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People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish… but that’s only if it’s done properly.

Banksy

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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Artist Self Views
Bus stops are far more interesting and useful places to have art than in museums.
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Art Bus Stops Museums
Writing graffiti is about the most honest way you can be an artist. It takes no money to do it, you don’t need an education to understand it, and there’s no admission fee.
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Artist Graffiti Writing
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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Art Book Mean
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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Art Guilty House
Fight the fighters, not their wars.
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Fighter Fighting War
Anyone who believes in capital punishment should be shot
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Believe Punishment Should
A lot of people never use their initiative because no-one told them to.
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Independent People Use
Stencils are good for two reasons; one – they’re quick; two – they annoy idiots.
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Annoying Idiot Two
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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Art House People
When he time comes to leave, just walk away quietly and don’t make any fuss.
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Come Fuss Leave Walk
The bad artists imitate, the great artists steal.
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Art Artist Great Stealing
Graffiti is one of the few tools you have if you have almost nothing.
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Art Graffiti Street Tools
Live as a villain, die as a hero
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Dies Hero Villain
Become good at cheating and you never need to become good at anything else.
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Art Cheating Deep Thought
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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Art House People

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