"Crime against property is not real crime. People look at an oil painting and admire the use of brushstrokes to convey meaning. People look at graffiti painting and admire the use of a drainpipe to gain access"
Banksy
Wall and Piece
Showing posts with label Banksy Quote. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Banksy Quote. Show all posts
Dec 4, 2008
Oct 25, 2008
Plastered in BMD
So - what I want to know is, what came first? The critter that happened to fit around the pipes or the pipes that inspired the critter? And is that a posca he's holding in his hand?!
So it was him doing all the tags round town all this time...
Here's Banksy's latest mission...
So it was him doing all the tags round town all this time...
Here's Banksy's latest mission...
Jul 15, 2008
Some More Graf Words of Wisdom from Banksy
"The time of getting fame for your name on its own is over. Artwork that is only about wanting to be famous will never make you famous. Fame is a by-product of doing something else. You don't go to a restaurant and order a meal because you want to have a shit." Banksy - Wall and Piece
Jul 3, 2008
Retro Lefties...
Lefties will never make it to 8th wonder of the world status - even 352nd would be a stretch but it could be ranked for its water features. On one of our woolly (notice I didn't say windy) days when the rain is driving into orifices our mother hasn't been responsible for since kindy, you almost need water wings to wade down Left Bank. Today was one of those days.
Translation: It's been shit weather with no action down the alley hence the retro shots ;-)
No action down the alley but a bit of action at Hotel Constabulary. One of the boys got busted tagging (I don't support tagging but his are kinda styley) and spent a few nights enjoying the hospitality of his minimalist hosts. He's been charged with 5 or 6 counts of some kind of wilful damage I hear.
He's the second artist/writer to get taken down in almost as many weeks. His bad habits merely caught up with him but the other one, of no crew known, was just bad luck - he's only been up a few times and his naive colourful characters have been a pleasure to have in the hood.
"When explaining yourself to the Police it's worth being as reasonable as possible. Graffiti writers are not real villains. Real villains consider the idea of breaking in someplace, not stealing anything and then leaving behind a painting of your name in four feet high letters the most retarded thing they ever heard of." Banksy - Wall and Piece
Translation: It's been shit weather with no action down the alley hence the retro shots ;-)
No action down the alley but a bit of action at Hotel Constabulary. One of the boys got busted tagging (I don't support tagging but his are kinda styley) and spent a few nights enjoying the hospitality of his minimalist hosts. He's been charged with 5 or 6 counts of some kind of wilful damage I hear.
He's the second artist/writer to get taken down in almost as many weeks. His bad habits merely caught up with him but the other one, of no crew known, was just bad luck - he's only been up a few times and his naive colourful characters have been a pleasure to have in the hood.
"When explaining yourself to the Police it's worth being as reasonable as possible. Graffiti writers are not real villains. Real villains consider the idea of breaking in someplace, not stealing anything and then leaving behind a painting of your name in four feet high letters the most retarded thing they ever heard of." Banksy - Wall and Piece
