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Graffiti. Clifton style.

Only in Clifton could you find graffiti like this!

Ressesio – Recession is planned

I took this picture this weekend, 'Ressesio is planned.' The person responsible was obviously so angry they made a hash of the spelling. 

Radiohead's Thom Yorke teams up with Banksy for his new video

Watch the new video of 'Hollow Earth' from Thom Yorke of Radiohead. The video sees Yorke team up with Salvatore Harmon and uses images of Banksy's work.

Banksy vs Bristol Museum

I finally visited the Banksy exhibition on Thursday at a private viewing organised by Bristol Media. And wow, what an exhibition. I think it fully justifies the unbelievable queues I've seen over the past few months (I'm glad I didn't have to queue though). The exhibition was full of wit and was really entertaining. It was good to walk through the whole museum to spot small adjustments Banksy had made the usual exhibits as well as the pieces he had created.

Firstly, an apology as some of these pics are a bit blurry, I was forced to take my girlfriend's camera as I couldn't find mine, but you'll get the idea. On entrance to the museum you were greeted by this ice cream van.

Some of the best pieces were based around food, these chicken nuggets were amazing, as well as the Tesco's haddock swimming round the goldfish bowl (still can't figure out how it was swimming) and the hot dogs. 

A few pieces concentrated on celebrity and vanity culture.

Banksy is a master of taking an idea and getting the message across in an instant.

Glad to see the environment feature in the show

Detail of a large painting of a monkey filled Houses of Commons.

The show is finishing 31st August, so not long left. I highly recommend getting down there if you haven't already, it's really worth it. 

Banksy's Park Street mural vandalised

Banksy's Park Street mural has been paintballed. I walked past it on Friday so I'm glad I saw it again undamaged. But then again, some might argue that his murals are just graffiti themselves, so are open to this kind of thing happening. Still though, it's a shame, I used to work in that building and enjoyed seeing it everyday, I wonder if Mr.Banksy will respond in some way?

The Bristol City Council ran a public vote in 2006 asking whether the mural should stay or go, with 93% voting that it should remain. 

UFO graffiti - Joe Baran

Humorous graffiti by Joe Baran, picking up on the light and shadows. Via hr

New Green Day album cover

Here's the new Green Day album cover, inspired by a stencil graffiti by Sixten. Haven't made my mind up about this yet, I liked the cover of their last album, American Idiot but not sure about this. It reminds me of Blur's album Think Tank, which used graffiti by Banksy. I much prefer Blur's.