Robbo: The Legendary Graffiti Artist - Explore His Legacy

Explore the world of legendary graffiti artist Robbo through our curated collection of articles. Discover his unique style, the controversies he sparked, and his enduring influence on the urban art scene. From his early works to his later masterpieces and the infamous King Robbo vs Banksy feud, we delve into the life and legacy of this iconic figure. Learn about his techniques, inspirations, and the impact he continues to have on artists today. This archive provides in-depth analysis of Robbo’s art and its place within the history of graffiti and street art. Dive in and discover the thrilling story of a true urban legend.

Urban Art Recap, August 2011

As I already explained in the urban art recap for July, I’m going to regularly feature the five top posts for every month in a special recap post. This are the most popular posts in August 2011: Graffiti Wars: Banksy vs. Robbo British Channel4 broadcasted Graffiti Wars, a documentary about the clash between graffiti and street art by analyzing the King Robbo vs. Banksy battle in and around London. Unfortunately the content mafia interfered broadcasting on Youtube or Vimeo… ...

King Robbo, Yarn Lettering, Urban Hacking & a Riot Sign

It’s urban art link-tip Wednesday again, a for that reason I have some interesting street art and graffiti news for you to check out, including the upcoming fund-raiser event for King Robbo, great yarn lettering from Toronto, urban Bratwurst hacking from Germany and a new traffic sign for London… It’s already slightly older, but I just found that crazy yarn lettering by Sean Martindale in my feed reader.. Real Scenes is a series of short films which explores the musical, cultural and creative climate within electronic music’s key destinations like Bristol, Detroit or next Berlin. ...

Graffiti Wars: Banksy vs. Robbo

Ha, right after I posted about Banks’s upcoming Antics Roadshow I spotted another hot program tip for this weekend: Graffiti Wars is an urban art documentary examining street art and graffiti, and the creative tensions and conflicts within this artistic arena. It’s the story of the ongoing Banksy vs. Robbo battle…Just remember the RIP Street Art exhibition Robbo did last year… At street level a bitter war is being waged between graffiti writers, street artists and the authorities. While graffiti writers face trial and prison sentences for their art, some street artists’ work is lauded and protected behind Perspex. ...

RIP Street Art - Robbo Exhibition

Yesterday, London’s Pure Evil Gallery opened its doors with a lot of hype and TV cameras for the “New Paintings” exhibition by famous Banksy-basher and old school graffiti artist Robbo. Of course I visited the opening and took some shots of the paintings, including a lot of drips, colors, paint and kitsch, but I’m still unsure what to think about that exhibition… I talked to some people and asked them what they think about Robbo’s paintings and stencil artworks and one of them told me that the whole exhibition is maybe a big fake. Although it’s not the Anti-Banksy exhibition I’d expected, Robbo may wants to show how easy (and in that way stupid) it is to create street-art-like artworks in his opinion. ...

Favela Painting, Team Robbo & Modern Buff Chemicals

What an amazing weather today! For that reason and my meeting with stencil artist Indigo this afternoon, there’s only time for another urban art eye candy edition… This week I collected very interesting info about new graffiti and street artworks, interviews with infamous artists and quite nice urban art impressions from around the world. Have fun while skimming through the links! Favela Painting - About 30 houses (7,000 sq meters) of hillside favela in Rio De Janeiro were transformed into a huge community art project. ...

Graffiti vs. Street Art: The Urban Clash

There’s a graffiti war going on! I think you all had heard about one of the hottest graffiti vs. street art battles. For weeks, new facts, info and backgrounds about Robbo vs. Banksy spooked through the urban art blogs around the world. While visiting London, Banksy repainted a historical graffiti wall and drew criticism on himself. Afterwards, the Robbo crew modified all in all four of Banksy’s street artworks. The story of a graffiti vs. street art war was born. ...