Month: June 2021

Even though street art is believed to be a fairly secluded part of the art industry, there are cases when artists go public and start collaborating with official companies. That is what has recently happened in New York City, where the art logistics company Fine Art Shippers teamed up with Mitchell Schorr, a talented urban mural painter. Together, they have launched an exciting art project titled “Da Race on Wheels,” which features Schorr’s iconic painting placed on the art shuttle van. Yes, you’ve read it right — the entire vehicle has been turned into a moving work of art!

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Banksy art can be found all around the world, from New York City to Sydney. Sometimes, though, you can encounter his murals in the most unusual places. Bethlehem, Palestine, is but a good example. This West Bank city—the so-called stalemate in the Israel-Palestine conflict—became the art arena for the elusive artist. The presence of Banksy in Bethlehem is felt from the first minutes of being in the town. So what did the street artist leave behind himself in such an interesting place?

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Banksy art is iconic, but only some of his works become internationally popular and go mainstream. Truth be told, the majority of people have heard about Banksy because of the controversial nature of everything he does and says. Even his identity, which is often confused with Rob Del Naja and other public figures, makes his name more available for speculation. If you want to dig deeper into Banksy’s philosophy, you have to start avoiding Banksy most famous art. Here is why!

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Banksy art gets misinterpreted all the time, either by official authorities or overly conservative people. For them, the fact that street art is also art is somehow self-contradictory. Though Banksy has become an internationally accepted street artist, the question of whether he promotes vandalism or not is still open to debate. That is actually why sometimes his wall murals end up being painted over. Banksy Pulp Fiction is but a good example. Let’s see how a humorous and light-hearted satire was destroyed because some people did not get it.

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