Jun
18
2009
Banksy in Bristol
For me Banksy has to be this generation’s smartest and best social artist. what I wouldn’t give to be able to see one of his shows in person but like most folks I have to be happy with what others are able to bring via the web.
Banksy is currently having a show in Bristol, England and here, thanks to My Modern Metropolis and Arrested Motion, are some of Banksy’s work that was on display.
![The darkness of hope [8 Pics]](http://www.braincellsoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/The_Hesitation_by_immanuel.jpg "<a href=\"http://www.braincellsoup.com/2009/11/15/the-darkness-of-hope-8-pics/\">The darkness of hope [8 Pics]</a> - I’m not sure how your would describe the photographic work of immanuel (Juha Arvid Helminen) but I think Elizabeth Prokopiak at Surfstation put it best when she said: I can't dismiss the fact that I see no pain in these images. A calm form of l...")
![The human form [7 Pics]](http://www.braincellsoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/muscle.jpg "<a href=\"http://www.braincellsoup.com/2010/02/24/the-human-form-7-pics/\">The human form [7 Pics]</a> - I really like these works by Christopher Haines. I’m not really sure why but at some level they seem to say something about ourselves and nature – or lack of it.")
![Life in shades of gray [4 Pics]](http://www.braincellsoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/eye_study_in_pencil.jpg "<a href=\"http://www.braincellsoup.com/2010/03/11/life-in-shades-of-gray-4-pics/\">Life in shades of gray [4 Pics]</a> - Pencil drawing is incredibly hard especially if you want to be even close to as good as this work by Asaria Marka of Russia.")
