New Banksy graffitti in Bristol

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/5103306.stm

We were talking of Banksy ...

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"He has also created spoof historical artefacts and planted them in
some of the world's leading museums and galleries. "

Hehe... nice thinking!

 

I actually like some of his stuff. Maybe not his MO,
but certainly the way in which he takes the familiar and
turns it into something else is quite well done.

This is one of my favourites:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4887660.stm

I'm not too sure about the 'grafitti' though, no matter
how much an expression of art it is. The council are
in a very difficult position because leaving it up sends
the wrong message about grafitti being acceptable.

All IMHO, of course.

 

I like the fact that the council has opened it to public debate. Which
is nice.

 

Bristol CC are very good at that. Then they just ignore everyone and do what
they were going to do in the first place.

Latest hilarity is chastising the public for not recycling enough, despite
the fact that they won't collect some items that other councils have for
over ten years.

Then they start charging £15 to collect old household appliances.

Then they tell everyone that if you want garden waste recycled, you have to
pay them an extra 50 quid for another bin and collection.

In the very same breath they then complain about fly-tipping being on the
increase! I wonder if there could be a connection...