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.
BANKSYBut there’s no way round it-commercial success is a mark of failure for a graffiti artist. We’re not supposed to be embraced in that way. When you look at how society rewards so many of the wrong people, it’s hard not to view financial reimbursement as a badge of self-serving mediocrity.
More Banksy Quotes
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Today’s art has been cancelled due to police activity.
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The greatest crimes in the world are not committed by people breaking the rules but by people following the rules. It’s people who follow orders that drop bombs and massacre villages.
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The holy grail is to spend less time making the picture than it takes people to look at it.
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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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The grumpier you are, the more assholes you meet.
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I like to think I have the guts to stand up anonymously in a western democracy and call for things no-one else believes in – like peace and justice and freedom.
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The bad artists imitate, the great artists steal.
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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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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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A lot of mothers will do anything for their children, except let them be themselves.
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I 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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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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At this time of year it’s easy to forget the true meaning of Christianity – the lies, the corruption, the abuse.
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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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A recent survey or North American males found 42% were overweight, 34% were critically obese and 8% ate the survey.
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