Walk around any urban area and you will be met with hundreds of street art quotes ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous. Banksy is undoubtedly one of the leaders in street art quotes, any search on the internet will turn up hundreds of pictures and news has just emerged of new work appearing in Gaza that includes a new Banksy street art quote, read more in the New Banksy Work In Gaza article. Using street art quotes is of course a popular way to spread political awareness and can often send a serious message as can be seen in the Urban Art Originating From Social Upheaval article, through to spreading messages of love and peace as with The John Lennon Wall in Prague, see the Wall Is Not Over article. 10 Intriguing Quotes by Street Artists brings together just a small selection of the many street art quotes that are out there in every town and city, some intriguing and some just simple, but intriguing in the way they have been used. Have a read and next time you are out, take a look around and see what artists are trying to say to you, for their message usually contains much more than what meets the eye. It is their simple, yet effective lines and quotes that make us stop and ponder about themes of social issues, politics, art and life. It is often just a simple sentence that is enough to make us question our perception of the issue, and spark a long-lasting debate. So, without further ado, let us enjoy some of the best examples of wittiness, creativity and wordplay behind the street artists.

Word on the street is, there's a great book we recommend, if you're a fan of street art and graffiti quotes!

Editors’ Tip: The Writing on the Wall

After nearly forty years of not being on bookshelves, Roger Perry's The Writing on the Wall is finally available again. It is a true collectors' item, as it is widely regarded as the first major survey of London's fledgling graffiti scene, and helped establish a trend which has ultimately led to the massive proliferation of such books, visible in nearly every book store and museum gift shop in the world. The graffiti Perry photographs can be seen as the roots of what we're familiar with today, as give us a fascinating window into 1970s countercultural London, with Perry giving an impartial platform to anyone and everyone that wanted to be heard over the backdrop of urban decay and regeneration.