Final Goodbye to Banksy's 'Caution'

Even though it has now been tagged over and cut out of the wall, here is a final look at Banksy's 'Caution' piece with some great shots capturing never before seen angles. Click the jump for more

The first shot from behind the fence really captures the spirit of the border crossing reference in Banksy's 'Caution' piece.

We love these shots from Aaron Fortin. You can follow him on his twitter for more.

Where Is Banksy's Caution?

We always love to see pics that capture the surrounding area of street art because it really helps place the piece and give a feel for its environment. These panoramic shots really capture the area of Banksy's Caution.

And we would love to openly post the location, but we have received word that the owner has been contacted and might be taking steps to have this Banksy piece protected and preserved, so we are going to wait until tomorrow to try and give them a chance to do that.

Thanks to Rob Wade for the pics and info.

Daytime Pics of Banksy's 'Caution'

Here are some daytime pictures of Banksy's Caution piece.

Even though the Jack In the Box billboard is blocked by the trailer, these daytime shots show that it is most certainly the same spot as the picture used on Banksy's site.

Big thanks to MORELWORKS for the first pic, and Dennis coming through big time for all the rest.

The Meaning of Banksy's 'Caution' Sign

Banksy's 'Caution' sign is not merely about a family having fun flying a kite, "It's actually a take on the signs you see from Mexico up to LA warning of immigrant families sprinting across the highway". Click the jump for more

Caducus provided this information and picture on the Banksy Forums helping give real insight into the depth of Banksy's 'Caution' piece.

What do the viewers think the addition of the kite means?

The Final Elusive Banksy - Found!!!

No if's, and's, or but's about it. This is a Banksy

No doubt about it. This is the one pictured on Banksy's website.

This Banksy 'Caution' piece first pictured on his website had been so hard to find, we started to wonder if it had been buffed already. But LA's Banksy hunters are tenacious and all of a sudden, seemingly out of nowhere, we received a flood of 3 emails this morning all nailing down the exact spot of the Banksy 'Caution' piece.

This one was super hard to find and we are not yet sure of the exact story behind the discovery, but huge congratulations to Darryl Martinez, Evelyn Hernandez and the ultimate Banksy Hunter, Keith Toll for tracking down this elusive piece! They all contacted us between midnight and 2am with the info.

As for where it is, Banksy might be in town for the Oscars, but the location of this piece is well outside Hollywood. It can be found somewhere in East LA. We have the exact location and will post it later on but we just want to make sure and get some good daytime shots and make sure it is documented before anything happens like it did to the other caution sign. Hopefully, this one might get protected and preserved like the Crayon House Foreclosure.

And we just want to say that the collective display of the street art community in helping chase down the Banksy pieces in LA has been nothing less than incredible. We at MELROSEandFAIRFAX can't thank the dedicated fans enough!

Well is THIS a Banksy?!

Another possible Banksy sighting, but this one is missing the yellow caution sign. Click the jump below for more.

This one appears to be the same stencil, but without the yellow back ground.

What do people think? Is this a Banksy? or a copycat?

Spotted by a_onsurez on the way downtown.

Pics of Banksy Defaced!

Seeing this made our stomach drop. Click the jump for more

What is wrong with some folks?

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' Found!

This was the hardest chase yet. We know Banksy Hunter Keith canvassed 3 cities. But the winner of this scavenger hunt is Enrique who found the exact location of the spot and sent us this picture.

We are not sure what this is called 'Caution Fun', 'Crossing the Border', or 'Home', but whatever it is, you can now see it in person.

The Banksy piece is located on Washington Blvd. and Flower St.

Thanks Enrique!

More New Banksy! Caution Fun!

Banksy has posted two more new pieces in Los Angeles-this caution sign and an 'elephant'. Click the jump to see these new pieces from Bansky in LA and location details

The hunt for Banksy continues!

We will soon have pics and location details for the elephant, but we still don't know where the 'caution piece' is?

***UPDATE: The elephant is on the PCH but still waiting for exact location***

***2nd UPDATE: Directions--If you're taking the 10 west it turns into the pch. It will be on the right side across from the first state beach parking lot. I think it's the Santa Monica state beach. Had to illegally park cause the beach was closed but in the day that will be the best place to park and walk over. These directions are from the ravenous Banksy hunter and street art finder, Keith Toll. Thanks Keith!***