Banksy Is Under Attack

Banksy's Crayon Soldier was defaced again. Click the jump for more

This is the pic that we posted yesterday as part of the 'family day' set. We didn't want to give it the recognition of a front page pic, but here it is.

Just like most of the most base stuff on the streets, this damage was not done by a graffiti writer or street artist. If it was, they would leave their symbol or tag instead of these senseless marks. Furthermore, street writers can be recognized by their tools, and this is just a coloring book marker, not of the streets. This is just some asshole with a marker.

It has not been cleaned off yet. But this type of marker is not weather proof, and it should fade in a few days.

But perhaps the most relevant concept, and the reason we published this pic, was to address the commentary of Banksy's Crayon Soldier being under attack by the very weapons that Banksy uses. Even if it is abhorrent, this art battle really brings the art to life on a whole new level.