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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More Banksy Quotes
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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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Stencils are good for two reasons; one – they’re quick; two – they annoy idiots.
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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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Some people represent authority without ever possessing any of their own.
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People are fond of using military terms to describe what they do. We call it bombing when we go out painting, when of course it’s more like entertaining the troops in a neutral zone, during peacetime in a country without an army.
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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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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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The one thing you can rely on is if you get disturbed halfway through a painting and it looks a bit naff, then someone will preserve that piece, remove it and a few months later it’ll be paraded round Sotheby’s by people wearing white gloves.
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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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My lawyer’s opinion is that the cops might not actually be able to charge me with criminal damage any more – because theoretically my graffiti actually increases the value of property rather than decreasing it. That’s his theory, but then my lawyer also believes wearing novelty cartoon ties is a good look.
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You don’t need planning permission to build castles in the sky
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When he time comes to leave, just walk away quietly and don’t make any fuss.
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All graffiti is low-level dissent, but stencils have an extra history. They’ve been used to start revolutions and to stop wars
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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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The grumpier you are, the more assholes you meet.
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