This piece is by both Banksy and Team Robbo. These two very famous street artists have had an ongoing graffiti battle.
Graffiti and our Culture
Though graffiti is illegal, it is still a very alive part of everyday culture in the United States. Graffiti can be an outlet for personal, religious, and political expression. Almost every war, presidential election, and publically controversy has been a subject for some type of graffiti weather it's speaking out against it, or supporting it.
Surprisingly the fact that graffiti is illegal really adds to its popularity and appeal as a unique cultural phenomena.
Unfortunately many people see this illegal act as only a form of mindless vandalism and not the political art that it usually tends to
be. Though not all graffiti should be considered art or has any actual artistic merit writing of the entire category as having no artistic credibility is to say the least ridiculous. Art should be interpreted by the person viewing it, not by weather it was painted, etched, or drawn onto a surface without permission.
Famous Graffiti Artists
BanksyBanksy is a London based graffiti artist that has traveled the world putting up his graffiti. Almost all of his pieces say something about politics, crimes against humanity, or just flaws in society. He works mainly with stencil and has even tagged several different spots in Salt Lake and Park City. In an interview with Dianne Williams the mayor of Park City, he said that personally he believes that Banksy's pieces are art, but that there is also a very fine line between vandalism and art, and that it is always best to ask permission before doing any type of graffiti on a wall.
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Team RobboTeam Robbo was originally just one man who called himself King Robbo. However, when King Robbo sustained a life threatening head injury and fell into a coma a group of artist began calling themselves Team Robbo and began doing art in his place. King Robbo and Banksy had a long going graffiti war throughout the streets of London, only to stop when Banksy restored an original Robbo piece as a memorial Robbo and his health troubles; this piece successfully ended the war.
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