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In pictures: London's graffiti artists draw inspiration from Olympic arrival

From Banksy to Criminal Chalkist, the writing is on the wall for the Games.

WITH THE GAMES just days away, many in London have complained that the city’s street art has been scrubbed from view.

But the Olympic have inspired plenty more…

Banksy

Going for Mould – Banksy

Criminal Chalkist100 metre dash

Olympic Toilet dive graffiti (pic: Tim Callaghan )

Ronzo Fu – Olympic pigeon

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    Mute Declan Duffy
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    Jul 25th 2012, 12:41 AM

    Good comic artist that Bansky fella. Check out iTunes movie of the week ‘Exit through the Gift Shop’ a documentary film on street art. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1587707/

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    Mute John O'Neill
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    Jul 25th 2012, 4:35 PM

    Unless it’s done with local council and property owners’ approval, it is not “street art”, merely Grafitti, and Grafitti is vandalism, plain and simple.

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    Jul 29th 2012, 6:57 PM

    ‎”Radiation and rockets at the London Olympics you ask? Yes, more than 7,000 tons of radioactive debris pushed just to the side to build the Olympic stadium and anti-aircraft missIes anchored on the rooftops of private London residences. War games, military and private security forces patting down the throngs at a cost of £1 billion ($1.54 billion) just for “security” alone, this is the straw which has finally broken the camel’s back for my lifetime of Olympics watching.”

    http://cuttingthegordianknot.wordpress.com/2012/06/08/radiation-and-rockets-why-i-am-boycotting-the-london-2012-olympics/

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