Somehow this piece had managed to stay up all of these last 25 years that was until banksy decided to go over it. The ballad of a legend a tribute to king robbo youtube. It is about a humanoid robot boy and his adventures. His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stenciling technique.
Banksy is an anonymous englandbased street artist, vandal, political activist, and film director. You can see the piece above in all of its original glory. We watched an excellent 4part youtube series graffiti wars. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Banksy reveals his new graffiti in gaza video report. Best known for his satirical street art, the artist debuted his first film, exit through the gift shop in 2010. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Whether the king robbo vs banksy feud was real or not, both graffiti artists gained much publicity and gave birth to much new graffiti by king robbo and his team robbo crew, often aimed at banksy or defacing the works of banksy.
This is a timeline of the rivalry street artist banksy and graffiti artist robbo had in camden, uk. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. King robbo born john robertson, 23 october 1969 31 july 2014 was an english underground graffiti artist. Mr robertson sprayed robbo inc on a canal bridge in camden. Then we came across the banksy vs king robbo street art vs graffiti feud thanks to another story by jack mckain wed heard about this feud in passing, but never in this. Watch free all these sleepless nights at dailymotion youtube online yesmovies english subtitle. This wall is where the banksy v king robbo feud was spectacularly ignited nearly two years ago with bankys notorious modification of king robbo s iconic robbo inc piece which was, at the time, 25 years old.
Critics of my first banksy vs dubstep video suggested at the time it should have been banksy vs burial. Banksy covered part of it with a stencilled workman 24 years. Robbo part 1, part 2, part 3 and part 4 which addressed some of these questions. Also they are completely different characters, with completely different styles. Scrawled, sprayed, tagged, the original was barely visible. He was one of the first graffiti artists in paris, and has been described as the father of stencil graffiti. A feud and graffiti war between banksy and king robbo broke out when banksy.
King robbo is a wanted man and protects his identity for fear of arrest. To avoid this, cancel and sign in to youtube on your computer. His works of political and social commentary have been featured on streets, walls, and bridges of cities throughout the world. Graffiti wars examines street art and graffiti, and the creative tensions and conflicts within this artistic arena especially with robbo and banksy. Banksy stock photos download 808 royalty free photos. Banksy vs king robbo creative rivalry in street art 2.
King robbo was an english underground graffiti artist. In the 20 minutes we filmed ryan on this bench passersby gave him a hot drink, two chocolate bars and a lighter without him ever asking for anything. The film was nominated for the academy award for best documentary feature the following year. On this site you can watch full length graffiti movies for free without downloading. King robbo born john robertson, 23 october 196931 july 2014 was an english underground graffiti artist.
Our art activity was to use stik or banksy s style and create a poster to protest or make a statement on a problem, a theme, an issue, a war, or social problems. Videos you watch may be added to the tvs watch history and influence tv recommendations. This statue was left as a gift to bristol museum by world renown artist banksy following an exhibition of his art in his banksy vs robbo. Graffiti wars examines street art and graffiti, and the creative. The late john robertson, aka king robbo, was a legend of the underground graffiti scene in the uk, with his works appearing all over london. King robbo is a wanted man and protects his identity for fear. Stairs fall that killed graffiti star king robbo still a.
Most people wont have heard of king robbo, so accusations that he has cashed in on banksy s fame and pr stunts have inevitably been levied in the two years since his exposure escalated. Without doubt there have probably been many feuds in the world of graffiti, but not many became as wellknown as that of king robbo vs banksy. Looks like banksy s legal team have pulled last weeks graffitiwars from 4od as it is a fabricated tale full of misguided information and slander. The street artists graffiti stencils on concrete rubble. Interested in global news with an impartial perspective. King robbo started tagging trains in london in the 1980s after the practice became popular in. After the antics roadshow yesterday, san now brings you graffiti wars wherever you are in the world. This page was last edited on 10 september 2019, at 04. King robbo s iconic robbo inc piece has returned to regents canal, camden, albeit in a slightly difference guise. On the 22nd december 2009 banksy and team robbo start a street art battle for stencil art on londons walls banksy graffiti of girl with balloon.
Robbo inc returns in the king robbo banksy feud in camden. The ultimate banksy gallery 127 photos banksy is one of the todays most prolific artists yet his identity remains unknown. The robot boy is an indian animated kids adventure television series aired on hungama tv. The battle between lost legend robbo and acclaimed artist banksy highlights a larger rift in the art world. Most of his work no longer exists and was painted illegally in the first place. Back in 1985, graffiti artist king robbo painted one of londons earliest pieces in a well known tunnel in camden. Saving banksy gratuit complet 720px 1280p solarmovie. His feud with the artist banksy was the subject of a channel 4 television documentary called graffiti wars, first shown in august 2011.
On one side are old school graffiti writers who tag or bomb their name in as many places. The conflict arose after banksy dissed a robbo piece on a wall along the regents canal in london. Instead of applying wallpaper, banksys workman now is seen painting two words. Robbo was been drinking in pubs as a cult hero while banksy was travelling the world and selling his art for millions. The man is described by some as the most important figure in counter culture art and the chances are you have never heard of him. Banksy is an anonymous englandbased street artist, vandal, political activist, and film director, active since the 1990s. If i were banksy and someone slapped me because i was joking with them and said you will remember me bla bla, i would probably make a point of doing something to you can be as good as you like robbo, but taking yourself too seriously and being a. His feud with the artist banksy was the subject of a channel 4 television documentary called graffiti wars. Many people think the feud between robbo and banksy started in 2009 when banksy painted over robbo s long standing work under a british canal in camden, london. Last week i came across this awesome story which appeared to be hidden somewhere on banksy s website. Banksy recently a conflict erupted between banksy and robbo a widely respected writer form londons old school.
With banksy taking over the streets of new york city during october 20 as part of his better out than in residency follow it all here, we thought wed look at the history of street art and graffiti in the uk. Stairs fall that killed graffiti star king robbo still a mystery. Photo about on the 22nd december 2009 banksy and team robbo start a street art battle for stencil art on london s walls. Burka avenger is an amazing actioncomedy animated tv show that follows the adventures of burka avenger and three young kids in the imaginary city of halwapu. No bullshit commercials or annoying viruses only real documentaries and movies of raw uncut graffiti action. Other works included a youtube video showing what appears to be footage of jihadist. The ultimate banksy gallery 127 photos twistedsifter. Take a look below for the full video and then make sure to drop your. Banksy reveals his new graffiti in gaza video report graffiti artist, banksy, has turned his attention to the streets and walls of gaza.