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Post by hlarmy on Apr 14, 2010 4:44:28 GMT 1
I'm sad, angry, jealous ... and probably need to get a life  Would be interested to hear more from highinla... |
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Post by thejoker on Apr 14, 2010 4:53:59 GMT 1
interesting lets hear the story.
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Post by otomi on Apr 14, 2010 4:59:34 GMT 1
I have a snack and a drink start the show  |
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Post by rkitek on Apr 14, 2010 5:14:14 GMT 1
Well unless the guys that took the piece happen to own the property, it's stolen regardless of the reason why it was taken.
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Post by fragile on Apr 14, 2010 7:49:48 GMT 1
Stolen, Sold, ?.   |
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Post by rowan on Apr 14, 2010 8:28:28 GMT 1
I was possibly put up illegally.
Do two wrongs, made a right?
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Post by Guest on Apr 14, 2010 8:29:34 GMT 1
I guess that would be sick, I guess that's one way of describing someone who's a complete c**t, if in fact it has been stolen |
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Post by jakek on Apr 14, 2010 8:43:04 GMT 1
Stolen, Sold, ?. So i guess this will be another piece that someone tries to make a killing on. I doo think Banksy has been very sharp on some of his more recent street work to try and minimise this... While the piece is 99.9% certain to have been done by Banksy can anyone (apart from those in his inner circle) actually prove it? It's not on his website, and although without it being published on his site, and without hope of a PC COA it'll never be verified and so can't ever be sold as a definite Banksy. The same applied with the highway man on the A4. Every journey into London I pass the new boards which have replaced where the piece has been ripped down from and it's a shame not to have the street art there but again it has never been confirmed as a Banksy and so will always struggle selling and so may well languish in a warehouse somewhere forever. Which makes it even more of a shame that they've been ripped down. |
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Post by fredflamme on Apr 14, 2010 8:47:22 GMT 1
If i had the chance to steal anything from Banksy and many others i will ! What a joy to have an original in your living room ! Won't you ?
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Post by ©hief' on Apr 14, 2010 9:40:59 GMT 1
not stolen.... I have a video of the guys taking the piece away. I know who did it and why =) JSG? |
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Post by jfury on Apr 14, 2010 9:49:07 GMT 1
spill the beans
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Post by Daniel Silk on Apr 14, 2010 9:57:12 GMT 1
I had no idea that the pillar was only wood! It was a nice spot to do a piece, but Banksy must have realised if it was just on wood it would get taken pretty fast  |
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Post by sarnie on Apr 14, 2010 10:15:39 GMT 1
Love it, I hope its released as a print.
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Post by Daniel Silk on Apr 14, 2010 10:55:50 GMT 1
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Post by Guest on Apr 14, 2010 11:21:19 GMT 1
"One good thing about this is that this really great piece being lifted will preserve it." I give up
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Post by wimpy on Apr 14, 2010 11:31:20 GMT 1
I had no idea that the pillar was only wood! It was a nice spot to do a piece, but Banksy must have realised if it was just on wood it would get taken pretty fast You can see the lines from each section of the material that post was made out of. I don't know if it was textured board, sprayed stucco on wood, or what... but just looking at the bottom alone (before removal) shows it was hollow. And he must have known, yes. It was obviously more about the sign there and using that than thinking about it being stolen. It'd be a pretty funny joke that is part of his "outside sales" plan was to steal his own stuff once enough pics were taken in order to fire more people up and gain interest. |
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Post by naughtyshorty on Apr 14, 2010 11:35:58 GMT 1
not stolen.... I have a video of the guys taking the piece away. I know who did it and why =) JSG? ha ha ha! that's a low blow! |
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Post by izem on Apr 14, 2010 12:10:33 GMT 1
Is it a Thierry Guetta property?
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Post by nicoboss12 on Apr 14, 2010 12:41:43 GMT 1
Is it a Thierry Guetta property? ;D ;D |
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Post by Daniel Silk on Apr 14, 2010 13:05:52 GMT 1
Is it a Thierry Guetta property? Now that would be good! ;D |
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Post by rowan on Apr 14, 2010 13:11:38 GMT 1
Lets see if this pops up on FleeBay! Ha ha if it is a MBW property, expect to see this image released as a print but with a splash of paint running down the front and a thumb print on the back... |
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Post by curiousgeorge on Apr 14, 2010 13:15:25 GMT 1
What was the purpose of the 'box' anyway? Looks to be against a solid 6" wall. I think, though probably wrong, that the box was put up for just to be hit and promptly removed once enough pictures were taken??
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Post by Guest on Apr 14, 2010 13:18:38 GMT 1
He's a mug if he's still painting pieces on wood/doors.
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Post by Daniel Silk on Apr 14, 2010 13:19:47 GMT 1
What was the purpose of the 'box' anyway? Looks to be against a solid 6" wall. I think, though probably wrong, that the box was put up for just to be hit and promptly removed once enough pictures were taken?? Could be some have down pipes or something in, so the rest are just there for show to balance things up. |
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Post by Daniel Silk on Apr 14, 2010 13:29:16 GMT 1
Heres a view of the whole building -  The Banksy WAS near the bus stop  410 S La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA, |
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Post by peggy on Apr 14, 2010 13:33:45 GMT 1
He's a mug if he's still painting pieces on wood/doors. PEGGY'S WET HERSELF AT GREAT HUMOUR. TREET OR MAYBE BANKSY SHOULD HAVE PAINTED ON A BRICK WALL LIKE THE ONES IN JAMAICA & IKEA CROYDON? OR MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT & BANKSY IS A MUG AND HE SHOULD CONSIDER WHERE TO PAINT HIS WORK SO IT CAN STAY THERE FOREVER, ON THE STREET, LIKE ALL STREET ART IS MEANT TO BE. |
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Post by Guest on Apr 14, 2010 14:02:19 GMT 1
If someone did steal this, what could they possibly do with it except hang it in their home? I guess that would be sick, but is there any way they can sell this without legal repurcussions? Would a collector buy this piece for big money, knowing that it was illegally removed? That is, if that's the case. Who says they didn't get permission from the owner ? I hear a rumor that somewhere down the line the owner/building is linked to koons hence the use of the poodle (that could be rubbish though) |
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Post by Daniel Silk on Apr 14, 2010 14:44:27 GMT 1
Surely Banksy is gonna do a few more pieces now with this on being taken?
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Post by bristolboy on Apr 14, 2010 16:27:56 GMT 1
Surely Banksy is gonna do a few more pieces now with this on being taken? Why? |
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Post by Guest on Apr 14, 2010 17:07:16 GMT 1
A better angle...  CUT OUT AND KEEP ! |
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