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.
BANKSYIf you want to say something and have people listen then you have to wear a mask. If you want to be honest then you have to live a lie.
More Banksy Quotes
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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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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 recent survey or North American males found 42% were overweight, 34% were critically obese and 8% ate the survey.
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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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Stencils are good for two reasons; one – they’re quick; two – they annoy idiots.
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Some people represent authority without ever possessing any of their own.
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We don’t need any more heroes; we just need someone to take out the recycling.
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Sometimes I feel so sick at the state of the world I can’t even finish my second apple pie.
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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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We can’t do anything to change the world until capitalism crumbles. In the meantime we should all go shopping to console ourselves.
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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 holy grail is to spend less time making the picture than it takes people to look at it.
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Today’s art has been cancelled due to police activity.
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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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Modern art is a disaster area. Never in the field of human history has so much been used by so many to say so little.
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