People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish… but that’s only if it’s done properly.
BANKSYI used to encourage everyone I knew to make art; I don’t do that so much anymore.
More Banksy Quotes
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Today’s art has been cancelled due to police activity.
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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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A wall is a very big weapon. It’s one of the nastiest things you can hit someone with.
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Brandalism Any advertisement in public space that gives you no choice whether you see it or not is yours. It belongs to you. It’s yours to take, rearrange and re-use. Asking for permission is like asking to keep a rock someone just threw at your head.
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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.
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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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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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A lot of mothers will do anything for their children, except let them be themselves.
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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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Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.
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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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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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The bad artists imitate, the great artists steal.
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You don’t need planning permission to build castles in the sky
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