But 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.
BANKSYBecome good at cheating and you never need to become good at anything else.
More Banksy Quotes
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T.V. has made going to the theatre seem pointless, photography has pretty much killed painting but graffiti has remained gloriously unspoilt by progress.
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Become good at cheating and you never need to become good at anything else.
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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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I originally set out to try and save the world, but now I’m not sure I like it enough.
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If you want someone to be ignored then build a life-size bronze statue of them and stick it in the middle of town. It doesn’t matter how great you were, it’ll always take an unfunny drunk with climbing skills to make people notice you.
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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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Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.
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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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People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish… but that’s only if it’s done properly.
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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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The bad artists imitate, the great artists steal.
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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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The Art we look at is made by only a select few. A small group create, promote, purchase, exhibit and decide the success of Art. Only a few hundred people in the world have any real say. 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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Speak softly, but carry a big can of paint.
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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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