NO SAINTS IN L.A.

Banksy is not alone in his endeavor to turn L.A. into an open gallery. The enigmatic Berd, who like Banksy, wears a bandanna and strikes during the wee hours of the morning, is bent on swaddling telephone wires with his small, handcrafted wooden “Berds” that look like something out of a Mario Brothers video game.  The Berds are connected to a padlock and wire, an easy swing skyward and up they go.  At first a diversion, (Browne wanted to do something other than spraypaint city property) its quickly become an art phenomenon that started in Venice Beach, California.  The whimsical objects continue to grow in numbers from Venice to New York since 2006, easily seen whirring above some of the busiest intersections.   Though Browne has admitted to mixed feelings about tagging property, he seems to have no remorse about the flocks he’s loosed on the city; but no one seems to mind. Amid the Graffiti, electrical box posters and billboards flooding the city space, Browne’s birds are an amusing distraction. Though it looks like he’s taking a new approach:

I can’t decide if this is a “B” or Boobs.

And…there might be a new kid in town:

Cute C Maw looks an awful lot like a Banksy: I allege an imitation artist is at work. Or Banksy got sloppy.

The real thing:

Tags: Berd, Cute C Maw