Think outside the box, collapse the box, and take a f**king sharp knife to it.
BANKSYAll 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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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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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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If Michaelangelo or Leonardo Da Vinci were alive today they’d be making Avatar, not painting a chapel.
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If it doesn’t matter, get rid of it. If you can’t get rid of it, it matters.
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Fight the fighters, not their wars.
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I tell myself I use art to promote dissent, but maybe I am just using dissent to promote my art. I plead not guilty to selling out. But I plead it from a bigger house than I used to live in.
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If 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.
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Bus stops are far more interesting and useful places to have art than in museums.
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Speak softly, but carry a big can of paint.
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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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Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.
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If 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.
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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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Not everyone will understand your journey. That’s okay. You’re here to live your life, not to make everyone understand.
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When he time comes to leave, just walk away quietly and don’t make any fuss.
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