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Blek le Rat at Jonathan Levine, by behaviorist on Sept 6, 2013 20:14:11 GMT 1, Preview just got posted
Look at those prices!!
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Blek le Rat at Jonathan Levine, by dreadnatty on Sept 6, 2013 20:16:48 GMT 1, Just got the email...maybe im nuts but they seem awfully aggressive to me.
Just got the email...maybe im nuts but they seem awfully aggressive to me. |
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Blek le Rat at Jonathan Levine, by behaviorist on Sept 6, 2013 20:17:32 GMT 1, Frankly, I'm astonished.
Frankly, I'm astonished.
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Blek le Rat at Jonathan Levine, by Happy Go Lucky Chap on Sept 6, 2013 20:21:00 GMT 1, I guess if Dolk can sell at those kinda prices, then so can Blek
I guess if Dolk can sell at those kinda prices, then so can Blek
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Blek le Rat at Jonathan Levine, by Deleted on Sept 6, 2013 20:21:55 GMT 1, You and me both mate.
But more than that - they're just very poor, which makes these prices astonishing. Something's gone wrong somewhere down the line. These bear no resemblance to his past work.
Has someone bashed him on the head?
You and me both mate. But more than that - they're just very poor, which makes these prices astonishing. Something's gone wrong somewhere down the line. These bear no resemblance to his past work. Has someone bashed him on the head? |
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Blek le Rat at Jonathan Levine, by Deleted on Sept 6, 2013 20:24:02 GMT 1, So it was ok for opera gallery to charge about the same. Poor mans Banksy just hate the images.
So it was ok for opera gallery to charge about the same. Poor mans Banksy just hate the images. |
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Blek le Rat at Jonathan Levine, by Deleted on Sept 6, 2013 20:25:04 GMT 1, Aside from the prices, the works.... He's been BRAINWASHED.
Aside from the prices, the works.... He's been BRAINWASHED.
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Blek le Rat at Jonathan Levine, by vinzc on Sept 6, 2013 20:28:44 GMT 1, i just got the email...pricing seems real far off.
and the quality of the pieces are quite disappointing.
agree w the above on both counts.
i just got the email...pricing seems real far off.
and the quality of the pieces are quite disappointing.
agree w the above on both counts.
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Blek le Rat at Jonathan Levine, by Coach on Sept 6, 2013 20:44:24 GMT 1, i just got the email...pricing seems real far off. and the quality of the pieces are quite disappointing. agree w the above on both counts.
vinzc, what is the picture in your avatar, if you dont mind me asking?
i just got the email...pricing seems real far off. and the quality of the pieces are quite disappointing. agree w the above on both counts. vinzc, what is the picture in your avatar, if you dont mind me asking? |
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Blek le Rat at Jonathan Levine, by Coach on Sept 6, 2013 20:48:45 GMT 1,
Thank you for the link.
Hmmm.
I still think Beggar is one of the best stencils out there. Fabulous image.
Always liked his rats, and sheep.
Struggling to find something I like here, I am very sorry to say.
Not too fussed about prices. Couldnt afford one if you took a 0 off each price - I guess they are correctly priced if they sell, and overpriced if they dont.
Thank you for the link. Hmmm. I still think Beggar is one of the best stencils out there. Fabulous image. Always liked his rats, and sheep. Struggling to find something I like here, I am very sorry to say. Not too fussed about prices. Couldnt afford one if you took a 0 off each price - I guess they are correctly priced if they sell, and overpriced if they dont. |
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Blek le Rat at Jonathan Levine, by johnnyh on Sept 6, 2013 20:51:31 GMT 1, Like a few of the pieces Sid is a really nice piece as is the Dali and the Chinese Ignorance piece.
Not keen on the rest. The rats are a bit of a cliche
The prices as mentioned are really high. Will be interesting to see what happens with prices of his older pieces. Eg when the Older pieces appear in auctions are they now worth these prices. This is the second show in the UK of his work priced this way and I am assuming the last and this will sell most if not all the pieces
Like a few of the pieces Sid is a really nice piece as is the Dali and the Chinese Ignorance piece.
Not keen on the rest. The rats are a bit of a cliche
The prices as mentioned are really high. Will be interesting to see what happens with prices of his older pieces. Eg when the Older pieces appear in auctions are they now worth these prices. This is the second show in the UK of his work priced this way and I am assuming the last and this will sell most if not all the pieces
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Blek le Rat at Jonathan Levine, by Deleted on Sept 6, 2013 20:54:19 GMT 1, Thank you for the link. Hmmm. I still think Beggar is one of the best stencils out there. Fabulous image. Always liked his rats, and sheep. Struggling to find something I like here, I am very sorry to say. Not too fussed about prices. Couldnt afford one if you took a 0 off each price - I guess they are correctly priced if they sell, and overpriced if they dont.
Thank you for the link. Hmmm. I still think Beggar is one of the best stencils out there. Fabulous image. Always liked his rats, and sheep. Struggling to find something I like here, I am very sorry to say. Not too fussed about prices. Couldnt afford one if you took a 0 off each price - I guess they are correctly priced if they sell, and overpriced if they dont. coach - I agree with you re his rats and sheep, and Beggar is wonderful. But this is more than just the prices and the images, they are just badly done. There's no sharpness to these. It's as though he's drawn the image with a crayon and then cut the stencils while wearing boxing gloves. And then kept them on to spray. |
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Blek le Rat at Jonathan Levine, by Dr Plip on Sept 6, 2013 21:03:45 GMT 1, So if you were a gallery and you had the pick of these pieces to turn into a print, which one would you choose?
