Treasure or trash? You decide
'Banksy' graffiti, Stoke Newington Church Street Photo: © 2009 The Hackney Citizen Ltd
March of the Penguins, Bouverie Road Photo: © 2009 The Hackney Citizen Ltd
Bins, Old Street Photo: © 2009 The Hackney Citizen Ltd
Graf, Shoreditch High Street Photo: © 2009 The Hackney Citizen Ltd
Graf, Shoreditch High Street Photo: © 2009 The Hackney Citizen Ltd
Figures, Leonard Street car park Photo: © 2009 The Hackney Citizen Ltd
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Previous story on public art here.
My view is that, yes!, much of the work seen especially around the East end of London I would class as art. Some I love such as Banksy, and other artists work I’m not so keen on, it really is all up to the individual to decide on whether something is art or graffitti.
The Banksy in Stoke Newington, where we happen to be based, now looks so sorry for itself that I would suggest going over the whole piece and asking another artist if he or she would be interested in working the wall. There are many, many talented artists within the scene and I feel Stoke Newington would definitely benefit from another piece.
Maybe we should start a poll, the residents could then vote on who they would like to see re-paint the space. Who thinks this is a good idea?
At least the ‘Salute the Tesco Flag’ on Essex Rd has been ‘preserved’ after it’s defacing by mindless tagging idiots! We have been plagued by vindictive gang tagging eyesores in E5 – please send an SOS out to Banksie to drop into to our hood!
“tagging idiots”.
If if it wasn’t 4 those talentless morons everywhere would look much better.
I would like to see Oscar the grouch put back. B4 I lived up this way it was a land mark for me.