The most interesting thing I’ve read about Banksy in years, read it here.

“an anonymous artist’s name and image can be taken up by any number of people. If the man behind Banksy ever leaves the Banksy organization, or when he dies, will the public ever know? It’s possible that my grandchildren will be able to see “original” Banksy artwork completed a century from now. Banksy seems to have reached the absurd hyperbole of conceptual art: the original artist may not even need to conceive the artwork for it to bear his name. Banksy has finally achieved what Warhol and others set out to: the artist is truly a brand without a human identity.”

Michael Tompert has created a homage to Apple by destroying some of its more iconic products from the last few years. Using a variety of methods, including shooting holes in them or running them over with a train, he has created a highly detailed and beautiful set of photo’s, which he showed off last week in an exhibition in California.

check out the Cult of Mac article for more pictures.

The BBC has an interesting little piece about Ben Wilson, an artist who has taken to the streets of London in an attempt to brighten them up by painting on bits of used chewing gum.

Over the last 6 years he has completed over 8000 miniature pieces of art ranging from personal paintings to commissioned works.

via @vvit

Check out this video where some of worlds best riders take part in a 3D art project involving a huge 3D Projection Mapping installation. The riders are tracked by infra-red in real time and appear to have direct interactions with the projections on the 2 jumps and giant inflatable sphere in the middle.

The event, known as Red Bull Off The Planet, was created by ENNES in Melbourne, Australia. Check out the more in depth ‘making of’ video after the jump…!

via iFind Media

Run over to Blood Is The new Black for the chance to buy our pal Omars Lion Tee, if you go to his personal site you’ll be able to see some new work, inluding my favourite, this painting of Q-tip. Big up.

Krist Wood

petra Cortright

Rad computer art blog. Computersclub.org.

London is no longer a stranger to an alfresco cinema, but this one has a twist (and a roof) as it’s housed in a derelict petrol station on Clerkenwell Road. The Cineroleum promises to be a fascinating and enjoyable experience hailing the golden age of cinema, with paper tickets, popcorn and, err, seats constructed from reclaimed scaffolding – all  ‘Enclosed by  an ornate curtain strung from the forecourt roof’. Part of a wider project initiated by artists, designers and architects to find uses for public space, it opens this weekend and tickets can be booked online. Personally I can’t think a better venue to watch Night of the Living Dead.

Time to get the DIY kit out and try and follow in Harisson Krix’s 749 footsteps to make this fully functioning Daft Punk Helmet!!

It took him over 17 months, but the finished product looks well worth it.. Now i just need someone who is any good at making things to help me out! Any volunteers?

Check out the very cool video after the Jump!

A good friend of mine, Connie Wright, knitted these amazing Nike shoes in collaboration with THIS IS STUDIO for Nike 78 – a project initiated by Paul Jenkins in which he asked various creatives to challenge the function of a pair of Nike shoes.

Quite possibly a biased opinion but for me these are fo’ sho’ the best creation on show, and with around 100 hours spent knitting no doubt the pair with most effort put into them. Check some other cool ones after the jump or hit up the online gallery for other all the other outcomes.

By Blu.

I’m liking the work of street artist Alex Farto, aka Vhils. I saw the piece of his that’s down just off Brick Lane a while ago but I’ve only just discovered the man behind the art. While he works with many materials across various mediums I personally love his wall series in which he uses just the decayed and perished parts of the plaster as a means to create a portrait. In particular the more subtle executions like the second example above. Check some more after the jump.

John Wesley is the person responsible for the illustrations covering the Miu Miu S/S 10 collection. I had never heard of him but after a little internet research I’ve got to say I think his work’s pretty cool. I like the simple color schemes, the sign-like flatness and the juxtaposition of the child like motifs and the ‘adult’ scenes.

He’s been on the scene since the 60’s and although he was then classified as a Pop artist and lately as a minimalist, Wesley himself considers his work to be aligned more closely with Surrealism. He has a retrospective at New York’s MOMA in 2000 who described his work as “mixing images of traditional emblems, historical figures, comic book personalities, animals, sexy women, athletes and showgirls into surreal daydreams, prompting the viewer to rejoin her own private dream-world.”

He just had a big show at the Venice Biennale sponsored by, who else, the Fondazione Prada07, so that explains the Miu Miu collection then.