Banksy

PaulStat · 19 Aug 2011 at 14:17

so many grumpy people when it comes to Banksy

RomanNose · 19 Aug 2011 at 14:20

PaulStat said:
so many grumpy people when it comes to Banksy

I agree, what's wrong with a bit of humour on our signs. It's not going to cause any harm.

IndexRated · 19 Aug 2011 at 14:21

MoNkeE said:
Does our society really hold Banksy in such regard that he's allowed to stick whatever he wants wherever he wants, or am I just reading too far in to that statement?

I thought the same to be honest. I don't rate him highly, some of his concepts are interesting, but it seems like if they had known it was Banksy, it would have been okay.

Big Chris · 19 Aug 2011 at 14:35

Does anyone actually know who he is yet? Or is it still a mystery?

Surely his Mum must've let it slip at a dinner party after one too many vinos or something...

RomanNose · 19 Aug 2011 at 14:38

Big Chris said:
Does anyone actually know who he is yet? Or is it still a mystery?

Surely his Mum must've let it slip at a dinner party after one too many vinos or something...

It's not a mystery, it will take one minute to find out with basic google fu.

tibbsey · 19 Aug 2011 at 14:42

Vonhelmet said:
I think Banksy is given a bit of a free pass in a no harm, no foul kind of way.

IndexRated said:
I thought the same to be honest. I don't rate him highly, some of his concepts are interesting, but it seems like if they had known it was Banksy, it would have been okay.

Watched an interesting documentary on Graffiti/Street Art on C4 last week in which Banksy and King Robbo were the main feature (and their personal war).
Turns out that much of Banksy's work is "heavily influenced" (but updated a bit) by a French Street Artist from the 80's called Blek Le Rat.

Used to think, like many people, that Banksy was pretty awesomes, but now, not so much.
I also think it's hilarious how his work is protected whereas other work that is deemed "Graffiti" is removed.

Vonhelmet · 19 Aug 2011 at 15:03

tibbsey said:
I also think it's hilarious how his work is protected whereas other work that is deemed "Graffiti" is removed.

It's only "protected" because a large enough proportion of the public like it. If the councils removed all his work, people would probably be quite cross.

the_r_sole · 19 Aug 2011 at 15:07

tibbsey said:
Watched an interesting documentary on Graffiti/Street Art on C4 last week in which Banksy and King Robbo were the main feature (and their personal war).
Turns out that much of Banksy's work is "heavily influenced" (but updated a bit) by a French Street Artist from the 80's called Blek Le Rat.

Used to think, like many people, that Banksy was pretty awesomes, but now, not so much.
I also think it's hilarious how his work is protected whereas other work that is deemed "Graffiti" is removed.

guess who directed that one?!

Vonhelmet · 19 Aug 2011 at 15:09

the_r_sole said:
guess who directed that one?!

Is he referring to Exit Through The Gift Shop by any small chance?

the_r_sole · 19 Aug 2011 at 15:14

tibbsey · 19 Aug 2011 at 15:33

Actually I wasn't. This was a documentary (not a film/documentary), not sure who made it.

I did watch Exit Through the Gift Shop too however (don't recall King Robbo being mentioned in it at all, for obvious directorial reasons), that French "filmmaker" was a certifiable nutjob.

the_r_sole · 19 Aug 2011 at 15:35

tibbsey said:
Actually I wasn't. This was a documentary (not a film/documentary), not sure who made it.

I did watch Exit Through the Gift Shop too however (don't recall King Robbo being mentioned in it at all, for obvious directorial reasons), that French "filmmaker" was a certifiable nutjob.

apologies then, saw exit through the gift shop was on c4 the other night and joined the dots

tibbsey · 19 Aug 2011 at 15:38

No problem.

Vonhelmet · 19 Aug 2011 at 15:41

the_r_sole said:
apologies then, saw exit through the gift shop was on c4 the other night and joined the dots

Ah, ditto, I thought the same thing.

Castiel · 19 Aug 2011 at 15:53

Big Chris said:
Does anyone actually know who he is yet? Or is it still a mystery?

Surely his Mum must've let it slip at a dinner party after one too many vinos or something...

There is quite a few people of a certain age in Swindon and Bristol who know exactly who Banksy is.

thedoc46 · 19 Aug 2011 at 17:46

Castiel said:
There is quite a few people of a certain age in Swindon and Bristol who know exactly who Banksy is.

As well as the rest of the world.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/a...--public-schoolboy-middle-class-suburbia.html

Sukh · 19 Aug 2011 at 17:55

Blek > Robbo > Banksy

steve-h · 19 Aug 2011 at 18:04

The sign, which said: "Welcome to the West Country, please don't laugh at our accent" was torn down by officers.

RomanNose · 19 Aug 2011 at 18:09

Castiel said:
There is quite a few people of a certain age in Swindon and Bristol who know exactly who Banksy is.

Lol swindon, this is all we have which is some lame water fountain they put in the centre. Apparently on the first day some homeless guy urinated in it and they had to wash it out also some kids put washing liquid in it and it got foamed up completely.

Castiel · 19 Aug 2011 at 18:47

chaosdestro0 said:
Lol swindon, this is all we have which is some lame water fountain they put in the centre. Apparently on the first day some homeless guy urinated in it and they had to wash it out also some kids put washing liquid in it and it got foamed up completely.

I was referring to people who knew him socially, (and all the work that got painted over or removed from places such as the canal behind Albion Street and the alleys in Fleet St, along with stuff by TCM, MAC, SHOK, and others...) nothing more