Banksy

_dogma_ · 2 Apr 2008 at 13:54

I don't like all of his stuff but I really like the animal ones he does. Might possibly get one of his ratties as my first tattoo.

Grrrrr · 2 Apr 2008 at 13:57

Love it

benneh · 2 Apr 2008 at 14:08

martinturner said:
He has never really been granted 'permission'

Not strictly true, a lot of his larger outdoor stencils are commissioned works (such as the large rat down the road from me, center of town, roughly 18ft high on the side of a prominent building). He's a sell-out, but then why on earth not?. He's topical and satirical, imo a humorous and most richous dude.

Scarecrow · 2 Apr 2008 at 14:13

There is loads off his work round where i work.
Top notch tuff

Sic · 2 Apr 2008 at 14:19

benneh said:
Not strictly true, a lot of his larger outdoor stencils are commissioned works (such as the large rat down the road from me, center of town, roughly 18ft high on the side of a prominent building). He's a sell-out, but then why on earth not?. He's topical and satirical, imo a humorous and most richous dude.

I do find it quite ironic that his outbursts about being part of the rat race are becoming commissions. I find it very difficult to appreciate someone who's that much of a hypocrite. Fair enough, he's pretty original and has some good ideas, but I have very little respect for him now.

martinturner · 2 Apr 2008 at 14:23

benneh said:
Not strictly true, a lot of his larger outdoor stencils are commissioned works (such as the large rat down the road from me, center of town, roughly 18ft high on the side of a prominent building). He's a sell-out, but then why on earth not?. He's topical and satirical, imo a humorous and most richous dude.

Im not convinced that is strictly true either? Not purposely disagreeing, but what is your source that the 'rat' was commissioned?!? I have been a big Banky fan for several years, have pretty much followed his work in Bristol and London, but was never aware that anything he has done was 'commissioned'? Are you basing this on it being stenciled in a prominant place? I am happy to be wrong, but curious too. There have been talks about stuff being commissioned, but nothing has been proven. Dont recall reading anything in his books?

A big fan of his work!

anksta · 2 Apr 2008 at 14:31

benneh said:
Not strictly true, a lot of his larger outdoor stencils are commissioned works (such as the large rat down the road from me, center of town, roughly 18ft high on the side of a prominent building). He's a sell-out, but then why on earth not?. He's topical and satirical, imo a humorous and most richous dude.

is it this you're on about?

I took it the one time I had to step foot in Liverpool, also there's no such word as richous.

Sic · 2 Apr 2008 at 14:36

anksta said:
there's no such word as richous.

*yawn*

it's pretty obvious that he meant righteous.

anksta · 2 Apr 2008 at 14:46

Sic said:
*yawn*

it's pretty obvious that he meant righteous.

soz

THT · 2 Apr 2008 at 14:51

isnt there another one like banksy?
Similar style?
Didnt someone paint over some Banksy work not too long ago thinking it was standard grafitti?

penski · 2 Apr 2008 at 15:10

Complete ****. Hypocritical, overrated corporate whore.

"Smash the system! Reclaim the streets! Dissolve the Rat Race!

...Twenty quid, mate.

Oh! The new book? Thirty five quid."

*n

shifty_uk · 2 Apr 2008 at 15:14

Everyones got to make a living somehow.

Sic · 2 Apr 2008 at 15:23

shifty_uk said:
Everyones got to make a living somehow.

yeah, but he's a pretty big hypocrite. Making a living's fine, but being everything you speak out against is the point of contention

penski · 2 Apr 2008 at 15:24

shifty_uk said:
Everyones got to make a living somehow.

I don't begrudge anyone making a living. It's the blatant hypocrisy of the man and the oversaturation of his substandard stencil work in the media. Complete corporate whore.

It's the graff equivelant of Anita Roddick rubbing shower gel into the eyes of puppies for a fiver.

*n

Nitefly · 2 Apr 2008 at 15:26

I wish Banksy would just go away. Most of it is tripe.

The good however, is very good.

Spitfir3 · 2 Apr 2008 at 15:31

http://www.banksy.co.uk/outdoors/horizontal_1.htm

few of them bit like Bioshocks surreal kinda stuff...?

MookJong · 2 Apr 2008 at 15:37

Some of his stuff is very clever but I have to agree that now with all the commercial exposuse and books etc, it seems like he is just playing along with the "fight the system" themes rather than actually believing in them.

penski · 2 Apr 2008 at 15:43

MookJong said:
Some of his stuff is very clever but I have to agree that now with all the commercial exposuse and books etc, it seems like he is just playing along with the "fight the system" themes rather than actually believing in them.

I remember talking to a few people 'in the scene' close to ten years ago about him; the overwhelming impression then was that he was out to make a quick buck.

*n

jas72 · 2 Apr 2008 at 16:29

Some graffiti is great I like the commissioned stuff but why make a hero out of a lawbreaker surely it just encourages more kids to spray paint other's property.

doofer · 2 Apr 2008 at 16:49

penski said:
I remember talking to a few people 'in the scene' close to ten years ago about him; the overwhelming impression then was that he was out to make a quick buck.

*n

Who with? Were they other 13yr olds?