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After being in New York City for the last month, British street artist Banksy has finished of his "Better Out Than in" residency with an inflatable throw-up piece on the Long Island Expressway in Queens. The last piece from "Better Out Than In" sits above other tags in a used car lot. For his last piece, the English artist included an audio guide poking fun at himself and his project along with inspirational albeit sentimental words. In addition, Banksy also released his official New York residency T-shirt, although you’ll have to “"ake the jpeg to a copy store and make it yourself". You can check out some pics below. You can check out more about the pics from above and get a look at all of Banksy's work from the 'Better Out Than In " exhibition here .

A new piece of work by British street artist Banksy has appeared in Los Angeles. Titled Better Out Than In , the piece uses the surrounding environment to depict a young graffiti artist throwing up flowers. The English artist has remained rather quiet since his last piece right before London’s Olympics shown below. The piece seems to allude to an upcoming series or show of the same name, judging by the text via his website . Details are few at the moment but we’re sure you'll hear all about it soon enough

Trespass - A History Of Uncommissioned Urban Art first arrived through our doors at Fat Buddha Store a while back, but continues to be a big seller. In recent years street art has grown bolder, more ornate, more sophisticated and—in many cases—more acceptable. Yet unsanctioned public art remains the problem child of cultural expression, the last outlaw of visual disciplines. It has also become a global phenomenon of the 21st century. Made in collaboration with featured artists, Trespass examines the rise and global reach of graffiti and urban art, tracing key figures, events and movements of self-expression in the city’s social space, and the history of urban reclamation, protest, and illicit performance. The first book to present the full historical sweep, global reach and technical developments of the street art movement, Trespass features key works by 150 artists ,and connects four generations of visionary outlaws including Jean Tinguely, Spencer Tunick, Keith Harin...

FREE MONDAYS AT ART IN THE STREETS COURTESY OF BANKSY June 13–August 8, 2011 The Museum of Contemporary Art announces today that British artist Banksy will sponsor free admission at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA every Monday for the duration of Art in the Streets. “I don’t think you should have to pay to look at graffiti. You should only pay if you want to get rid of it,” said Banksy. “MOCA is very grateful to Banksy for his unprecedented gesture,” said MOCA Director and exhibition co-curator Jeffrey Deitch. “ Art in the Streets is drawing record attendance, and opening it up to everyone will have a lasting impact on communities in Los Angeles, many of whom have not been to the museum before.” The gift will help engage the exhibition’s diverse audiences and make it universally accessible—an important trait of graffiti and street art, which the exhibition illuminates. Free Mondays at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA will be every Monday, from 11am to 5pm, June 13 thro...

Don't know if any of you caught this one, it's been going around the web. One of those 'wish I'd thought of that' moments. You can read how he done it here . Banksy is always a big favourite here at Fat Buddha. ©

Shown below is a photo I took last summer in Brighton of an original Banksy . (Notice the perspex over the kissing policemen to protect it from haters haha) Fraser.

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For all those who have never heard of him, Blek le Rat is the godfather of stencil graffiti. He has been painting stencils on the street almost as long as guys like Banksy and Shephard Fairey have been alive! Even Banksy acknowledges the influence that Blek has had on his work, (in)famously quoted as saying  "every time I think I've painted something slightly original, I find out that Blek Le Rat has done it as well, only twenty years earlier." Here's a little vid of the man talking about the more famous version of himself... Here's some work from the early eighties right up to 2009. If you want to read more about this guy, get hold  of a copy of his book. We've got a copy in our shop on Bath Street, Glasgow. While your in the shop, you can pick up all the art materials you need to become the next Blek le Rat, Banksy , Shephard Fairey or why not put your come up with a style of your own and maybe somebody will be influenced by you twen...

Not happy with just Prints by Banksy, we asked him to knock up a few cards to us, and here you go, for you, Banksy Cards at the mouth watering price of £2, indeed, available here .

To add to our collection of street art canvas's here , we bring you 5 new ones that were added to the website yesterday, these prints are a deep box and a snip at only £30.