Live as a villain, die as a hero
BANKSYIf 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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People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish… but that’s only if it’s done properly.
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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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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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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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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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There are four basic human needs; food, sleep, sex and revenge.
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I’ve never really understood why people sleep. Wasting a third of your life and becoming vulnerable for almost 8 hours every night. Doesn’t seem very appealing to me.
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Stencils are good for two reasons; one – they’re quick; two – they annoy idiots.
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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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Some people represent authority without ever possessing any of their own.
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Gaza is often described as ‘the world’s largest open air prison’ because no-one is allowed to enter or leave. But that seems a bit unfair to prisons – they don’t have their electricity and drinking water cut off randomly almost every day.
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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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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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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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