Posts Tagged ‘ art ’

One Pic Wonder

April 14, 2012
One Pic Wonder

It’s official – I am an exhibited photographer. And in New York, no less. It is one thing to have images published in a magazine (which I have) or on an international media website (which I have), but to be hanging in a gallery is something else; something more prestigious. I am quite proud...
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Banksy vs The Police vs Tox

June 23, 2011
Banksy vs The Police vs Tox

Oh, the irony. Graffiti icon Banksy has created a new piece in London – a tribute to the ubiquitous tagger and recently criminal damage-convicted, Tox. At Tox’s trial on June 6th, prosecutor Hugo Lodge told the jury: “He is no Banksy. He doesn’t have the artistic skills”, and he was subsequently found guilty on...
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A Study Of Flats

May 27, 2010
A Study Of Flats

Picture by Amy Freeborn
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Urban Waves

March 24, 2010
Urban Waves

Pictures by Amy Freeborn
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He Ain’t No Diamond Geezer

February 17, 2009
He Ain’t No Diamond Geezer

British artist Damien Hirst is most famous for his shark preserved in formaldehyde, and in “another bold move” in June 2007, he created a £50m diamond-encrusted skull, entitled For The Love of God. The 18-the Century human skull was completely covered in £12m worth of “ethically sourced” diamonds and sold in August 2007 for...
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‘London’

August 1, 2008
‘London’

London doesn’t fit on a page. It sprawls, changes, enchants and deceives; it smiles in the sun and grimaces, determined and resolute, in the rain. The weight of history mixes with the attitude of youth; bohemia mingles with business while the multitudes of commuters, pedestrians and tourists step over the homeless and occasionally stop...
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Banksy

February 18, 2006
Banksy

“Graffiti is not the lowest form of art” – Banksy In one of the world’s largest cities, where advertisers pay thousands of pounds for the right to put their product on a billboard or on the side of a traditional red double-decker bus; where millions of people pass through public transport stations – hives...
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