Probably one of my biggest influences in my current body of work has to be Banksy. (www.banksy.co.uk/)
He is a stencil/graffiti street artist, painter, and a political activist. I find it amazing that no one knows who this guy is, and when and where his artwork will appear next. That mystery really intrigues me. Not only that, but the style he uses, along with the political messages hidden in every image, sparked my interest. From the very first image I saw of his, i've been hooked. Hooked enough to try something like this myself.
Peat Wollager (http://www.stensoul.com/) is another stencil artist that has grabbed my attention recently. He pays more attention to detail than Banksy would. (Heck, Banksy's stencils have to be simple, he pretty much has to stencil on the run to avoid being caught.) Rather than painting on the street, he paints artwork that can be transported (His artwork can be displayed in galleries.) He focuses more on multi-layed stencils. The use of multiple stencils allows you to use more colors and add more detail into the pieces. Although he does not paint political propaganda, he artwork is still interesting. It is more "fine-art" stenciling.
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