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.
BANKSYWe can’t do anything to change the world until capitalism crumbles. In the meantime we should all go shopping to console ourselves.
More Banksy Quotes
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It doesn’t take much to be a successful artist-all you need to do is dedicate your entire life to it.
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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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If you don’t own a train company then you go and paint on one instead… it all comes from that thing at school when you had to have name tags in the back of something… that makes it belong to you. You can own half the city by scribbling your name over it.
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I need someone to protect me from all the measures they take in order to protect me.
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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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People seem to think if they dress like a revolutionary they don`t actually have to behave like one.
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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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Graffiti is only dangerous in the mind of three types of people; politicians, advertising executives and graffiti writers.
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A lot of people never use their initiative because no-one told them to.
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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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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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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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If it doesn’t matter, get rid of it. If you can’t get rid of it, it matters.
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Today’s art has been cancelled due to police activity.
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When he time comes to leave, just walk away quietly and don’t make any fuss.
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