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. Many years later in late 2009 banksy came along and put a piece over the top. Mar 02, 2012 since 1985, the oldest graffiti in london sat quietly gathering dust along the banks of the regents canal in camden, north london. O documental da infantil guerra entre robbo e banksy. Towards the end of 2009, the ever present banksy went over a classic piece of uk graffiti by. It actually started in the 1990s at a place called the dragon bar. No bullshit commercials or annoying viruses only real documentaries and movies of raw uncut graffiti action. Loved the duel the two had but never knew what came of it. Robbo was a legendary graffiti artist for years before banksy had hit the streets, and legend has it a beef developed between them following a first meeting that went sour. 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.
Graffiti wars examines street art and graffiti, and the creative tensions and conflicts within this artistic arena especially with robbo and banksy. Somehow this piece had managed to stay up all of these last 25 years that was until banksy decided to go over it. After the antics roadshow yesterday, san now brings you graffiti wars wherever you are in the world. In london over the past 18 months the tension between the. Last week i came across this awesome story which appeared to be hidden somewhere on banksys website. Since 1985, the oldest graffiti in london sat quietly gathering dust along the banks of the regents canal in camden, north london.
A look at the feud between graffiti artists king robbo and banksy. Graffiti wars 2011 a documentary about the feud between banksy and king robbo. Banksy here went over a robbo piece, robbo was a pioneer of london graffiti in the mid80s and he painted this piece in the regents canal in camden in 1985. His works of political and social commentary have been featured on streets, walls, and bridges of cities throughout the world.
Loved the duel the two had but never knew what came of it after the summer of 2010. Its the visualized story of a battle between robbo, an english underground graffiti artist who painted his first train in 1985, and banksy a pseudonymous englandbased graffiti artist, political activist, film director, and painter. What began as a courteous meeting turned backhand to the face and has started to transform. Next, in this wonderful doco, we have robbo v banksy. Fatcap is a webbased resource on graffiti and streetart culture. Graffiti wars 2011 a documentary about the feud between. Banksy and robbo covering streetart and graffiti fatcap. Aug 24, 2014 a documentary, graffiti wars, produced by jane preston and telling the story of the rivalry between king robbo and banksy, was made for channel 4 and first broadcast in 2011.
Suddenly theres a worker spotted wallpapering up the graffiti. Graffiti wars examines street art and graffiti, and the creative tensions and conflicts within this artistic arena. He will be remembered through out the graffiti world for his style and fatherhood of graffiti in london. Many people think the feud between robbo and banksy started in 2009 when banksy painted over robbos long standing work under a british canal in camden, london. A thinly veiled threat from team robbo appeared yesterday just below a piece by banksy we revealed 3 months ago that has been dubbed shop til you drop the new scrawl appeared during the afternoon on wednesday 15th february, some two storeys below the original banksy as. Banksy is an anonymous englandbased street artist, vandal, political activist, and film director, active since the 1990s. Video taken down by vimeodirect download for the antics roadshow here related postsrobbo vs banksy graffiti wars full length.
The sequence of photographs above show the evolution of the war ending with a banksy piece in tribute to king robbo after he had mysteriously fallen in the street and. Reminiscent of the ridiculous eastwest coast rap battles of yore, the move stirs up conflict between street art vs graffiti. As promised san brings you wherever you are in the world the antics roadshow an hour long special made by banksy charting the history of behaving badly in public, from anarchists and activists to attention seeking eccentrics. King robbo born john robertson, 23 october 1969 31 july 2014 was an english underground graffiti artist. King robbo was the graffiti artist who became known for the very public battles with his rival banksy that took place on londons walls. Graffiti wars told the story of worldfamous street artist banksy and robbo, a young graffiti artist who became a subculture icon in the 80s and. Graffiti wars robbo vs banksy subtitulado galego castellano. Looks like banksys legal team have pulled last weeks graffitiwars from 4od as it is a fabricated tale full of misguided information and slander. See more ideas about banksy, graffiti and street art. Dec 30, 2009 banksy s latest handiwork has him on the street.
Graffiti wars exposed children at work in a grownup world. Originally seen courtesy of mare9, revok recently brought to light what was deemed a gross. The long running feud between british graffiti artists banksy and robbo has been renewed on a wall in mayfair. Here you will find pictures, videos, and articles, classified by artists, and updated daily.
