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.
BANKSYSpeak softly, but carry a big can of paint.
More Banksy Quotes
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One Original Thought is worth 1000 Meaningless Quotes.
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Graffiti is one of the few tools you have if you have almost nothing.
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I don’t know if street art ever really works indoors. If you domesticate an animal, it goes from being wild and free to sterile, fat and sleepy. So maybe the art should stay outside.
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Stencils are good for two reasons; one – they’re quick; two – they annoy idiots.
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A lot of mothers will do anything for their children, except let them be themselves.
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Graffiti is one of the few tools you have if you have almost nothing. And even if you don’t come up with a picture to cure world poverty you can make someone smile while they’re having a piss.
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You owe the companies nothing. You especially don’t owe them any courtesy. They have re-arranged the world to put themselves in front of you. They never asked for your permission, don’t even start asking for theirs.
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If 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.
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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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I love the way capitalism finds a place – even for its enemies.
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I mean, they say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time.
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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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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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Keep your coins, I want change.
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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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