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Post by lifeonwalls on Oct 5, 2010 17:11:25 GMT 1
Not a fan of this print either, it doesn't really say/mean anything. As far as the appropriation goes, this is from Rene's site: I usually end up regreting saying anything about why I create certain things. But for s**ts and giggles here goes... (was directed to some chat online about this piece and wanted to shed some light) YES people this was taken from the reference below almost to a tee - and for good reason (artists always think their reasons are good BTW  Around the time when Banksy and I used the same reference for the 'Praying Boy' I got to thinking just how crazy it was that we could get whatever image we wanted, whenever we wanted these days. Banksy and I obviously typed in 'praying boy' and got a good reference super quick and used it. So I got on google and typed in 'girl writing on wall' the reference below is the very first image that popped up. Which is why I chose it. I wanted to emphasize the laziness in this case. (although since googles image search revamp it shows up several pages down) So WA-LA 'Girl Writing On Wall'. It's a no brainer. Or brainer. Depending how you look at it. The irony with this is after I had the idea and found the reference, I discovered Banksy had used the very same reference image years ago in a street stencil. Although his has a girl drawing a red heart on the wall... This irony further emphasized the point of why I created the image in the first place. Overlap is inevitable. Banksy had stumbled on the reference of the praying boy unaware I had used it already. And I had found and used this one unaware of his usage. We both agreed to try not to use images from the first results page anymore. And round and round we go... For the record this was not inspired by or made to be a dig at MBW. This image was done on the street (as seen HERE) well before MBW's print of a girl spray painting the ground. People are often confused by HYPE. Check your sources before you point fingers about WHO is dissing WHO here. |
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Post by happyshopper on Oct 5, 2010 18:02:06 GMT 1
No trouble with taking images from wherever and using them to make a point... although it's always nice if there IS a point.
That's usually where a lot of artist on here fail.
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Post by Guest on Oct 5, 2010 18:06:26 GMT 1
it doesn't really say/mean anything. exactly. imo u still jacked NW's study style for the twin towers piece |
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Post by Rene Gagnon on Oct 5, 2010 19:25:19 GMT 1
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Post by Guest on Oct 5, 2010 19:30:45 GMT 1
I see that, personally I cant stand NW's work and expressing that opinion has got me a few warnings here in the past. Im simply expressing an opinion about that particular piece by you
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Post by Guest on Oct 5, 2010 19:50:28 GMT 1
3rd warning Walshy, its the cheese grater and feathers next.
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Post by BK83 on Oct 5, 2010 20:25:58 GMT 1
the internet will expose all shortcuts if artists aren't careful. It's no crime. Just doesn't seem as impressive when the process becomes exposed i feel. Precisely! |
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Post by twist65 on Oct 5, 2010 23:55:15 GMT 1
i really don't see how you can say that a single colour stencil with a few coloured in bits is exclusively a Nick Walker style. He might have created some iconic pieces using this technique but I'm sure he wasn't the first. Does that make Grafters Splash and countless others all NW ripoffs too? Or any pure b&w stencil a blatant rip of Blek? It's what you do with it, not the medium itself.
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Post by Guest on Oct 6, 2010 0:05:10 GMT 1
i really don't see how you can say that a single colour stencil with a few coloured in bits is exclusively a Nick Walker style. He might have created some iconic pieces using this technique but I'm sure he wasn't the first. Does that make Grafters Splash and countless others all NW ripoffs too? Or any pure b&w stencil a blatant rip of Blek? It's what you do with it, not the medium itself. Personally I can tell the difference between a stencil by blek, banksy,c215 or Dolk.The way an artist cuts is like a signature. I thought that rene's print was by NW and when I realised it wasnt, I posted my thoughts here saying that imo it was cut in NW's style |
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Post by twist65 on Oct 6, 2010 0:49:38 GMT 1
yeah think its more subject matter than cutting style but fair enough. I think I would have been tempted to make the colour palette as different from NWs as possible on that piece since the subject matter is buildings and aeroplanes!
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