Nobody ever listened to me until they didn’t know who I was
BANKSYModern art is a disaster area. Never in the field of human history has so much been used by so many to say so little.
More Banksy Quotes
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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.
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All graffiti is low-level dissent, but stencils have an extra history. They’ve been used to start revolutions and to stop wars
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It’s a very frustrated feeling you get when the only people with good photos of you work are the police department.
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Modern art is a disaster area. Never in the field of human history has so much been used by so many to say so little.
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It’s impossible to predict which paintings will last and which won’t. In New Orleans I painted on a dilapidated shop in a street littered with abandoned cars and rotting mattresses, then two hours later the piece was gone. It turned out I’d picked the side of a crack house and the proprietor didn’t like the attention.
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I used to encourage everyone I knew to make art; I don’t do that so much anymore.
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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.
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When he time comes to leave, just walk away quietly and don’t make any fuss.
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There are four basic human needs; food, sleep, sex and revenge.
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Although you might have to creep about at night and lie to your mum it’s actually one of the more honest art forms available. There is no elitism or hype, it exhibits on the best walls a town has to offer and nobody is put off by the price of admission.
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You don’t need planning permission to build castles in the sky
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The art world is the biggest joke going. It’s a rest home for the overprivileged, the pretentious, and the weak. And modern art is a disgrace – never have so many people used so much stuff and taken so long to say so little.
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Should # graffiti be judged on the same level as modern art? Of course not: It’s way more important than that
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If you feel dirty, insignificant or unloved, then rats are a good role model. They exist without permission, they have no respect for the hierarchy of society, and they have sex 50 times a day.
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Nothing in the world is more common than unsuccessful people with talent, leave the house before you find something worth staying in for.
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