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Post by Guest on Feb 24, 2011 13:00:36 GMT 1
hope this one lasts a bit longer. really dont understand the point of just vandalising them. tagging i can just about understand, but pure vandalism is just stupid.. § imo tagging them is even worse, its like they want credit for ruining a piece of street art |
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Post by digitalkid on Feb 24, 2011 13:01:48 GMT 1
If the first image of this hadn't popped up on Banksy.co.uk I wouldn't have believed it was by him..
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Post by eddiedangerous on Feb 24, 2011 13:21:52 GMT 1
hope this one lasts a bit longer. really dont understand the point of just vandalising them. tagging i can just about understand, but pure vandalism is just stupid.. § imo tagging them is even worse, its like they want credit for ruining a piece of street art so what, you think banksy deserves to be there more than the tags do? |
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Post by Guest on Feb 24, 2011 13:26:33 GMT 1
§ imo tagging them is even worse, its like they want credit for ruining a piece of street art so what, you think banksy deserves to be there more than the tags do? Well these people obviously had the opportunity to tag the wall 1000's of times before Banksy did, so why didnt they ? Hitting a piece with your tag is just crying for attention in my eyes.. if someone really wants to make a point, they could buff the piece with there own work or just trash it. |
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Post by rowan on Feb 24, 2011 13:31:05 GMT 1
That new 'kite' image looks a bit rushed and sloppy?
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Post by Viva La Republique on Feb 24, 2011 13:35:58 GMT 1
That new 'kite' image looks a bit rushed and sloppy? Maybe, but great placement with the highway underneath, given that the original signs this piece is based on were placed on highways to warn drivers of people running across them. |
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Post by Guest on Feb 24, 2011 13:38:00 GMT 1
so what, you think banksy deserves to be there more than the tags do? Well these people obviously had the opportunity to tag the wall 1000's of times before Banksy did, so why didnt they ? Hitting a piece with your tag is just crying for attention in my eyes.. if someone really wants to make a point, they could buff the piece with there own work or just trash it. Totally agree , shows no artistic merit at all, just pointless attention seaking |
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Post by Viva La Republique on Feb 24, 2011 13:44:26 GMT 1
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Post by eddiedangerous on Feb 24, 2011 15:27:41 GMT 1
so what, you think banksy deserves to be there more than the tags do? Well these people obviously had the opportunity to tag the wall 1000's of times before Banksy did, so why didnt they ? Hitting a piece with your tag is just crying for attention in my eyes.. if someone really wants to make a point, they could buff the piece with there own work or just trash it. lets face it if no-one had ever tagged then rest assured there would be no banksy. why should others give the same respect you/we have for banksy? what banksy does on the streets, like this, is still against the law and in some peoples eyes is vandalism, in others its a poke in the eye to the artform that started it all. |
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Post by baker13 on Feb 24, 2011 16:49:25 GMT 1
Each morning when I get up I like to come in this thread and see if anything is new. Its been a good week this week  |
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Post by mook on Feb 24, 2011 17:00:16 GMT 1
My favourite is the repossession piece. Banksy seems to be running from the everyday stencil now and finding his own style.
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Post by Guest on Feb 24, 2011 17:26:04 GMT 1
Well these people obviously had the opportunity to tag the wall 1000's of times before Banksy did, so why didnt they ? Hitting a piece with your tag is just crying for attention in my eyes.. if someone really wants to make a point, they could buff the piece with there own work or just trash it. lets face it if no-one had ever tagged then rest assured there would be no banksy. why should others give the same respect you/we have for banksy? what banksy does on the streets, like this, is still against the law and in some peoples eyes is vandalism, in others its a poke in the eye to the artform that started it all. Er... not sure I said tagging was bad, in fact I said nothing of the sort. I certainly never questioned it as a legitimate artform. My point is if you want to trash a banksy... do so. But buy tagging or adding to it, you are trying to achieve nothing other than self promotion. |
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Post by thwomp on Feb 24, 2011 17:31:12 GMT 1
lets face it if no-one had ever tagged then rest assured there would be no banksy. why should others give the same respect you/we have for banksy? what banksy does on the streets, like this, is still against the law and in some peoples eyes is vandalism, in others its a poke in the eye to the artform that started it all. Er... not sure I said tagging was bad, in fact I said nothing of the sort. I certainly never questioned it as a legitimate artform. My point is if you want to trash a banksy... do so. But buy tagging or adding to it, you are trying to achieve nothing other than self promotion.Yes, Considering that's the backbone to all tagging/graffiti. |
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Post by mook on Feb 24, 2011 17:56:09 GMT 1
