Banksy Gets Saved!

Another Banksy gets boarded up, but this time its to protect it. Click the jump for more

Banksy's Crayon House Foreclosure got covered today - with plexiglass.

The owner of the building wants to preserve the Banksy piece and possibly sell it. And in the meantime, to protect it, he put up a layer of plexiglass in front of the piece.

We really like to see this proactive stance to preserve a Banksy piece, and hopefully this will work. It would be awesome if it could even be kept on display like this.

Big thanks to Dennis for sending in these timely shots. Way to be the man on the spot!

Banksy or Not? It Got Defaced Like One!

It has not even been confirmed whether the supposed Banksy 'Caution' piece on Washington Blvd. and Flower St. is indeed a Banksy, but it has already been defaced like one. Click the jump for more

This is Keith Toll, the Banksy Hunter, standing in front of the piece in question.

We still don't have pics yet, but we received an email saying that this piece has now been spattered with paint. As another person commented, What is wrong with people?!"

It is really sad. Why do people think that the next stage when a Banksy goes up is for it to be defaced?! It reminds us of the story of a bucket of crabs-every time one tries to reach the top, another one will grab its leg and pull it back down, so no one gets ahead.

On another note, we have heard the question posted whether the 'Caution' pictured on Banksy's site was buffed before ever being found? We don't know, but we have eyes and ears all over LA (Banksy Hunter Keith logged 300 miles yesterday!), and based on the uber-quick responses to the locations of the previous Banksy spots, we can only assume that there is a good likelihood that it might have already gotten buffed.

Banksy's Caution - How Many Are There?!

It is clear that the earlier piece we had reported found is not the same location as the piece on the Banksy website.

Is this 'found' one a real Banksy? or a fake? We just received an exclusive close-up of this found one. Click the jump to compare and contrast the pics of the new one with the pic released on Banksy's website.

The above pic is from the 'found' Caution piece. The pic below is a cropped shot of the pic released on Banksy's website. Although the application is a little different, it appears to us that these are both pieces from Banksy.

So, if there are at least 2, it begs the question- How many Banksy 'Caution' pieces are there?

The found one is located at Flower St and Washington Blvd. Big thanks to Cindy Bolf for sending us the detailed picture of the found piece. She says there is "no dripping." Thanks Cindy~

Banksy's Newest Piece - Crayon House Foreclosure (pt. 2/2)

Banksy's newest piece, the Crayon House Foreclosure, seems to be a commentary on the current housing market in America, and especially LA. Click the jump for more

Still no confirmation on Banksy's website about this piece. And not sure if its just a formatting thing, or preparation for more, but it looks like the outdoor page on Banksy's site has room for 4 or 5 more pieces.

Also, we see the comments where some people are encouraging us not to post the address. Well, we feel that nearly all of the people who want to make a trip to view a Banksy piece in person do it with appreciation and admiration. Posting the location allows people to enjoy it. As for the minuscule percentage that want to harm or do something to the piece, unfortunately, that seems to happen anyway. It sucks that there are always a few haters, but the vast, nearly total majority just wants to see the piece for themselves. And we think its awesome that people are going out of their way to see a piece of street art. How often does that happen?

This new piece is located neat the intersection of Compton Ave and Washington Blvd. An exact address has been posted as a comment in Part 1 of the Crayon House Foreclosure shots. Enjoy~

Thanks again to Dale for these great shots.

Banksy's Crayon House Foreclosure (pt. 1/2)

Once again, MELROSEandFAIRFAX gets the jump on the first comprehensive pics of Banksy's newest LA piece, the "Crayon House Foreclosure'. Click the jump for more

The incredible viewers of MELROSEandFAIRFAX have come through again. We received some exclusive, and impressive first jump shots of what we assume to be a Banksy piece. We aren't certain yet, because once again, MELROSEandFAIRFAX has posted the pics before it has even shown up on Banksy's site.

But in our opinion, this is a Banksy, and its as sure of a bet as his winning the Oscar~

***Huge thanks again to Dale for submitting these pictures. Banksy lovers need to make sure and check out Dale's Flickr for some of the best shots of Banksy's work in Los Angeles, and San Francisco, that we have seen. Dale also gets credit for the 'Crayon House Foreclosure' name. Thanks Dale!***

OMG! -It Looks Like . . . Another Banksy!

Another new stencil showed up in Los Angeles, and it looks like another Banksy!

The excitement continues! Click the jump for more


LAist is reporting that there may be another Banksy in LA, and we agree!

They received this pic from Mr. Longsworth's Posterous . We have not had a chance to snap shots yet as it is well outside our typical stomping ground (its located at Compton Ave and Washington Blvd.) , but we will have some new shots soon.

The pic shows a workman boarding up a crayon house in front of a little girl. Stay tuned for more!