Banksy Scandal Bullshit

[Bobby Connor]

So... one Banksy somewhere down south got sprayed all over with slogans that I can't quite make out and the BBC are in outrage. I'm assuming that it said "Banksy is a poof" purely because that's what I would have wrote. Not because I don't believe he's a bit of a legend but because his artwork is illegal graffiti and is therefore fair game for other illegal graffiti regardless of wether it has merit or not.

 

If I drew a smiley face on a beach I wouldn't have any right to moan about the sea coming in and wiping it out or if some kid made a sandcastle in the middle of it or drew a cock in the sand.

 

Just because his graffiti is better than most doesn't really avoid the fact that it's still graffiti. If he wanted it to be permanent than he should have chosen a different platform. Perhaps one than what isn't the equivalent of sketching in sand.

 

If the Mona Lisa was hung up in Inverness High St. I would be the first one out with a permanent marker drawing a belter of a moustache.

 

If you want it to be tret like a piece of fine art that is to be preserved for humanity then paint it on a fucking canvas and hang it in an art gallery. Don't try to be all Mr Fucking cool if you can't accept the nature of the medium you are working in.

 

Stupid BBC shite.

[granite sheep]

If you've seen his art book "Wall and Piece" most of his stuff disnae last anyway, either the council wipes it out or folk graffiti all over it so I dinna think yon Banksy gadgie loses much sleep over it. It's just the arty farty crowd that are going mental. I like a bit of art now and again, but if you think about it, what Banksy does, although it really is vandalism, is an art form that is ultimately disposable. Even though it costs councils a small fortune to clean off.

[Poodler]

 

 

Some of his stuff on the West Bank. Topical. Thought provoking. Not that it will make a difference there but I find it stimulating.

 

My favourite is;

 

 

It's encouraged me to use local services as much as possible. So he's not all bad.

[Bobby Connor]

If you've seen his art book "Wall and Piece" most of his stuff disnae last anyway, either the council wipes it out or folk graffiti all over it so I dinna think yon Banksy gadgie loses much sleep over it. It's just the arty farty crowd that are going mental. I like a bit of art now and again, but if you think about it, what Banksy does, although it really is vandalism, is an art form that is ultimately disposable. Even though it costs councils a small fortune to clean off.

You nailed it there when you said it was a disposable art form which is basically what I was also saying. No point in the BBC or anyone else getting their knickers in a twist. It's been photographed to fuck so we all know what it was supposed to look like.

 

You don't have to be in the 'arty farty' crowd to call it correctly so take 5 gold stars from me.

[The Cockney Don]

ROBBO .

[elephantstone78]

Overrated IMO. He uses stencils. A child can do this. His pieces are interesting and clever but if done by anyone else they wouldn't be worth a fraction of what deluded twats pay for his originals. Good save from pele right enough

[spamspamspam]

I like a lot of banksy stuff but its lost a lot of its appeal now its completely mainstream and also the way its sold from the walls its on.

 

Robbo v banksy

 

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xoh2d0_graffiti-wars-2011-king-robbo-vs-banksy_creation

[granite sheep]

Here's an excerpt from his book:

 

Speak softly, but carry a big can of paint. Mona Lisa with rocket launcher 15 minutes. Soho 2001. Later converted to Osama Bin Laden by an unknown artist. Then removed after two days.

 

Couldn't find the converted image but you get the gist. He disnae gie the remotest of fucks as to what happens to his art, so why the art farty crowd are getting their knickers in a twist, well that's their problem.

[dervish]

Load of them in Bristol got fucked one way or the other. Many the most iconic. As you say I think he'd likely give the least of a shit.

 

Did yous see the thing where he had an old bloke selling originals off for $30/$40 a go? Hundreds of folk walking right past.

[Ke1t]

Overrated IMO. He uses stencils. A child can do this. His pieces are interesting and clever but if done by anyone else they wouldn't be worth a fraction of what deluded twats pay for his originals. Good save from pele right enough

 

 

Yeah, this is my thought too. Spray paint over a stencil with a sledgehammer-subtle political message. It's hardly fucking Salvador Dali.

