[Daniel Silk]

I think we have talked about this before but I think its worth going over again.

Have you noticed that as Banksy is becoming more well known the newer members of the forum are more likely to be into what I would call traditional art, rather than Graffiti/Street art
I think some of the galleries have seen this change in the sort of people being attracted into buying art, so they are producing much more hmmm, I dunt really know how to describe it middle of the road art?

What do you think?

[kayray100]

well,
I think if people are into looking at art it's worth checking out all kinds. For sure, some of ALL of those types will be 'middle of the road' - even, i think graffiti/stencil art...
banksy is a genius because he's more than just a graffiti/ stencil artist
he uses his medium(s) in a conceptually great and interesting way.
I say, show me more artists that can do that, regardless of genre!
-k

[Strange Al]

Really interesting debate Silky and I look forward to reading people's views on the subject. Haven't got time to compose a proper post now.

Though I will say - with street art now commanding "traditional art" prices, the fact that people on the board are also buying "traditional art" is of absolutely no surprise to me.

Will post properly on this topic when I have some time.

[poofly]

I must admit my first art purchase was a signed Banksy Golf Sale (which I later sold for £500- doh!) once I'd started to read about him, but once I had bought that freaked out about the price and sold it and got some d-fcaes I started to get much more interested in other art, and subsequently forked out for Valium by Damien Hirst (ebay £1.8k)

It was a wee bit after that that I started tralling through art sites and getting interested in all kinds, which is when I discovered Micallef (first saw his stuff at Eyestorm & Opus before there was a hint of Laz in the air)

Since then I've been trying to keep a close ear to the ground and I'm discovering more and more stuff that I like, but to be honest, most of it is modern graffitti/superflat graphics like Murakami, Barry McGee (surely he must be one of the biggest stars of the graff cum mainstrean art world - different thread I know...) Ryan McGinness, Hirst, Chris Kettle, Sickboy and countless other graff artists...


Basically if it wasn't for Banksy 3 years ago I probably wouldn't be into the scene as much and I doubt I would be sitting on (not literally) such an array of artwork and toys.

I reckon its the natural progression that everyone on here will be making soon enough.

I remember when the first purchase at £300 seemed like the biggest expense ever, but once you've had a couple of banksys and micallefs for a few years, suddenly spending thousands on a piece of art doesn't seem that stoopid.

Either that or I've gone mental....