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May 31st, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
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Daily Mail Reporter
08:48 EST, 30 May 2012
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10:21 EST, 30 May 2012
An artist has brought Banksy to life – using human models to recreate some of his most iconic images.
London-born photographer Nick Stern, 47, meticulously recreated eight of the street artist’s most famous works around his hometown of Los Angeles.
The kissing policemen, flower-throwing rioter and Mona Lisa with a grenade launcher have all been replicated.
Brought to life: London-born photographer Nick Stern, 47, meticulously recreated eight of the street artist’s most famous works around his hometown of Los Angeles
The real deal: The original Banksy can be found in London’s Hoxton Square
Nick, 47, who emigrated to LA five years ago from Hertfordshire, said: ‘I have always admired Banksy – I love his cheek and humour.
‘Much of art is a recreation or interpretation of real life, but this is the other way round – I wanted real life to recreate art. I hope he likes what I’ve done.
Nick spent two days shooting – and scoured eBay and charity shops for materials to make the props.
The RPG launcher held in the Mona Lisa image is fashioned from plastic plumbing and fixtures – while police outfits were bought online.
And Nick revealed that in true Banksy
style he was even chased by a burly security guard while candidly
shooting on the streets of LA.
Nick, a news photographer of 20 years, added: ‘In LA there are strict rules and regulations about photo shoots in public.
Recreated: Santa’s Ghetto was painstakingly reconstructed using a real life actor for Nick Stern’s sensational project
Realistic: Nick Stern spent two days shooting – and scoured eBay and charity shops for materials to make the props
Real thing: This original Banksy was copied by Nick Stern in his photographs
Confrontation: Nick revealed that in true Banksy
style he was even chased by a burly security guard while candidly
shooting on the streets of LA
‘But in true Banksy form I decided to do it Guerrilla style. We were chased by a big security guard while shooting the flower throwing rioter.
‘We got a lot of attention from passers by – people were even shouting out of windows saying there’s a real-life Banksy.
‘Some of the actors, who are all friends of mine, had never heard of Banksy – but now they are all fanatics.
‘The mum of the guy who posed as the caveman even asked me for a print to put on the wall of their family home.
‘It was a lot of work as I wanted to make sure every photo was an accurate representation, but the final results were worth it.
‘For
weeks leading up to each shoot I scoured Ebay to find props
such as Jesus’s ring of thorns and even made some
of them, like the RPG, myself.’
Spitting image: Banksy’s caveman in LA (left) and an actor playing the part (right)
Scary: The RPG launcher held in the Mona Lisa image is fashioned from plastic plumbing and fixtures cemented together
Spot the difference: The original Banksy Mona Lisa’ complete with RPG
Lips locked: The original (right) can be found on a pub in Brighton, UK
Unknown: Some of the actors did not even know
who Banksy was when they started the project, but Nick said they were
now all avid fans
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Banksy is easily the most important artist of the last 50 years. It is social and political comment with real substance. Because he uses graffiti, remains anonymous and uses humour he hasnt really been acclaimed as he should. His art is a modern day ‘Scream’ and creates a lasting impression. I think his most powerful work is: The two children saluting the Tesco carrier bag flag. The girl being lifted off her feet by the bunch of red balloons. The Palestine/ Bethlehem wall pictures. The screaming Vietnamese girl holding hands of Ronald McDonald and Mickey Mouse. ALL of these have an underlying theme; our children are being failed by the adult world. It will take time to sort the wheat from the chaff, but in time most artists will fall by the wayside when it becomes apparent that they were creating fashion, not art. But Banksy is a cut above. Eventually the conclusion will be: Banksy IS the genius. The rest were just pretenders to the throne….
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Way overrated that Banksy. The photos are even more bland.
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“The bad artists imitate, the great artists steal” quoted by banksy… after pablo picaso!!!
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Recreating art is done everyday. Just look at today’s hip-hop industry. Stern’s innovative approach is original and bold. Most importantly, I feel he respects the founding artist. I say bravo and I look forward to more…
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Recreating art is done everyday. Just look at today’s hip-hop industry. Stern’s innovative approach is original and bold. Most importantly, I feel he respects the founding artist. I say bravo and I look forward to more…
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A swing and a miss. These look dull and uninspired.
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I disapprove of graffiti, so I dislike Banksy’s behaviour, but I admit he is talented. That’s something that can’t be said of this third-rate rip-off ‘artist’.
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Right…. so trying to get famous off another guys ideas? yeah…. really clever! Leave Banksy to his own stuff and come up with your own ideas as copying him is lame.
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