coffee table + books: Wall and Piece

The thing I hate the most about advertising is that it attracts all the bright, creative and ambitious young people, leaving us mainly with the slow and self-obsessed to become our artists. Modern art is a disaster area. Never in the field of human history has so much been used by so many to say so little.
~Banksy



Banksy is a well-known pseudo-anonymous British graffiti artist and his artwork can be seen around the world. It is often-satirical pieces of art on topics such as politics, culture, and ethics. His street art, which combines graffiti writing with a distinctive stencilling technique...

I've been following him for a minute and his work always impresses me. He is one of the best...







His work is not limited to graffiti...for example last month he opened up a gallery in New York called "Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill"