Vandal or Van Gogh?

The world is constructed of concepts that society has created and coined as normalities, but when someone comes along and challenges these fragile states of being, i.e. Jesus Christ, Ghandi, Bob Marley, Dr.Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X, society usually (Especially America) does not respond very warmly. It is usually not realized until the clock strikes twelve and the dance is over that what we were witnessing was an innovative way of thinking that will cleanse mud splattered window panes which no one bothered to notice.

Upon research spawned by the insight of another fellowshiper of the cool (thanks HypeBeast!), I have found the REAL dark knight. He is a well known anonymous grafitti artist from Europe who goes by the name Banksy. He has become revered for his raw, but humorous images that appear on the side of buildings, which have started to 'appear' in America. His message usually consists of anti-war, anti-capitalist or anti-establishment. Above is grafitti that was spotted August 29,2008 in Alabama. It was eventually erased, but I'm sure the message got across. In order for hope to be born on November 4,2008, hatred must die. It must die vulgar as it begun, in the night.

In 2004, Banksy waltzed right into the Louvre in Paris and hung on a wall a picture he had painted that closely resembled the Mona Lisa but modified with a yellow smiley face. Although the painting of satire was quickly removed by the museum staff, it and its accomplice, temporarily on unknown display at the Tate Britain, were described by Banksy as 'shortcuts'. He is quoted as saying: "To actually [have to] go through the process of having a painting selected must be quite boring, It's a lot more fun to go and put your own one up. " So that's what he has been doing, going around America and putting his own art up. And although many owners of the buildings that he uses are not appreciative of his valor, many moons from now they will wish that they did not vandalize his art by erasing it. Until next time...Keep it swanky!