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.
BANKSYAlthough you might have to creep about at night and lie to your mum it’s actually one of the more honest art forms available. There is no elitism or hype, it exhibits on the best walls a town has to offer and nobody is put off by the price of admission.
More Banksy Quotes
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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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People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish… but that’s only if it’s done properly.
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Think outside the box, collapse the box, and take a f**king sharp knife to it.
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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 wanted to highlight the destruction in Gaza by posting photos on my website – but on the internet, people only look at pictures of kittens.
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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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Some people represent authority without ever possessing any of their own.
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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’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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A lot of people never use their initiative because no-one told them to.
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Should # graffiti be judged on the same level as modern art? Of course not: It’s way more important than that
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The grumpier you are, the more assholes you meet.
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You don’t need planning permission to build castles in the sky
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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.
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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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