Ben EINE Stencil Taken to Obama – ‘Twenty First Century City’ Art Stencil – South Of The Border And Mexico

Ben EINE Stencil Taken to Obama – ‘Twenty First Century City’ Art Stencil – South Of The Border And Mexico

We’re big fans of EINE here at WG, so seeing his ‘Twenty First Century City’ stencil was being taken by the apple-head David Cameron as a gift to Obama was pretty big news. Ben EINE said…

“I was just completely shocked, yeah, just completely shocked and completely amazed to get that call,” admits the 39-year-old.

“I’m not a massive artist by any stretch of the imagination. Yes, I’ve been in papers and magazines, but you never have any idea if anyone actually reads it or pays any attention.

“So, to receive a phone call from Number 10 saying they like your work, they want a piece of your work, and they want to give it to President Obama, it’s like this can’t be happening, this can’t be true, it’s just too weird.” Read the full interview from the BBC.

EINE is best known for his alphabet lettering on shop shutters in London’s Shoreditch, Brick Lane and Broadway Market areas. Before that he was a graffiti artist around the London scene. He was one of the original printers of Banksy’s early stuff but he’s got a style all of his own, and did some wicked graff in the trainyards of London.

Check out the World Graffiti exclusive interview with EINE, talking about his old graff days…

You can buy Ben EINE art from ArtRepublic, they’ve got loads of sick prints from all types of artists.

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