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.
BANKSYI have a theory that you can make any sentence seem profound by writing the name of a dead philosopher at the end of it.
BANKSYIf you have a statue in the city centre you could go past it every day on your way to school and never even notice it, right. But as soon as someone puts a traffic cone on its head, you’ve made your own sculpture.
BANKSYAlthough 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.
BANKSYI used to encourage everyone I knew to make art; I don’t do that so much anymore.
BANKSYNobody ever listened to me until they didn’t know who I was
BANKSYIf you don’t own a train company then you go and paint on one instead… it all comes from that thing at school when you had to have name tags in the back of something… that makes it belong to you. You can own half the city by scribbling your name over it.
BANKSYNothing in the world is more common than unsuccessful people with talent, leave the house before you find something worth staying in for.
BANKSYNot everyone will understand your journey. That’s okay. You’re here to live your life, not to make everyone understand.
BANKSYLive as a villain, die as a hero
BANKSYI need someone to protect me from all the measures they take in order to protect me.
BANKSYFilm is incredibly democratic and accessible, it’s probably the best option if you actually want to change the world, not just re-decorate it.
BANKSYIt’s a very frustrated feeling you get when the only people with good photos of you work are the police department.
BANKSYI don’t know if street art ever really works indoors. If you domesticate an animal, it goes from being wild and free to sterile, fat and sleepy. So maybe the art should stay outside.
BANKSYI love the way capitalism finds a place – even for its enemies.
BANKSYBus stops are far more interesting and useful places to have art than in museums.
BANKSYI 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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