Canvas Art News from The Canvas Lounge

We were in Bristol at the weekend visiting the recently unveiled Banksy exhibition in which he has remixed the museum's own collection with his own satirical artworks. It is by far the largest Banksy show to date and if you're a fan you are sure to be amazed. The main focus was a large room lined with humorous graffiti pieces, one of our favourites was a hilarious image of two shoddily drawn stick men, prettily mounted, with one of them asking, "Does anyone actually take this art seriously?" The other replies, "Never underestimate the power of a big gold frame."

Standing apart from the raw and witty style we know and love was a huge painting of the House of Commons populated by apes, which like most of his fine art paintings are beautifully executed. Banksy is master of the suprising juxtaposition...another room was filled with his animated sculptures. We were tickled yet chilled by the baby chicken nuggets eating from a tub of barbeque sauce and what appeared to be a living breating cheetah was actually a fur coat.

The exhibition was cheeky but sophisticated and a real insight into the artist's mind - Well worth the 2 hour wait to get in!