We can’t do anything to change the world until capitalism crumbles. In the meantime we should all go shopping to console ourselves.
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.
More Banksy Quotes
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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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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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In the future, everybody will be anonymous for 15 minutes.
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I’ve learnt from experience that a painting isn’t finished when you put down your brush – that’s when it starts. The public reaction is what supplies meaning and value. Art comes alive in the arguments you have about it.
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All artists are willing to suffer for their work. But why are so few prepared to learn to draw?
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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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I used to encourage everyone I knew to make art; I don’t do that so much anymore.
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Graffiti is only dangerous in the mind of three types of people; politicians, advertising executives and graffiti writers.
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People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish… but that’s only if it’s done properly.
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We don’t need any more heroes; we just need someone to take out the recycling.
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Nobody ever listened to me until they didn’t know who I was
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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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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 just wanna make the world a better-looking place. If you don’t like it, you can paint over it!
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It’s impossible to predict which paintings will last and which won’t. In New Orleans I painted on a dilapidated shop in a street littered with abandoned cars and rotting mattresses, then two hours later the piece was gone. It turned out I’d picked the side of a crack house and the proprietor didn’t like the attention.
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