The one thing you can rely on is if you get disturbed halfway through a painting and it looks a bit naff, then someone will preserve that piece, remove it and a few months later it’ll be paraded round Sotheby’s by people wearing white gloves.
BANKSYIt doesn’t take much to be a successful artist-all you need to do is dedicate your entire life to it.
More Banksy Quotes
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It doesn’t take much to be a successful artist-all you need to do is dedicate your entire life to 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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The grumpier you are, the more assholes you meet.
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We don’t need any more heroes; we just need someone to take out the recycling.
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I mean, they say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time.
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I love the way capitalism finds a place – even for its enemies.
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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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Sometimes I feel so sick at the state of the world I can’t even finish my second apple pie.
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If you want to say something and have people listen then you have to wear a mask. If you want to be honest then you have to live a lie.
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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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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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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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When you go to an art gallery you are simply a tourist looking at the trophy cabinet of a few millionaires.
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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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