Banksy versus Robbo

Posted: December 26th, 2009 | Author: | Category: Art News, Photos | Tags: , | 4 Comments »

Photo by TheMammal

One of the four new Banksy pieces in London has caused some controversy in the graffiti community. It’s a solid, well thought out piece, but it just so happened to have involved painting over a decades old piece by London graffiti writer Robbo. Well, Robbo was apparently not very happy about this, but instead of just doing a messy throw-up over Banksy’s piece, Robbo put some thought into his retaliation. Here’s the result:

Photo by Robbo

Graffoto has all the interesting details.

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  • http://www.mightytanaka.com Mighty Tanaka

    Love it, both sides. Nice and clever.

  • http://Website Drax WD

    A Sleeping giant has awoken. . . .

  • http://Website Vogue WD
  • http://Website ABanker

    Very boring response by Robbo, why just a name? Come on think man, put some effort in!
    Loved the Banksy effort.