I don’t think you should have to pay to look at graffiti. You should only pay if you want to get rid of it.
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Banksy on graffiti
Banksy115 quotes“I don’t think you should have to pay to look at graffiti. You should only pay if you want to get rid of it.”
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You owe the companies nothing. You especially don’t owe them any courtesy. They have re-arranged the world to put themselves in front of you. They never asked for your permission, don’t even start asking for theirs.
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BanksyBanksy I love the way capitalism finds a place – even for its enemies.
BanksyBanksy Nothing is black and white, and there is no purity and there is no such thing has justice.
BanksyBanksy Film is incredibly democratic and accessible, it’s probably the best option if you actually want to change the world, not just re-decorate it.
BanksyBanksy But there’s no way round it-commercial success is a mark of failure for a graffiti artist. We’re not supposed to be embraced in that way. When you look at how society rewards so many of the wrong people, it’s hard not to view financial reimbursement as a badge of self-serving mediocrity.
BanksyBanksy I’ve learnt from experience that a painting isn’t finished when you put down your brush – that’s when it starts. The public reaction is what supplies meaning and value. Art comes alive in the arguments you have about it.
BanksyBanksy I have a theory that you can make any sentence seem profound by writing the name of a dead philosopher at the end of it.
BanksyBanksy All graffiti is low-level dissent, but stencils have an extra history. They’ve been used to start revolutions and to stop wars
BanksyBanksy Stencils are good for two reasons; one – they’re quick; two – they annoy idiots.
BanksyBanksy It’s a very frustrated feeling you get when the only people with good photos of you work are the police department.
BanksyBanksy People either love me or they hate me, or they don’t really care.
BanksyBanksy Graffiti is only dangerous in the mind of three types of people; politicians, advertising executives and graffiti writers.
BanksyBanksy Should # graffiti be judged on the same level as modern art? Of course not: It’s way more important than that
BanksyBanksy It doesn’t take much to be a successful artist-all you need to do is dedicate your entire life to it.
BanksyBanksy When he time comes to leave, just walk away quietly and don’t make any fuss.
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Graffiti is only dangerous in the mind of three types of people; politicians, advertising executives and graffiti writers.
BanksyBanksy Is graffiti art or vandalism? That word has a lot of negative connotations and it alienates people, so no, I don’t like to use the word ‘art’ at all.
BanksyBanksy Nobody ever listened to me until they didn’t know who I was
BanksyBanksy Graffiti is one of the few tools you have if you have almost nothing.
BanksyBanksy Graffiti is one of the few tools you have if you have almost nothing. And even if you don’t come up with a picture to cure world poverty you can make someone smile while they’re having a piss.
BanksyBanksy Writing graffiti is about the most honest way you can be an artist. It takes no money to do it, you don’t need an education to understand it, and there’s no admission fee.
BanksyBanksy The parts of graffiti I like are really antagonizing still – it’s not something that a museum would really embrace.
Barry McGeeBarry McGee A wall is a very big weapon. It’s one of the nastiest things you can hit someone with.
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