STREET ART conveys political and social messages


The best from Flickr: Thought provoking street art by Banksy and other artists

Banksy in Birmingham: Of course, the artwork was quickly spray painted over

Banksy BirminghamPhoto source for attribution here

Banksy in New Orleans with Rain Girl

BanksyPhoto source for attribution here

Gray Ghost Revenge!

BanksyPhoto source for attribution here

Yellow Lines Flower Painter

BanksyPhoto source for attribution here

Take This Society

BanksyPhoto source for attribution here

Stop and Search: How far should we go? How far can we go?

BanksyImage found here

Balloon Girl

BanksyPhoto source for attribution here

Bomb Hugger . The fragility of society—with its cities, infrastructure, and markets—is often unobserved or ignored.

Banksy Bomb HuggerImage found here

Video: Banksy Versus Bristol Museum

More here: Clandestine artist leaves his mark on New Orleans’ streets

Other political graffiti (authors unknown)

“There must be some kind of way out of here . . .” Banksy?

Shopping CartPhoto source for attribution here

Representing detainee in orange jumpsuit at U.S. Naval Base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba

Political GraffitiPhoto source for attribution here

Consumerism can’t lead to happiness

GraffitiPhoto source for attribution here. Photo by Dave Knapik.

Reliance on fossil fuels is suicide

OilPhoto source for attribution here

Obama over Banksy

ObamaPhoto source for attribution here

A take on Norman Rockwell’s The Problem We All Live With, inspired by Banksy’s Balloon Girl

The Problem We All Live WithPhoto source for attribution here

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