Er... not sure I said tagging was bad, in fact I said nothing of the sort. I certainly never questioned it as a legitimate artform. My point is if you want to trash a banksy... do so. But buy tagging or adding to it, you are trying to achieve nothing other than self promotion.Yes, Considering that's the backbone to all tagging/graffiti. All art is a 'look at me' attention seeking statement, tagging is as valid as a stencilled rat. Self promotion is all over Banksy, more-so even as is obvious by delving into his back catalogue of behaviour. Tagging a piece by Banksy is just like tagging a wall that people walk by everyday in their thousands. It gets you seen. |
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Post by Guest on Feb 24, 2011 18:02:39 GMT 1
Er... not sure I said tagging was bad, in fact I said nothing of the sort. I certainly never questioned it as a legitimate artform. My point is if you want to trash a banksy... do so. But buy tagging or adding to it, you are trying to achieve nothing other than self promotion.Yes, Considering that's the backbone to all tagging/graffiti. ok, il try it another way... il try even simpler scenario 1... Artist adds the oscar to the banksy piece, documents it.. then adds it to his blog. Scenario 2... Artist adds something to a Banksy piece, then tags in huge bold letters.. just in case anyone misses it. Then gets people to post the breaking news on forum, plus adds a full story on blog to back it up plus gets 'friends' to post about the story Can you see the difference in agenda ? IMO both are promotional, its just one seems a bit more contrived. Maybe im lone in thinking if I wanted to be an artist id try do it through skill, not off the name of someone else |
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Post by Guest on Feb 24, 2011 18:14:39 GMT 1
Why not tag a different wall and earn your own notoriety/ fame etc, off your own back rather than jumping on someone elses? Plus allot of these tags that get thrown up look s**t in comparisent , if you going to tag atleast work on a style not some chucked up crap surely its embarrassing and makes you look a tit.
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Post by Guest on Feb 24, 2011 18:22:21 GMT 1
Why not tag a different wall and earn your own notoriety/ fame etc, off your own back rather than jumping on someone elses? Thanks, glad at least 1 person understood the point I was trying to make |
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Post by thwomp on Feb 24, 2011 18:43:05 GMT 1
Yes, Considering that's the backbone to all tagging/graffiti. ok, il try it another way... il try even simpler scenario 1... Artist adds the oscar to the banksy piece, documents it.. then adds it to his blog. Scenario 2... Artist adds something to a Banksy piece, then tags in huge bold letters.. just in case anyone misses it. Then gets people to post the breaking news on forum, plus adds a full story on blog to back it up plus gets 'friends' to post about the story Can you see the difference in agenda ? IMO both are promotional, its just one seems a bit more contrived. Maybe im lone in thinking if I wanted to be an artist id try do it through skill, not off the name of someone else I wasn't really replying to the whole conversation just the statement in bold. haha, I agree and know exactly what you're talking about and what mook said., of course. |
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Post by mook on Feb 24, 2011 19:31:15 GMT 1
Banksy can vomit on a wall nowadays and as long as it's verified as his vomit then it will be sold.
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Post by illu2305 on Feb 24, 2011 19:55:10 GMT 1
Banksy can vomit on a wall nowadays and as long as it's verified as his vomit then it will be sold. true story |
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Post by thwomp on Feb 24, 2011 21:09:35 GMT 1
Banksy can vomit on a wall nowadays and as long as it's verified as his vomit then it will be sold. true story It'd make a good print. |
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Post by ilmambo on Feb 24, 2011 21:19:01 GMT 1
Banksy can vomit on a wall nowadays and as long as it's verified as his vomit then it will be sold. true story it's true but not only for banksy...  |
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Post by illu2305 on Feb 24, 2011 21:55:15 GMT 1
it's true but not only for banksy... once again: true story ;D |
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Post by Steve Korkis on Feb 25, 2011 1:16:52 GMT 1
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Post by schnulli on Feb 25, 2011 1:26:14 GMT 1
Had a little fun with photoshop when I got home today, encompassing Mr.B's trip to my city  Nice one  |
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Post by ilmambo on Feb 25, 2011 13:32:42 GMT 1
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Post by Daniel Silk on Feb 25, 2011 13:36:36 GMT 1
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Post by sal on Feb 25, 2011 14:46:52 GMT 1
Crayon House Foreclosure now perspexed now, that's good news!.. I must say I dont like the fact that Banksy's stuff gets protected like that, while all the other street art is left as it is... but, I must say that I like that better than seeing other people defacing it or whatever, using his fame to get their tags/character seen... |
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Post by faceman on Feb 25, 2011 15:55:30 GMT 1
 Through some serious Internet research I was able to locate the "Caution Fun!" piece from Banksy's website. It's located on First and Soto in Bpyle heights. |
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Post by RPM on Feb 25, 2011 16:13:39 GMT 1
Wow. Putting perspex around that piece is ridiculous. Let's be honest, it's not the Mona Lisa. It's street art. You put it out there and let nature run its course, whether that be buffing, tagging over it, someone defacing it, or someone stealing it. If you don't gain permission to put it up (i.e. if it's not a sanctioned mural), then you're not entitled to protection. Such a shame ...
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