Banksy has written an excellent article in the Guardian (My favorite Newspaper) about the street art, Graffiti and stencil art scene in Melbourne and how it has been effected by the commonwealth Games. He writes about how graffiti is not seen as art by the authorities and the fear that the same thing could happen in London in 2012. He also has a interesting point about what the web has done for the whole graffiti scene.

Melbourne is the proud capital of street painting with stencils. Its large, colonial-era walls and labyrinth of back alleys drip with graffiti that is more diverse and original than any other city in the world. Well, that was until a few weeks ago, when preparations for the Commonwealth games brought a tidal wave of grey paint, obliterating years of unique and vibrant culture overnight. Link to full article

I am still pretty new to the whole street art scene, However I have been into art all my life and the graffiti style has always been one of my favorites. Personally I hope the art is not whitewashed in 2012. I will have a lot more on the whole graffiti scene in the future. If anyone has anything interesting about the whole urban art scene please let me know

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