I assume most of you have heard of Banksy. If not, trot off and read a little bit about this mystery man. Banksy
Before my somewhat truncated visit to Naples, I had read that there was a work of Banksy’s somewhere in Naples, and I was determined I would find it, no matter how long it took me. I didn’t have to look very far, it turned out to be just at the top of the street where my apartment was located! Huh, that took all the challenge out of the search. I ate a nice rhum baba, just for spite.
So, here’s what you will see, if you walk up Via San Gregorio Armeno. I never expected to be up close and personal with one of Banksy’s works. It’s kept well protected from the busy folks who graffiti every square millimeter of space in this city.
This image from street art in Naples shows how casually exposed the stencil was before it was given some protection.
Have any of you seen works by Banksy? I think they are to be found in many places around the world.
I missed this earlier. So now they have protective glass over it? Interesting.
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It’s probably a good idea, given that the bucket would be bumping it every time it moved. I must amble up there and see how it’s looking this year.
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The only Banksy I’ve heard of Joe Banks, Cap’n Cooks pal on the Endeavour, we named Bankstown and Banksmeadow after him along with banksia; do you think they were related ? 😈
Are you masochist?
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If we say he’s related, it is fact.
I’ve just gone through a bit of masochism. My son and his wife are up in the mountains somewhere, and I’m responsible to feed their cute alpaca. I found he was out of water, and it’s a very HOT day. He is at the place they are renovating, so it’s all a bit primitive. Luckily, the water was turned back on last week, but I trudged many a long km lugging buckets of water, and crawling to and fro through a fence. I’m very hot and sweaty, but Milo the alpaca is happy.
Now, what else do you have in mind for me, are you going to leave grumpy comments? It’s not fair.
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Me? Grumpy? Perish the thought
I’m here to make everybody smile; and to forget all the misery in their small miserable little lives; 👿 ❤ like carting buckets of wall whilst crawling through falling down fences. 🙄
Aren't all fences falling down?
If not why not?
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If that fence was fallen down, the alpaca would be long gone, and there would have been no need for me to work up a sweat! Unless I had to chase the swift critter.
It’s true, you do deflect us from our minor worries and aches and pains. 🙂
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I could almost be mistaken for a christian 👿
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Thanks for sharing😁
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You are most welcome!
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He is one of history’s phenomenons, I am so glad that he belongs to our era.
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Same here, Hilary. 🙂
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I have never seen a Banksy piece in person – but would love to – and how fun that this was not a huge chore to find (even if a bit too easy)
and just curious – what is… “rhum baba”
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“I’ve never seen a Banksy piece,
I rather hope to see one ….” (to the rhythm of “I’ve never seen a purple cow”)
Oh, rhum baba, sinful stuff. Just a sec, I’ll find an image. Well, here’s a Wikipedia link. They are so darn delicious!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum_baba
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oh wow does that look delicious – thanks and I can see the treat that must have been.
also – smiling at the purple cow – hah
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The spelling ‘rhum’ is used, probably, to indicate that there is no actual rum in the confection.
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Well, there’s this explanation:
Demerara Rum is produced from fermenting molasses, resulting in a sweeter, rounder, and usually darker rum while Rhum Agricole (the French term for this spirit, as it is generally distilled on the French-colonized islands of the Caribbean) is made directly from the sugarcane juice.
I don’t know how strictly the makers/bakers of the ones I tasted in Naples adhere to the use of the latter, but they sure do hit the spot.
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I’ve heard of him and have seen his work in photographs. I would love to see them in person!
Thank you for sharing this with us, Yvonne!
I always wanted to ask Banksy (1 or all of them) questions about the arwork.
HUGS!!! 🙂
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If you ever meet him, say hi from me! And, take a selfie. 🙂
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Ha! Okay, will do! 🙂
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I do love Street Art, especially it fragility and transientness(!). The one of James Gandolfini appeared within 22 hrs of his passing and was gone too in 48hrs:
https://m.imgur.com/gallery/gM7bL
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Oh, those were such interesting images, Rob. Where was the one of James Gandolfini?
