Thank you, Banksy!!!

How is it that in 10 years no one has been able to reach this standard of 'clever' stencilling. It does no really make sense. People have forged Van Dykes and other old masters - a stencil must be easier?

Anyway, real good fun. Interesting that the umbrella girl is the favourite. I have been dissappointed with some of his recent stuff in UK of late, it felt clumsy and poorly observed (compared to his other high standards) but these are right back up there. Awesome. God Save Bristol.

Ah, the power of PR my man.

And another, boy he's been busy:

Photo from here.

HaHa That's a great one. Buff as you go graffiti!

woohoooo!!! brilliant! what a great thread, i have been dying to see his latest stuff. 100% Banksy, like you said mammal loads of his old stuff shinning through. God his technique and detail is getting better and better even though he is still so limited for time.

Awesome!

can't get over how many new images are popping up...properly shows why he's held in such high regard

100% howlin, thats why all the others are just pretenders.
No one can touch him for quality, placement,message and of course the humour.
;D

wooooooooo hooooooooo new pics...... BANKSY U ARE THE ABSOLUTE FCKING MANNNNNNNNNN ! HOLY SHNICKIES LOOK AT THE ABE LINCOLN 1. gota luv the Banks-man! Talk about Keep Gettin Up

This is the answer doublehelix gave to the same question on p.4:

www.bloggingneworleans.com/2006/08/12/mystery-solved/

so this means you are all talking about me and banksy? hehe.........

Just a thought i figured i would toss into the mix- remember how when the robin gunnigham stuff came out Banksy used that old gorilla image behind the mask to respond with the modest Banksy doesn't draw well stuff? I (like others here) interpreted that response to be that the guy who used to paint monkeys is now a gorilla in size with little left to hide behind.

But, I can be one to over think things and frankly my favorite artists leave me questioning just what exactly is the meaning of their composition. The cerebral guessing game is a big part of the fun for me. In light of the New Orleans tagging that we've all enjoyed this week, do you think it's possible that the gorilla drawing could have also been a precursor with the mardi gras mask as to what he would do next? He's obviously given this NOLA work a lot of thought and (I presume) a significant amount of practice in his studio leading up to this wonderful work of art, yet the gunningham article was merely 3 or 4 weeks ago. Or is it simply too late on a Friday evening and I should get to bed?

Just a few randon thoughts.

I would guess that Banksy was aware of the Mail's Gunningham article for some time before it was published. After all it was at least 12 months in the making by the Mail's own admission. After all that time it was a pretty unremarkable batch of findings. I would also think that Banksy has factored in the possibility of arrest whilst on one of visits to the USA and the subsequent publicity sought by some low ranking police officer/customs - I arrested Banksy and here are the pictures type thing.

I have been stunned by the amount of new work this last week and in particular the quality. The amount of preparation and research that has gone into the work is awesome and don't forget Cans 2 was in the making as well. The Umbrella Girl is an instant classic imo. I would also add that with this and Bethlehem that Banksy is now in areas that transend just art.