Graffiti or Art?

I've driven past this 'street art' in Bristol many a time but never taken much notice of it. In the name of blip, I've done some research and discovered some facts I never knew! If you want to see this particular work, you'd better hurry up as, as you can see from the photo, the building is next to a demolition site, and maybe this building is next!


"A drab street in Bristol city centre is set to be transformed into one of the largest outdoor art exhibitions in the world next month (August 2011), the Evening Post can reveal.

More than 20 of the world's most successful street artists will be painting almost every building in Nelson Street with huge murals in a bid to create Bristol's next major tourist attraction.

Organisers say it will be the biggest permanent street art project in Europe, the biggest project of its kind in the UK and feature some of the largest individual pieces of art in the world.

Buildings more than 50ft high will be repainted with some of the largest murals in Bristol to create a "graffiti street" – with many staying up for at least a year and potentially on a permanent basis.

A similar project in Melbourne, Australia, is now one of the city's top attractions, bringing in an estimated 450,000 visitors a year and money into the local economy.

Organisers hope that Bristol's version – See No Evil – will be the biggest local art event since Banksy took over the Museum of Bristol two years ago, which itself gave a massive boost to the city.

The road will be closed for a weekend in August in the hope of attracting thousands of people to help regenerate what is a run down part of the centre.

Artists from across the globe are set to take part, including LA, New York and Chile.

They will join big names from Bristol's graffiti scene, including Nick Walker who has worked with likes of the director Stanley Kubrick.

One of the artists behind the project is Inkie, aka Tom Bingle. Tom is also Bristolian and has collaborated with Banksy on a number of occasions, although Banksy himself is not believed to be involved in this project."

July 2011 www.bristolpost.co.uk