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Banksy Supports Fellow Graffiti Artist

3:30 am in artists, buses, consumerism, Culture & Celebrity by TreeHugger

tox ic photo Photo: banksy Earlier this month TreeHugger noted that a London graffiti artist named Tox had been convicted of criminal damage after a jury decided his art was vandalism. Just this week a new Banksy piece has been discovered in a corner of north London, painted as a tribute to his co-conspirator....Read the full story on TreeHugger

When is Graffiti Art and When is it Vandalism?

4:59 am in artist, buses, Business & Politics, consumerism, Culture & Celebrity by TreeHugger

tox art photo Photo: grafflondon.tk The graffiti artist known as Tox has been convicted because a jury decided his art was vandalism. His street art consists of his name with the last two digits of the year. We all love Banksy: his environmentally-themed graffiti art is followed by many and sells for hundreds of thousands of dollars. But this guy is going to get a few years in jail. What's the difference? When is graffiti vandalism and when is it art?...Read the full story on TreeHugger