ed_oe_h

but i haven't read it yet. it's part of my collection that will never be read.

I got the paperback. And seriously, read it. This guy is awesome.

books are so analog

but that art is sweet

(This post was last modified: 18/04/2008 09:50 PM by SchmilK.)

banksy is fudgeing sweet a legend round london I've seen some of his stuff live

I loved this one.

Yeah, and he's british, just to let you know! :P Lol

I studied him in my art class, and it's all really good work. Theres a couple favourites of mine which I'll try to dig out.