Graffiti wars explores the creative tension that has surfaced in a recent conflict between one of the founding fathers of the british graffiti scene, king robbo and media darling, street artist banksy. 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. King robbo vs banksy streetart and graffiti fatcap. Mar 22, 20 king robbos piece was in a bad state after so many years but for many graffiti writers going over another artists piece, whatever the situation, is a declaration of war.
Aug, 2014 banksy vs king robbo legacy of king robbo. Then we came across the banksy vs king robbo street art vs graffiti feud thanks to another story by jack mckain. Keeping his identity hidden for the most of his life, king robbo followed the path of secrecy and illicit art, pertinent to all the graffiti adrenalin junkies. Graffiti wars king robbo vs banksy 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. Banksy has paid tribute to robbo on his website, listing the names of the graffiti crews he was a part of. Mar 03, 2012 autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. For more information on the website, please check our about us section. Robbo was a graffiti artist and did all of his work. 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.
Uploaded from c4s programme on the king robbo v banksy graffiti wars. Graffiti folklore about an encounter in the late 90s between king robbo and banksy emerges. Graffiti in hamburg 1993 graffitnix marzahn 2003 graffiti crimes. King robbo death of the british graffiti artist and banksy. Sep 03, 2011 channel 4 has edited the couple from its website version and denies the other allegations. His feud with the artist banksy was the subject of a channel 4 television documentary called graffiti wars, first shown in august 2011. Zuschauen graffiti wars online kostenlos vollstandiger film streamen, zuschauen graffiti wars 14082011 voller film free streaming online mit deutschen untertiteln zum download, graffiti wars 2011 720p, 1080p, brrip, dvdrip, gute qualitat. Banksy vs king robbo creative rivalry in street art 2. Oct 15, 2014 banksy created a robbo tribute in the place of the original landmark that started the feud. All our content is geolocalized, so you can quickly discover main artistic trends from all over the world. I went to camden town randomly and was there when robbo had changed it back from fucking robbo. Graffiti wars in no way suggests that banksy was responsible for the injuries sustained by king robbo.
Robbo gets into a fight with banksy and everyone starts defacing their work. Jan 20, 2010 banksy here went over a robbo piece, robbo was a pioneer of london graffiti in the mid80s and he painted this piece in the regents canal in camden in 1985. Feb 20, 2012 uploaded from c4s programme on the king robbo v banksy graffiti wars. Graffiti wars explores the creative tension that has surfaced in a recent conflict between graffiti legend king robbo and media darling street artist banksy. This is graffiti wars by king adz on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Jan 12, 2011 my graffiti war with banksy, by king robbo. Apr 17, 2015 king robbo was in the original wave of graffiti artists in the uk to start leaving their creations on trains. Graffiti wars, a documentary examining the duos rivalry, was. On banksy, graffiti and more by helen soteriou towards the end of 2009, the ever present banksy went over a classic piece of uk graffiti by.
Yet banksy doesnt really give a shit, at least not to the extent that the public perception goes to give a shit. Although he will remain known as the initiator of british graffiti, king robbos work is largely lost today. Take a look below for the full video and then make sure to drop your. So much so, one might start to find one being sympathetic to the council workers. Jan 6, 2014 banksy vs robbo tunnel in camden graffiti war. His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stenciling technique. Despite official opposition to graffiti as an artistic. Yet banksy doesnt really give a shit, at least not to. Dec 19, 2016 after the antics roadshow yesterday, san now brings you graffiti wars wherever you are in the world. King robbo kept his name unknown until after death he was pronounced to be john robertson. Mar 03, 2012 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. In november 2011, three months after the airing of the channel 4 documentary graffiti wars, the camden robbo mural was painted over with a black and white depiction of the original with the additions of a crown and a can of spray paint with a hazard symbol of a flame above it. Feb 01, 2014 o documental da infantil guerra entre robbo e banksy. King robbo would also go further and modify other banksy works on other sites in retaliation.
I remember seeing some graffiti with the words i wish all wars were like this one. Banksy says it implies that he was responsible for putting his. A thinly veiled threat from team robbo appeared yesterday just below a piece by banksy we revealed 3 months ago that has been dubbed shop til you drop. It is just that banal, egocentric, coloured pissing of ones name that is the tag, often in a sea of previous pissings that results, at the finish, merely in an eyesaw. Aug 01, 2014 banksy has paid tribute to robbo on his website, listing the names of the graffiti crews he was a part of. Oct 04, 2011 fatcap is a webbased resource on graffiti and streetart culture.
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