loveashleyward: Graffiti IS art.

Despite what people say, graffiti is not the lowest form of art.

Banksy is an English graffiti artist, thats real name has still not been discovered.

His artwork is often satirical piecess inspired by topics such as politics, culture and ethics.

His street art is a combination of graffiti writing and drawings with a distinctive stenciling technique.

He mentions in his book, 'Wall and Piece', that as he was starting to do graffiti that he was always too slow and was either caught or could never finish the art in the one sitting. So he devised a series of intricate stencils to minimise time and overlapping of the color.

"I use whatever it takes. Sometimes that just means drawing a moustache on a girl's face on some billboard, sometimes that means sweating for days over an intricate drawing. Efficiency is the key." -Banksy

Quotes from his book, 'Wall and Piece'

"We can’t do anything to change the world until capitalism crumbles. In the meantime we should all go shopping to console ourselves."

"We don’t need any more heroes; we just need someone to take out the recycling."

"When you go to an art gallery you are simply a tourist looking at the trophy cabinet of a few millionaires."

"Sometimes I feel so sick at the state of the world I can’t even finish my second apple pie."

"Think from outside the box, collapse the box and take a fucking knife to it."

"Some people become cops because they want to make the world a better place. Some people become vandals because they want to make the world a better looking place."

"If you want someone to be ignored, then build a life-size bronze statue of them and stick it in the middle of town."

"People who should be shot: Fascist thugs, religious fundamentalists, people who write lists telling you who should be shot."