Image of the Week #5, August 22, 2011:
From: Tagging Science Art by Glendon Mellow at Symbiartic.
Original source: STREET ART UTOPIA
British street artist Banksy created this metaphoric statement in 2008 about the removal of public graffiti. The act was self-prophetic. The original art lasted only a few months. One must wonder what traversed the minds of its destroyers as they painted over the top.
This image shows both technical mastery and scientific literacy, referencing Paleolithic cave art.
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