Mr. Brainwash

What is the movie Exit through the gift shop about?? It is a film made by Banksy but filmed by Mr. Brainwash. Mr. Brianwash is a Canadian filmmaker *cough* who is a cousin of Space Invader (another street artist).
This film shows some of the inner workings behind Obey, Banksy, Mr. Brainwash, and Space Invader. It is a representation glorifying street art in all forms. Some may call graffiti a crime but after watching this film I was even more inspired to create wheat pastes. For a view of the trailer
Exit through the gift shop trailer

On the other hand, another film about graffiti but from another angle. This film is about Vigilantes who paint over graffiti. Is this cover-up just as bad as graffiti or a reclamation of the streets. Its a personal opinion. But this film seems to look into the views of these graffiti Vigilantes and their view of graffiti. This film was expected to be released late 2010. I am going to try and watch this film this weekend
Vigilante Vigilante Preview Clip


Just because here is a random wheat paste I made that night.

Banksy

Here is a brief list of some well known street artists…trust me I know I’m forgetting a ton.
Currently the most notorious street artist is Banksy. He is an unknown British male. Check out his site Banksy’s Website
Banksy is not one of the originals. Blek le rat was stenciling long before Banksy. He’s street art is not as well known but is of a similar caliber. Blek Le Rat’s Website
Another artist is Dolk. Dolk also uses political imagery similar to Banksys. Dolk is much darker with his art. He throws in suicides and gas masks into his works. Dolk doesn’t have a true website but a google images works fine.
Space Invader has a unique style. He creates tiled murals of retro video games and other famous pieces.
Lastly is the most well known wheat paster around Shepard Fairey aka Obey. Fairey started with a picture of Andre the Giant and has placed the image everywhere (from the streets of London to the top of New York Skyscrapers.) Obey’s Website

Image is from Banksy's Website under indoor art pieces