best graffiti: kids

Superb location for Banksy. The placement in this alley is perfect. Its quiet enough to be discreet during the installation, but extremely public in that it is jutting out towards oncoming traffic in a busy little corner of Westwood. (we had the parking patrol come and try to give us a ticket while we were snapping pics)

And, having spent a semester living in London during college, this spot really reminds us of the feel of London. With the curvy, unusual streets, and topsy turvy alleyways, it carries the flavor of London perhaps more so than any other place in LA. Maybe Banksy felt at home, right here.

The piece is both fierce and playful, and we wish we had some kinds like the ones who flocked around for the photoshoot of Dog Byte's 'Welcome To The Jungle' stencil recently. We really love the splashes of color on the crayons~

Dog Byte just put out an amazing new piece of street art featuring a full color, lifesize stencil of a child screaming while wearing a tiger outfit, and having its foot caught in a claw trap.

Perfect placement just down from the full size street art tiger.

Really amazing stuff. This is one of our biggest features and well work clicking through, with 9 pics.

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These kids were getting out of a car when we got there. Well, one was, and more kids just kept showing up.

We told one of the children's mom's that this artwork is by Dog Byte. We added, "He's like LA's Banksy." Her eyes lit up when she heard that name, and she whipped out her camera and starting snapping pics, as well. Hopefully soon, the eyes of LA's art lovers will light up when Dog Byte's name rings out.

The kids seemed to enjoy the art all on their own. They posed for our pictures, and then when we walked away they started playing with this piece, pretending to pull the chain off the foot and running around. It was really great to see art communicating on such a 'pure' level.

Enjoy the pics~