The holy grail is to spend less time making the picture than it takes people to look at it.
BANKSYPeople say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish… but that’s only if it’s done properly.
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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 love the way capitalism finds a place – even for its enemies.
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Graffiti is one of the few tools you have if you have almost nothing.
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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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Nobody knows what you feel inside unless you tell them.
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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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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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People either love me or they hate me, or they don’t really care.
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You’re mind is working at its best when you’re being paranoid. You explore every avenue and possibility of your situation at high speed with total clarity.
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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.
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I know street art can feel increasingly like the marketing wing of an art career, so I wanted to make some art without the price tag attached. There’s no gallery show or book or film. It’s pointless. Which hopefully means something.
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When he time comes to leave, just walk away quietly and don’t make any fuss.
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The grumpier you are, the more assholes you meet.
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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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Stencils are good for two reasons; one – they’re quick; two – they annoy idiots.
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