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I’m a lover of Street Art, especially its short lifespan!
The James Gandolfini piece here was a memorial piece that was blacked out in 48hrs:
https://m.imgur.com/gallery/gM7bL
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I found one in New Orleans that he painted shortly after Hurricane Katrina. Love his work. Glad they are protecting the Naples Madonna!
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That’s another inspired work, Annie.
I just went to your site, there are so many interesting offerings there!
PS I’m trying to sign up to your Yahoo site. No luck so far, but I’m a stubborn person …
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Fascinating, now I NEED MORE! Thanks for the introduction. 🙂
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After a peek at your blog, I don’t think it’ll be long until you do a lot of research on the topic, Léa. Here are some images to further whet your appetite.
http://twistedsifter.com/2014/07/the-ultimate-banksy-gallery/
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That must be my French blog? Thanks for the link and yes, you have opened the flood gates… Merci beaucoup! I definitily want more now. Alas, unless it is in France, it won’t find its way to that blog. However…
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Wow! You find the neatest things. Now I’m off to look him up.
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He does very interesting things, for sure.
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Wow. This is so cool. You find the neatest things.
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So glad to have you back putting interesting images for us all to enjoy. Banksy has made quite a name for himself over the years, and it’s been interesting at times to learn of people / organisations squabbling about who owns his graffiti work – there’s money in them there pictures, you know!
As you know, we’re just back from Venice (again), and the withdrawal symptoms are just starting to kick in.
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Your trip to Venice just flew by. I’m sure you made good use of every moment.
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So sorry the blue bucket had to go when they protected it!
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I almost regret it, too, it made a startling contrast, Jane.
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‘There, now you can see the pistol’ It took me a while, because I was looking for a pistol painted in white. Banksy has kept his identity secret for many years. I didn’t know he got about so much.
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He’s one of those enigmatic, but well known, characters.
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A great example. Here’s another: https://derrickjknight.com/2014/09/21/walls/
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Well, that took us back a few years, Derrick. And, good to see you and the head gardener/cook were dining well, even back then. 🍷
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Thanks a lot, Yvonne
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He’s a native of Bristol — which is where I’m originally from — and I regularly see/saw two of his early works (a teddy bear throwing a molotov cocktail at police and a wife’s lover hanging from a bedroom windowsill). Missed his extremely popular shows though at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery and Dismal Land at nearby Weston-super-Mare. As Cindy says, a true voice of conscience for our times.
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He seems to have captured our attention and imagination, calm one.
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Extraordinary.
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Have you seen any of his work, BA? How is the settling in process going?
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I haven’t seen any of his works. The dog is finding holes in the fence to go and taunt all the cows…
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Doggy heaven!
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this show was worthing two rhums babas, for the least!:)
I hope your arm works normzally now, Yvonne.
Love ❤
Michel
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Hello, Michel. No, still not able to lift the wine glass to my lips with that right hand! 🙂
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janine is the same ( she cannot raise her right arm more than 100°) . She has just started again the physio therapy to try to improve.
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It’s so slow and discouraging. Good luck to your Janine.
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There were some in AC/DC lane in Melbourne but they were destroyed when some builders built a doorway.
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Well, that was not clever!
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Yes, I have photographed more than several around the world. As soon as I see one, I know one. He is a modern voice of conscience. I admire him so much.
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Same here, Cindy. I was so chuffed to see one, at last.
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I heard of Banksy, but it slipped my mind. Reading about it refreshed my memory. The blue bucket looked good. Did you ask someone to suspend that bucked, Yvonne?
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No, I didn’t have to ask, they took their own initiative. So, I had to eat another rhum baba, just to get even! 🙂
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I haven’t seen any but my daughter went to an exhibition of his work in Melbourne last year.
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That must have been something to see!
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She loved it.
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