[Daniel Silk]

[Daniel Silk]

Is it just me or does it look like that Perry Farrell knows absolutely nothing about Banksy in this video? The things he comes out with makes him sound a complete idiot
Its like he has spent 10 minutes searchin on the net to find out about Banksy, and then makes this film and spouts stuff out that he dunt really understand

[absyrd]

You have to remember that Perry Ferell is as burnt-out as a person could possibly be.

I don't hold his inability to retain information against him. In fact, I like him.

[BK83]

speaking of banksy and Shep Fairey has anyone seen that flickr set with Shep going over Banksy's huge "love is in the air" piece in LA. pretty cool set -- BuffMonster is there as is MBW the LifeRemoteControl director -- some speculation that Banksy is with them, but who knows!?

check here
flickr.com/photos/proper/240316565/

and here
flickr.com/photos/dogbytedesign/247260203/in/set-72157594280576283/


This one I thought I would throw in just for fun. some might recognize from 'wall and piece'
www.flickr.com/photos/anoibionix/259381063/in/set-72157594392076218/


J

[ptron]

I think Shep is putting on a good face. Banksy kind of dogs him on his website, with the whole

"i don't make shirts because it would feel like the painting was a guerilla marketing campaign for a fashion label."

I could be wrong, but I have trouble seeing those two as friends.

[Ripper1331]

Banksy and Shep went over each other on that billboard swapping sides of the sign.

I don't think Banksy is taking a swipe at him with the t-shirt comment. Both are artists and both have different goals and objectives but both happen to be street based. Plenty of room for both to coexist.

jaypaav said:

speaking of banksy and Shep Fairey has anyone seen that flickr set with Shep going over Banksy's huge "love is in the air" piece in LA. pretty cool set -- BuffMonster is there as is MBW the LifeRemoteControl director -- some speculation that Banksy is with them, but who knows!?

check here
flickr.com/photos/proper/240316565/

and here
flickr.com/photos/dogbytedesign/247260203/in/set-72157594280576283/


This one I thought I would throw in just for fun. some might recognize from 'wall and piece'
www.flickr.com/photos/anoibionix/259381063/in/set-72157594392076218/


J

[BK83]

actually they are friends. Shep has worked with Banksy on a few pieces in LA and Shep interviewed Banksy for Swindle. I was just pointing out that it was pretty neat that someone caught all those guys helping Shep put up that piece and that possibly Banksy is amongst them.

J

[ptron]

So now I'm curious...

If not Shep, then who's Banksy taking a swipe at with the T-shirt comment?

And is going over anothers work really friendly? I mean I understand if it got buffed first, but while it's still there seems a bit like a pissing contest. Maybe it's a friendly pissing contest. Just don't cross the streams.

[ptron]

Maybe I'm crazy, but the guy on the top of the building in Shep pic looks like this guy in the background here from the Barely Legal Show, is that MBW?:

www.flickr.com/photos/hustlerofculture/246000090/

My memory is a little fuzzy but I think I remember this guy was filming a whole bunch at the LA show, as if for a documentary purposes or something.

So jaypaav, maybe you're right about the Banksy connection here.

And some f**ker gave me a minus. Sorry for trying to spur debate!

[Ripper1331]

I don't know if he was taking a swipe at anyone in particular with that comment

[Pure Evil]

Shep makes about 2 million bucks a year from licensing OBEY to a clothing manufacturer...

I dont think his street actions are a guerilla marketing campaign for a fashion label, the 2 just raise awareness for each other... Im sure some people who wear OBEY have no idea who Shep is, they just like the logos...

To contradict totally what I just said you could argue though, that of course his large works around Melrose shopping area in LA are guerilla marketing campaigns and he is totally aware of that fact, which is why its ok for Banksy to say ...

"i don't make shirts because it would feel like the painting was a guerilla marketing campaign for a fashion label."

Remember this is America, money is GOD.

[Ripper1331]

I think that Sheps success with Obey is a result of the street activity and years of pushing it. I'm sure that when he first started he didn't think "This sticker will get my shirts into Nordstrom’s one day..."

Both Banksy and Shep are working artists how much they make and how they make it are completely different for each of them but at the end of the day they support themselves on their art and are both very successful. Isn't that the goal of any anyone artist or not?

I think that at this point most of Sheps work now could be veiwed as a marketing campaign because he's successful but at the end of the day I'm sure he'd still be doing it even if Obey wasn't well known. That's what artists do - keep pushing their ideas, popular, profitable, or not. Lord knows I keep going even if nobodies paying attention.

Come on Evil you know that money is god everywhere - not just America

[johnas]

ptron said:

So now I'm curious...

If not Shep, then who's Banksy taking a swipe at with the T-shirt comment?

i think it's probably all those numptys on ebay that produce banksy t shirts but wear balaclavas to hide their faces in the product pictures....

Mr B gives some stuff away for free and peope take advantage for their own monetary gains...

[slowmo]

Maybe the T-shirt thing was a swipe back at these guys

www.spacehijackers.co.uk/html/projects/banksy/burner.html

[Daniel Silk]

slowmo said:

Maybe the T-shirt thing was a swipe back at these guys

www.spacehijackers.co.uk/html/projects/banksy/burner.html

Im a bit confused with this whole Banksy v Puma thing I have one of the "Born Against Christians" T-shirts the I got direct from POW, and its made by Puma, and with the Puma logo on the sleeve

BTW, its great fun wearing the t-shirt about the town ;D The funny looks you get Love it! ;D