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Post by Guest on May 9, 2008 11:29:31 GMT 1
This was my fav:  Off to get it framed today.  Where were they on sale? It's nice. |
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Post by Guest on May 9, 2008 11:31:27 GMT 1
waaaay to expensive!!!! all a bit silly really.
saying that i would buy if i had the capital.
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Post by Curley on May 9, 2008 11:51:19 GMT 1
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Post by Guest on May 9, 2008 11:54:32 GMT 1
in conclusion too many and too expensive
Diana print is well....inexplicable
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Post by thwaites on May 9, 2008 11:54:59 GMT 1
This was my fav: Off to get it framed today. Where were they on sale? It's nice. It came with the limited edition book. It's lovely and small which is perfect as I have no wall space left and I love his rats! Very pleased.  |
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Post by Guest on May 9, 2008 12:17:00 GMT 1
Cool |
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Post by stjohn on May 9, 2008 12:21:01 GMT 1
Great show which was packed out. Got Death of Carravagio and Running Man last night - I left at 8 and they had sold at least 50 out of the 75 by then, so surprised still available. Here is the original on canvas of D of C: www.aerosolplanet.net/BLEKLERAT.htm |
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Post by stjohn on May 9, 2008 12:24:31 GMT 1
Diana and Angel on e-bay - 130221201917 - quick, rush, bargain at £1400!
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Post by zerosandones on May 9, 2008 14:13:24 GMT 1
I love the running man print but it's just too pricey for me at £500. I'm not sure what the thinking was at BRP for pricing this set especially with the ‘flood’ of masters voiceless prints too. I like Blek – but not at these prices!
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Post by Ideabolo on May 9, 2008 14:44:10 GMT 1
a dancer would have been cool, but im happy that i got a HMV doggy set & the computer man!
have a sunny weekend guys!
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Post by maadbeats on May 9, 2008 15:20:30 GMT 1
How much was this book?? Im drooling. Was it at the Black Rat show?? |
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Post by Guest on May 9, 2008 15:30:33 GMT 1
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Post by Matt-lock on May 9, 2008 16:10:48 GMT 1
I agree that all the prices seem a bit high. The Los Angeles print in LA was nearly 3 feet x 6 feet and editions of only 15 for black, 15 for grey, and 18 for oxblood (48 total) at $1k and now these editions of 75 are equal to or more in price...seems a bit odd.
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Post by moleman on May 9, 2008 17:52:18 GMT 1
the show was gret got the best prints look forward to getting them. blek was really friendly and chatty nice guy doing stuff he loves. rats rule.
Dancer was the best, thought prices were high but you cant have everything. if you wanna cut profit margins for the sellers gotta put price up simple
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Post by Guest on May 9, 2008 18:16:05 GMT 1
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Post by jelly on May 9, 2008 18:18:59 GMT 1
Good spot but ain't paying  |
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Post by slacker on May 9, 2008 18:45:02 GMT 1
Good spot but ain't paying how much were they? |
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Post by Guest on May 9, 2008 19:25:14 GMT 1
Good spot but ain't paying how much were they? £350 |
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Post by Guest on May 9, 2008 19:32:35 GMT 1
 LOL The fact this sold out is a classic case of portfolio 'collectors' gone insane, edition size and artist name are clearly important than content. The other prints are pretty cool, bit basic (iconic perhaps) and arguably overpriced but it's Blek le Rat at the end of the day, he can get away with it. Show looks good, love the banality of the Spongebob mashup |
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Post by Guest on May 9, 2008 20:50:09 GMT 1
I am not fussed about Diana but it really did look good at the show. Much better in the flesh.
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Post by mj on May 11, 2008 14:48:02 GMT 1
I agree that the prices for some of blek prints are a bit over priced but I still got the Diana print at the show and it realy does look very good in the flesh [ the best print at the show] and the quality of the paper was better then from NW editions prints. And do not forget that he is the real deal and if we look close to Mr. B works they are all most carbon copy of Blek works ex.Rats, American Soldier...
So give him a break and the prices are set by the BRP and not him.
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Post by stuey09 on May 11, 2008 15:51:55 GMT 1
I agree that the prices for some of blek prints are a bit over priced but I still got the Diana print at the show and it realy does look very good in the flesh [ the best print at the show] and the quality of the paper was better then from NW editions prints. And do not forget that he is the real deal and if we look close to Mr. B works they are all most carbon copy of Blek works ex.Rats, American Soldier... So give him a break and the prices are set by the BRP and not him. Blek is an artist that I respect as a person as well as a craftsman. However some of your points are incorrect. Banksy's art is not a carbon copy of Blek's work (disregard that well worn quote too. It is so out of date). Banksy's work has a humour and sense of irony that Blek's work does not attempt. The subject matter is quite different too if you look at the broad span of work. As for the prices. Not going into details, but don't blame BRP for the prices on this release. |
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Post by Guest on May 11, 2008 19:14:08 GMT 1
What Stuey said. Couldn't be more differant in my view. I have a lot of respect for Blek but thats a lot of prints that have just hit the market. Didn't Micallef do something similar to bring down the price of his prints on the secondary market?
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Post by moleman on May 11, 2008 20:19:53 GMT 1
i disagree it is alot of prints and some are very good but mics prints were huge number releases. there was nothing like the 1000 and 500 pow did with mic and no offence to mic as i have jd but the release was poor. the blek print releases were simple and very blek alot of them yes but it would be nice to have them. and when you think the dogs were four of the releases the print release was only 4 or 5. thats not much
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Post by bobbymeachamjr on May 11, 2008 20:25:33 GMT 1
Sorry, I think when you take bleks "stencils" out of its original context = the streets, then these are terrible prints to have for the home. Basically, you have very simple sillhouettes that look like they can be created in CS3 illustrator in 1 minute. I mean, the whole idea behind the simple stencils was that it was "hit and run" because there was no time...
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Post by Guest on May 11, 2008 21:15:33 GMT 1
Depends what you buy them for - I got a coating by my missus when round at the neighbours, who had the HMV voiceless dog canvas saying "why didn't you buy that when you had the chance". Thus it was fantastic to see the prints released of the dog, and so were bought as we both like the image. There was no consideration of the idea behind speed to stencil, just happy to get the chance to get a strong simple and cool print, that is considerably cheaper than buying the canvas!
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Post by idris on May 11, 2008 21:26:20 GMT 1
Sorry, I think when you take bleks "stencils" out of its original context = the streets, then these are terrible prints to have for the home. Basically, you have very simple sillhouettes that look like they can be created in CS3 illustrator in 1 minute. I mean, the whole idea behind the simple stencils was that it was "hit and run" because there was no time... Bobby = terrible prints might be taking it a bit too over-the-top. They weren't terrible - & isn't good to see a show where there's not a CCTV in ANY of his works!!! IMO - great work from Blek. & a wicked guy to boot. Will definitely be going to see him when he returns to the uk |
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Post by bobbymeachamjr on May 11, 2008 21:51:42 GMT 1
Maybe a bit harsh, but I'm a strong believer in "context". Some of the st artists translate/transitioned well to the gallery/home (ie. Faile) but Blek ain't one. My 2 cent opinion but I've been in the creative industry for over a decade now and these are not worth anything near what they're asking. If its a historical piece yes, as new work hell no.
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Post by Guest on May 11, 2008 21:55:12 GMT 1
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Post by otomi on May 11, 2008 22:06:48 GMT 1
if he sells everything he/brp are cashing in around 400000pounds - that is amazing
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