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
BANKSYPeople say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish… but that’s only if it’s done properly.
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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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Today’s art has been cancelled due to police activity.
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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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Sometimes I feel so sick at the state of the world I can’t even finish my second apple pie.
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There’s nothing more dangerous than someone who wants to make the world a better place.
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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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Stencils are good for two reasons; one – they’re quick; two – they annoy idiots.
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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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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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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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One Original Thought is worth 1000 Meaningless Quotes.
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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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If you feel dirty, insignificant or unloved, then rats are a good role model. They exist without permission, they have no respect for the hierarchy of society, and they have sex 50 times a day.
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Gaza is often described as ‘the world’s largest open air prison’ because no-one is allowed to enter or leave. But that seems a bit unfair to prisons – they don’t have their electricity and drinking water cut off randomly almost every day.
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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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T.V. has made going to the theatre seem pointless, photography has pretty much killed painting but graffiti has remained gloriously unspoilt by progress.
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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.
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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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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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People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish… but that’s only if it’s done properly.
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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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There are four basic human needs; food, sleep, sex and revenge.
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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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I don’t believe in anything. I’m just here for the violence.
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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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I just wanna make the world a better-looking place. If you don’t like it, you can paint over it!
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