 

Still, he's made a bit of cash from it, so good luck to the lad.

[rumpus]

How can you buy an original if they're painted on a wall? Do you buy the wall?

[Bluto10]

Guys a dickhead

 

And his stuff is snot

[Bluto10]

 

 

Yeah, this is my thought too. Spray paint over a stencil with a sledgehammer-subtle political message. It's hardly fucking Salvador Dali. I

 

Still, he's made a bit of cash from it, so good luck to the lad.

Salvador fuckin dally

 

Who that cunt?

 

I only deal in masters.

[Ke1t]

Salvador fuckin dally

 

Who that cunt?

 

I only deal in masters.

 

You're half way to being a drunken genius.

 

Can you guess which half?

 

[Bluto10]

Modern art is rubbish

[fatjim]

Overrated IMO. He uses stencils. A child can do this. His pieces are interesting and clever but if done by anyone else they wouldn't be worth a fraction of what deluded twats pay for his originals. Good save from pele right enough

 

I am not that bothered about his work but surely creating the stencil is a bit of work in itself. I child would be better suited to sponges and half potatoes.

[fatjim]

Modern art is rubbish

 

 

Were you too drunk to make it to the gallery?

[caledonia]

 

I am not that bothered about his work but surely creating the stencil is a bit of work in itself. I child would be better suited to sponges and half potatoes.

 

I agree maybe he uses stencils so he can get away quicker without being seen

I think what he does is different and whatever way he does it does not matter to much as long as people enjoy it and get the message..

[caledonia]

mistake please delete

[dervish]

How can you buy an original if they're painted on a wall? Do you buy the wall?

 

Yeah the old guy was selling painted walls.

 

 

 

 

[ChutneyLove]

Classic graffiti from around Aberdeen:

 

A/DEEN THUGS KILL ALL VISITING FANS - College Street

51.6% SCOTLAND SAID AYE - Top of Powis Place, over railway looking towards Erskine Street

NO BILLS - JUST FREDS - St Nicholas Centre build

GAY LIBERATION - there for years, outside Tilted Wig

Soccer Casual Mannie - cartoon ASC mannie under Debenhams car-park, beside the old pishy corner.

 

Banksy doesn't have a fuckin' look in.

[Dandyesque]

Classic graffiti from around Aberdeen:

 

A/DEEN THUGS KILL ALL VISITING FANS - College Street

51.6% SCOTLAND SAID AYE - Top of Powis Place, over railway looking towards Erskine Street

NO BILLS - JUST FREDS - St Nicholas Centre build

GAY LIBERATION - there for years, outside Tilted Wig

Soccer Casual Mannie - cartoon ASC mannie under Debenhams car-park, beside the old pishy corner.

 

Banksy doesn't have a fuckin' look in.

 

You missed out "Pay No More Than 30 A Score" - numerous locations, Summer 1994

[ChutneyLove]

 

You missed out "Pay No More Than 30 A Score" - numerous locations, Summer 1994

 

Noted and acknowledged - several around the George Street area if I remember correctly. And a good cause to boot.

[radiatorbleeder]

No Poll Tax- Crown Street

[spamspamspam]

I bet you finger your dog you dismal fuck

 

Tunnels toilets - 2008

 

Best use of the word dismal award 3 years running.

[Bluto10]

I myself was at a modrrn art gallery just yesterday.

 

The juxtaposition of the Victorian building g with a more contemporary use is one aspect I found particularly fascinating.

[minijc]

I like a lot of banksy stuff but its lost a lot of its appeal now its completely mainstream and also the way its sold from the walls its on.

 

Robbo v banksy

 

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xoh2d0_graffiti-wars-2011-king-robbo-vs-banksy_creation

Just watched this, extremely good, King Robbo had some real talent, shame that he got a serious injury and died last week.

[The Boofon]

[The Boofon]

Outside an STI Clinic. Saw a few of his stuff the other week while in Bristol. Genius.

[tup]

It's not done by one person, there are heaps of folk involved.

 

Banksy my arse, more lile several posh students.