Sunday, April 11, 2010

I'm in London Still

"Took the tube over to Camden
to wander around
played some funky records 
with that old Motown sound"
-The Waifs 


In the last week, London parks have become meccas for the city's sun starved inhabitants.  With all the sun and warmth, I have been inspired to carry my camera with me more often.  Here is what I've seen:

 
The story on the graffiti photos:  You all have probably heard of Bansky or at least seen his work.  He is a famous graffiti artist about whom many books are written.  His works are common posters and t-shirts.  Recently, he defiled a famous piece of graffiti in Camden that was done by Robbo, one of the original "street artists", 25 years ago.  "Team Robbo" was not pleased and soooo a little graffiti war is now plaguing the streets of Camden.  Above you see some of Bansky's work that has been modified by "Team Robbo". The image that reads KING ROBBO is of the work that sparked this feud.  Underneath that lies Robbo's original work.  Bansky, at the end of last year, modified Robbo's work to look like a man was painting over the graffiti.  Robbo then retaliated by making the painting man (by Bansky) look like he was writing King Robbo.  Cool, huh?!
 

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