Street Cred

(Don't I look tough?)

My clients are some pretty cool cats.  First, there was that limited Steve Powers print from a few months back, then some wonderful lady brought in TWO Dr Lakra prints (and I suck because not only did I neglect to photograph the finished frames, but I am also about to miss the exhibit), and this week yet another client has brought in an oversize printed canvas emblazoned with a Banksy image.

Banksy is a very well-known (ok, nobody knows his true identity) London street artist who in 2008 curated The Cans Festival, an abandoned London tunnel which over the course of one evening was transformed into an amazing gallery of stencilled street art by Banksy and a handpicked group of other talented folks working in the same milieu. 

The "shop" section of Banksy's website states: 

"Banksy does not produce greeting cards or print photo-canvases or paint commissions or sell freshly baked bagels. Please take anything from this site and make your own (non-commercial use only thanks).

Banksy cannot be found on facebook/twitter/myspace etc."

And hence, a large format photo of Banksy's contribution to the entrance of the Cans Festival tunnel exists, and was printed on canvas.  Below is the finished gallery wrap in the shop.

Oh, and the client for this particular piece happens to be a celebrated Philadelphia Eagle.  Go birds!  : P