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Elephants and Flowers

New stencil piece in downtown Los Angeles featuring an elephant, and flowers.

Unknown artist.

Can't Stop, Won't Stop Street Art

Interesting piece of an elephant stomping around saying 'Can't Stop Won't Stop'.

Up with a hand painted piece from Help Desk.

And there is a postal slap from Kami and Nii on the elephant's club.

Interesting scene sent in from Long Beach.

Stay up~

This Looks A Bit Like An Eviction

At the spot where Banksy's 'This Looks A Bit Like An Elephant' used to be, a new piece of street art has shown up. It says 'This Looks A Bit Like An Eviction.'

It is not a new thing that art has popped up at a Banksy location after Banksy's piece had been taken away. What is different about this piece is that it is commenting not only on Banksy's art, but the situation with Mr. Covington, a squatter who might have been made completely homeless when his home, the 'Elephant', was removed after Banksy tagged it.

The 'Eviction' piece is about 4 x 2.

This new piece is clever in its own right and very well done. On the back it says 'Subtle', which we assume is the artist's name.

In all fairness, we must say that we still believe Banksy is one of the 'good guys'. And even if he did hit this water tank so that it would be removed, we doubt he knew someone was living there. We don't think Banksy is in the habit of making folks homeless. We are sure a lot of thought goes into the placement of Banksy's pieces, but perhaps this situation will provide a new angle on the effect the art might have.

This piece was tracked down by Banksy Hunter Keith Toll, who remains on the hunt! Big thanks to Keith for the tip and pictures.

Go Inside Banksy's Elephant

I guess it looks a bit like an elephant from the inside, too.

A couple of thrill seekers wondered if there was anything interesting on the inside of Banksy's 'This Looks A Bit Like An Elephant.'

The two thrill seekers, 2wenty and Bryan Mier hey found some art pieces inside as well (Cloud 9), and that someone had been living there (an the place stinks!

Wild stuff!

And we think that its really cool how Banksy, and apparently some other artists before him, saw this unusual piece of industrial equipment as a canvas. Especially love the Cloud 9 piece in there. We have a lot of admiration for artists who create art for art alone, and that seems to be whats happened here in this remote spot.

Dig it~

This Looks More Like An Elephant - Banksy

Another M&F exclusive. This shot looks more like an elephant than anything else. Click the jump for more

The angle of this shot really looks a bit more like an elephant~

We are not sure what Banksy's commentary on this is supposed to be, or if it is simply an example of his utilizing and calling attention to the strange and unusual structures in our society. It is a wild structure, and we have never seen anything like it. Especially puzzling how it is mounted yet still has wheels.

These pics were sent to us by the Banksy Hunter, Keith Toll. Keith's passion for chasing down Banksy and other street art has been nothing short of incredible, and we have thoroughly enjoyed following his hunts. And we've received another half a dozen emails from viewers telling us they met Keith while out on a hunt. His passion is remarkable, and if you see Keith, be sure and say 'hi'!

Keith even climbed up on the elephant and had this to say, "Someone finally came finally and snapped a shot of me. I climbed inside looking for Amy evidence he was there. Smelled like shit and looked like a homeless guy has been living there."

And the update on Keith's searches is that he is currently scouring Culver City or Burbank, or wherever the elusive 'Caution' Banksy might be. Happy hunting, Keith!

Exclusive First Jump Pics of Banksy's 'This Looks A Bit Like An Elephant'

Once again, MELROSEandFAIRFAX get an exclusive night time shots of Banksy's 'This Looks a Bit Like an Elephant'. Click the jump for more

MELROSEandFAIRFAX uber supporter, Keith Toll, tracked down Banksy's 'Elephant' on sure grit and will alone.

He knew that it was somewhere on PCH, and even though it was "dark, wet, and messy" Keith still managed to locate the elephant. Enjoy these night time pics from Keith, and stay tuned to MELROSEandFAIRFAX for more up to the minute releases.

***For those interested in the location see Banksy's Elephant, the directions are in the previous post***

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!***