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         BANKSY
Special Selection May 09 Banksy is perhaps the best known graffiti artist ever. His work ranges from the optical illusion, to the bizarre, to the political statement, to the cultural icon. He has completed works all over the planet, while maintaining his anonymity. His work is done with stencils and spray paint, allowing him to get extremely complicated works up quickly. As far as anyone knows, he does not sell any of his artwork through traditional means. So to collect his pieces, auctioneers have been known to sell his work in place and leave it up to the purchaser how they will remove it from the location.
Nominated by chwala
Image Credits
Filename: banksy_cavepainting.jpgSource: chrisjohnbeckett on flickr cc Url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisjohnbeckett/2465093025/ 
Filename: banksy_pledge.jpgSource: eddiedangerous on flickr cc Url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/eddiedangerous/2310028517/in/set-72157602122808353/ 
Filename: banksy_jumprope.jpgSource: jakedobkin on flickr cc Url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluejake/228298837/ 
Filename: banksy_maid.jpgSource: unusualimage on flickr cc Url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/unusual_image/455893335/in/set-72157604010021248/ 
Filename: banksy_society.jpgSource: unusualimage on flickr cc Url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/unusual_image/2302536329/in/set-72157604010021248/ 
Filename: banksy_bristol.jpgSource: Walt Jabsco on flickr cc Url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/waltjabsco/2037993200/ 
Filename: banksy_flower.jpgSource: unusualimage on flickr cc Url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/unusual_image/1804374220/
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Banksy was voted MORE AWESOME than:
 Bookmobile  The Couch Dress  Easy Bake(R) Oven  Shaved Ball Cap  Giant Nintendo Controller  Sasquatch  Crop Circles  Mock Apple Pie  El Chupacabra  BigDog Robot  Robocop on a Unicorn  Roller Derby  Freerunning  Dwight K. Schrute  Miracle On Ice  The Hamburger Bed  Bob Ross  Hedgehogs  WAKE n' BACON  Zombies  Rollerman  Space Invader Invasion  Brawndo: The Thirst Mutilator  Xiao Xiao  Pride and Prejudice and Zombies  Neil Peart's Drum Kit  Eskil Ronningsbakken  Pop Rocks  Spork  Cocktail Umbrellas  Cyclops  Sammy Hagar Can't Drive 55  Shutter Shades  Cutty Sark  Shadow Hare  Meerkat Manor  Head and Wrist Bands  Urban Camouflage  Coracle  Tree Hugging  Throat Singing  Moustaches  Forbidden Fist of the Ninja  Johnny Cash  James Earl Jones Counts to 10  Death Star  Literal Video Versions  Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka  Hunter S. Thompson  MST3K  Mark Twain  Emperor Norton  Les Claypool Banksy was voted LESS AWESOME than:  Nikola Tesla  Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton  Chewbacca  Theo Jansen's Art  President Obama  Wingsuit Base Jumping  The Brick Testament The Brick Testament  Jimi's Star-Spangled Banner Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton  Captain James T. Kirk  The Man with No Name The Man with No Name  Teddy Roosevelt  Extent of the Universe  Jesus Riding A Dinosaur  Walking on the Moon
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          SPACE INVADER INVASION
1st Place April 09 Have you ever happened upon a tiled Space Invader on a city street? Most of these creations are the work of one man. He likes to be called "Invader". For the past eight years he has been traveling the planet earth playing his own reality Space Invader game. For every tiled Space Invader he cements in place he gives himself points. He has Invaded 35 cities on five continents. He is documenting his invasion and even offers a collection of maps. If your planning a trip to one of the invaded cities stay alert, bring your laser beam and remember they like to move sideways.
Nominated by Ivana B. Awesome
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Filename: spaceinvader_marseille.jpgSource: cudmore on flickr cc Url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cudmore/26544105/ 
Filename: spaceinvader_mercer.jpgSource: ianqui on flickr cc Url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianqui/2467984/ 
Filename: spaceinvader_turkey.jpgSource: livinghood on flickr cc Url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/livinghood/52891117/ 
Filename: spaceinvader_paris.jpgSource: yoyolabellut on flickr cc Url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/yoyolabellut/384120278/ 
Filename: spaceinvader_vienna.jpgSource: watz on flickr cc Url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/watz/166374876/ 
Filename: spaceinvader_nepal.jpgSource: 9-lives on flickr cc Url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelhwalker/2974495935/ 
Filename: spaceinvader_london.jpgSource: What What on flickr cc Url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/whatwhat/5699851/ 
Filename: spaceinvader.jpgSource: die_gabel on flickr cc Url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/die_gabel/87314974/
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Space Invader Invasion was voted MORE AWESOME than:
 Monster Trucks The Couch Dress  Moustache Balaclava  Japanese Game Shows  Venus Fly Traps  General Lee 01 Mock Apple Pie El Chupacabra BigDog Robot Dwight K. Schrute  Mister Rogers doing The Wave Bob Ross  Badass Mountain Men  Polio Vaccine  Don Hertzfeldt's Shorts  Luchadores Luchadores Rollerman  Where the Hell is Matt?  Ninja Hauler Listing  UFOs  Double-Necked Guitars  Extreme Shepherding  Rabbit Holes  Smoking Smarties  Cossacks  Paul Bunyan Paul Bunyan Paul Bunyan  Easter Eggs  The Leia Wig  Moon Boots  Nessie  Hammerhead Sharks  Max Raabe  This Super Stars MusiCard Brawndo: The Thirst Mutilator Johnny Cash Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka Space Invader Invasion was voted LESS AWESOME than: Chewbacca Shaved Ball Cap  Jesus Christ  Little Superstar Theo Jansen's Art Nikola Tesla Crop Circles Robocop on a Unicorn Roller Derby The Hamburger Bed  Aurora Borealis  Flying Spaghetti Monster Hedgehogs WAKE n' BACON Rollerman Rollerman Brawndo: The Thirst Mutilator The Brick Testament Banksy Teddy Roosevelt  Library of Congress James Earl Jones Counts to 10 Death Star Hunter S. Thompson Extent of the Universe Mark Twain Emperor Norton Jesus Riding A Dinosaur Walking on the Moon Les Claypool
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Anyone else notice how some of the "space invaders" look more like Pac-Man ghosts?
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Spooooky . . .
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I have a Banksy Rat up on my wall. Banksy is awesome.
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You lucky bastard. I love you.
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Could someone attempt to convince me that this is somehow awesome?
Because I currently just don't see it. reply
Wow, i know. I mean its kinda awesome, but not undefeated awesome. Its like a video game version of Where the Hell is Matt, but without the depth and meaning of it.
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At most it inspires perplexed bemusement... but it doesn't make me feel awe-struck.
Regardless of how neat it may be, SII is simply aweless. reply
Although, I do think it's the most awesome graffiti ever. It takes a lot more thought and time than just using a can of spray paint.
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Banksy is more awesome than Space Invader graphiti. (www.banksy.co.uk)
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I had never seen his work before, but I have to agree with you.
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I'm quite fond of the fact that he installed several of his works at the MOMA, the British Museum and the Tate ... without anyone knowing about it for several weeks.
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Banksy is super-awesome...but I also love the fact that Invader is not only doing guerilla art, he's got his own points system for it. That's so unnecessary as to be awe-tastic!!!
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I must agree, I never would have guessed at the beginning of the month that the final matchup would be these two....
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