People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish… but that’s only if it’s done properly.
BANKSYI’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.
More Banksy Quotes
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I don’t believe in anything. I’m just here for the violence.
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All artists are willing to suffer for their work. But why are so few prepared to learn to draw?
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A wall is a very big weapon. It’s one of the nastiest things you can hit someone with.
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One Original Thought is worth 1000 Meaningless Quotes.
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If you want someone to be ignored then build a life-size bronze statue of them and stick it in the middle of town. It doesn’t matter how great you were, it’ll always take an unfunny drunk with climbing skills to make people notice you.
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My lawyer’s opinion is that the cops might not actually be able to charge me with criminal damage any more – because theoretically my graffiti actually increases the value of property rather than decreasing it. That’s his theory, but then my lawyer also believes wearing novelty cartoon ties is a good look.
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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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Brandalism Any advertisement in public space that gives you no choice whether you see it or not is yours. It belongs to you. It’s yours to take, rearrange and re-use. Asking for permission is like asking to keep a rock someone just threw at your head.
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People seem to think if they dress like a revolutionary they don`t actually have to behave like one.
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I’d been painting rats for three years before someone said ‘that’s clever it’s an anagram of art’ and I had to pretend I’d known that all along.
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I’d been painting rats for three years before someone said ‘that’s clever it’s an anagram of art’ and I had to pretend I’d known that all along.
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We can’t do anything to change the world until capitalism crumbles. In the meantime we should all go shopping to console ourselves.
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Gaza is often described as ‘the world’s largest open air prison’ because no-one is allowed to enter or leave. But that seems a bit unfair to prisons – they don’t have their electricity and drinking water cut off randomly almost every day.
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Graffiti is one of the few tools you have if you have almost nothing.
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Become good at cheating and you never need to become good at anything else.
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