Maybe Banksy has been Christmas shopping and just out and about? Whatever the case, he has been quite busy, with pieces in London and Liverpool popping up over the past few weeks. He just did an ostrich head at the National Gallery and a nice comment about castles in the sky. Not really nice, but true.

The mind-altering dreamlike work of Spanish artist, Xuan Alyfe draws viewers in with it’s cryptic and esoteric appearance.

Phlegm tries his hand at some optical illusion and mind trickery in this painting done in England.

The secret of Happiness is apparently too valuable to share with anyone else.  So, don’t try asking around.

So this is what an experimental printing press, cyborg human could possibly look like.  This new mural painted in Oaxaca, Mexico by Liqen is exceptionally creepy and highly imaginative.  We love it.

The good people of Buenos Aires Street Art just posted another mural by Italian artist, Blu, the second the artist has completed in the Argentinian city over the past month. As they report, the mural features "six figures being roasted on a grill by the flames from a huge pile of burning bank notes."

New Banksy’s continue to pop up around London.  One can assume deliberately and strategically during the biggest consumer period of the year.  Lifestyle on backorder please.

The famed Barracuda wall in Los Angeles gets yet another facelift from Australian artist, Anthony Lister.  Twentieth Century Fox has hired Lister to create a mural that would collage the story of Rise of the Planet of the Apes in his own distinct style.  Apparently, Lister has been a fan of the original movie since a child and was very enthusiastic about creating the mural.

Sometimes, we need to wait to see if Banksy posts his work on his site in order to confirm the authenticity. Although it would be a lot more fun if he posted imposters' work on his site to throw us all off. Wait, maybe he did? Two new Banksy pieces just popped up in London. Check them after the jump . . .

Here are opening photos from Chilean street artist, Inti‘s first solo exhibition at Itinerrance gallery in Paris.  We noticed a resemblance in one of Inti’s painting to Diane Arbus’s famous photograph “Child with a hand grenade in Central park.”  Recognize which painting we are referencing?  However, the show looks great and we suggest if you are in Paris to check it out before it comes down Dec. 17th.