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Town divided over Banksy-style graffiti
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| Banksy-style graffiti in Chippenham |
BANKSY fever seems to have swept through Chippenham with three more pieces of graffiti art popping up in the town.
Since the first piece was discovered on a bus shelter in Marshfield Road two weeks ago, people have been spotting similar styles of graffiti.
Two stencilled pieces have been discovered at the train station - one depicting Batman and the other an old train with a person inside looking out.
The other was found just seconds away from the original on Marshfield Road, around the side of the Angel bingo hall.
This stencil is of a man and was spotted by a traffic warden earlier this week.
Banksy super-fan Stephen Dixon came to Chippenham from Bristol at the weekend just to see all of the street art.
He said: "Although I am not totally convinced these are all Banksy pieces, I think they are fabulous and well worth a look.
"It really goes to show the public support for this kind of art and that it really isn't perceived as nuisance graffiti.
"I have seen all of the different images around the town and have been blown away by the detail of them all.
"I have been a Banksy fan for a long time and I think even he would be impressed with the images in Chippenham.
"They really lift the area and I think they should all be allowed to stay where they are."
Reports have also come in that a larger piece of Banksy-style graffiti was sprayed in the public walkway close to the bridge on Bath Road a couple of months ago.
The tunnel was cleaned by North Wiltshire District Council on Thursday last week.
A spokesman for the council said: "The footpath passes through a tunnel that has been covered in graffiti and was littered with rubbish discarded by pedestrians.
"We do not recall seeing any Banksy-esque pieces of graffiti and would have taken a picture if we did."
The decision on whether or not to keep the graffiti art has divided the town.
Lesley White, 47, from Pewsham, said: "It looks horrible and all graffiti should be removed because it just encourages more people to spray obscene things all over the walls in the town."
2:14pm Tuesday 19th February 2008
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CommentPosted by: happy harry, Devizes on 6:29pm Tue 19 Feb 08
Hardly a fever, visitors to this site seem more interested in the Chippenham plastic bag story.
Hardly a fever, visitors to this site seem more interested in the Chippenham plastic bag story.
Posted by: mc, Bath on 6:38pm Tue 19 Feb 08
Exactly - because this story is baseless tosh and the other one isn't.
Exactly - because this story is baseless tosh and the other one isn't.
Posted by: Grant, Marlborough on 11:06pm Tue 19 Feb 08
as Banksy himself wrote on the steps of the V&A in London
"Please mind the sh*t"
as Banksy himself wrote on the steps of the V&A in London
"Please mind the sh*t"
Posted by: rodriguez, SN14 on 3:23pm Wed 20 Feb 08
This makes me laugh.. also makes me angry aswell.. this is not banksy art... its poor and tacky, its some copycat artist from bristol/bath area.. and the stormtrooper is old as hell... thats been there for atleast 3 years, anyone who thinks that chippenham has been blessed by banksy's artistic touches needs a slap in the face.... i'll gonna spray over these just to make a point that there
[bold]FAKE!!![/bold]
This makes me laugh.. also makes me angry aswell.. this is not banksy art... its poor and tacky, its some copycat artist from bristol/bath area.. and the stormtrooper is old as hell... thats been there for atleast 3 years, anyone who thinks that chippenham has been blessed by banksy's artistic touches needs a slap in the face.... i'll gonna spray over these just to make a point that there
FAKE!!! Posted by: TC, Chippenham on 6:29pm Wed 20 Feb 08
Banksy or not (of course NOT), it's all criminal damage. Stick to your bedrooms or a canvas. To$$ers
Banksy or not (of course NOT), it's all criminal damage. Stick to your bedrooms or a canvas. To$$ers
Posted by: Yali, UK on 8:31am Thu 21 Feb 08
Art????
Posted by: The Maxter, Chippenham on 12:13pm Thu 21 Feb 08
Its not even art..its stencil. probably from that magazine launched just after Christmas. 'Stencil like Banksy' a weekly magazine that grows into a collection of graffiti stencils that will thrill the populace. - Personally I preferred the one with the trains.
Its not even art..its stencil. probably from that magazine launched just after Christmas. 'Stencil like Banksy' a weekly magazine that grows into a collection of graffiti stencils that will thrill the populace. - Personally I preferred the one with the trains.
Posted by: Capt. Ahab, Chippenham on 11:55am Fri 29 Feb 08
Look, there's no need to panic, its just stencil graffiti. Even Banksy is a 'copycat' of the original parisian stencil artists, who even cares.
Personally i'd much rather see fledgling attempts at excellence than another bloody maybeline ad.
'i'll gonna spray over these just to make a point that there FAKE!!!'
You're an absolute [bold]CRETIN[/bold]
Look, there's no need to panic, its just stencil graffiti. Even Banksy is a 'copycat' of the original parisian stencil artists, who even cares.
Personally i'd much rather see fledgling attempts at excellence than another bloody maybeline ad.
'i'll gonna spray over these just to make a point that there FAKE!!!'
You're an absolute
CRETIN
Posted by: Capt. Ahab, Chippenham on 12:04pm Fri 29 Feb 08
...they have all been long standing stencils though, next to the storm trooper was a Pacino stencil too. Presumably by seperate artists. The only new stencil is the train station. There is also a small scientist in the Ivy Lane tunnel.
...they have all been long standing stencils though, next to the storm trooper was a Pacino stencil too. Presumably by seperate artists. The only new stencil is the train station. There is also a small scientist in the Ivy Lane tunnel.
Posted by: Capt. Ahab, Chippenham on 12:07pm Fri 29 Feb 08
'as Banksy himself wrote on the steps of the V&A in London
"Please mind the sh*t"'
Its was 'Mind the Crap' on the steps of the tate
'as Banksy himself wrote on the steps of the V&A in London
"Please mind the sh*t"'
Its was 'Mind the Crap' on the steps of the tate
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