So if you were a gallery and you had the pick of these pieces to turn into a print, which one would you choose?
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Blek le Rat at Jonathan Levine, by Deleted on Sept 6, 2013 21:05:53 GMT 1, Quite like the Power of Ignorance work but although i like a Rat, you know where you stand with a Rat!, the Rope Pulling work is s**te, also WTF is he doing Mohicans and Sid for now?.
Prices are pure fkin ridiculous.
No theme at all to the works, they dont hang together, almost like hes done one of everything to try and cater for everyone.
Quite like the Power of Ignorance work but although i like a Rat, you know where you stand with a Rat!, the Rope Pulling work is s**te, also WTF is he doing Mohicans and Sid for now?.
Prices are pure fkin ridiculous.
No theme at all to the works, they dont hang together, almost like hes done one of everything to try and cater for everyone.
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Blek le Rat at Jonathan Levine, by Deleted on Sept 6, 2013 21:08:22 GMT 1, So if you were a gallery and you had the pick of these pieces to turn into a print, which one would you choose?
So if you were a gallery and you had the pick of these pieces to turn into a print, which one would you choose? The dog in a jumper. Who doesn't love a dog in a jumper? |
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Blek le Rat at Jonathan Levine, by randomname on Sept 6, 2013 21:18:55 GMT 1, He's made his entire career claiming Banksy stole his style. He's old, but not so old that he invented the stencil.
He's made his entire career claiming Banksy stole his style. He's old, but not so old that he invented the stencil.
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Blek le Rat at Jonathan Levine, by otomi on Sept 6, 2013 21:45:45 GMT 1, To be fair Banksy said in his book that he stole from Blek. 
But being first is not always being best...
To be fair Banksy said in his book that he stole from Blek. But being first is not always being best... |
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Blek le Rat at Jonathan Levine, by Damien on Sept 6, 2013 21:47:31 GMT 1, To be fair Banksy said in his book that he stole from Blek. But being first is not always being best...
To be fair Banksy said in his book that he stole from Blek. But being first is not always being best... i think blek has milked that quote a bit too much now, unfortunately |
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Blek le Rat at Jonathan Levine, by Coach on Sept 6, 2013 21:48:25 GMT 1, Thank you for the link. Hmmm. I still think Beggar is one of the best stencils out there. Fabulous image. Always liked his rats, and sheep. Struggling to find something I like here, I am very sorry to say. Not too fussed about prices. Couldnt afford one if you took a 0 off each price - I guess they are correctly priced if they sell, and overpriced if they dont. coach - I agree with you re his rats and sheep, and Beggar is wonderful. But this is more than just the prices and the images, they are just badly done. There's no sharpness to these. It's as though he's drawn the image with a crayon and then cut the stencils while wearing boxing gloves. And then kept them on to spray.
I think we are pretty much in agreement sean. You are, I think, saying the same as me, just a little more forceably!
Thank you for the link. Hmmm. I still think Beggar is one of the best stencils out there. Fabulous image. Always liked his rats, and sheep. Struggling to find something I like here, I am very sorry to say. Not too fussed about prices. Couldnt afford one if you took a 0 off each price - I guess they are correctly priced if they sell, and overpriced if they dont. coach - I agree with you re his rats and sheep, and Beggar is wonderful. But this is more than just the prices and the images, they are just badly done. There's no sharpness to these. It's as though he's drawn the image with a crayon and then cut the stencils while wearing boxing gloves. And then kept them on to spray. I think we are pretty much in agreement sean. You are, I think, saying the same as me, just a little more forceably! |
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Blek le Rat at Jonathan Levine, by anbesivam1 on Sept 6, 2013 21:49:18 GMT 1, Prices seem to be less than what they were at Opera London last year...but so does the standard of the pieces IMHO.
I have read somewhere that he is currently involved in doing a significant museum show in Germany and I wonder if he has hurriedly put some of these together...
Some of the stencils seem technically not up to his usual standard...I know many street artists can't do hands and faces...but blek has traditionally not only been reliable in this area but also one of the best at reproducing the visual qualities of flowing textiles / silks etc...
An artist with a career as long as Blek is allowed a blip once in a while - let's cut him some slack. 
Thanks Rourke for posting this...it is lovely...Would love to own something by Blek...one day!
Prices seem to be less than what they were at Opera London last year...but so does the standard of the pieces IMHO. I have read somewhere that he is currently involved in doing a significant museum show in Germany and I wonder if he has hurriedly put some of these together... Some of the stencils seem technically not up to his usual standard...I know many street artists can't do hands and faces...but blek has traditionally not only been reliable in this area but also one of the best at reproducing the visual qualities of flowing textiles / silks etc... An artist with a career as long as Blek is allowed a blip once in a while - let's cut him some slack. Thanks Rourke for posting this...it is lovely...Would love to own something by Blek...one day! |
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Blek le Rat at Jonathan Levine, by sin on Sept 6, 2013 22:03:14 GMT 1, i'll forgo the pricing discussion since its so subjective and from a value to materials discussion all art is drastically overpriced. what makese these worth it is if someone buys it. There can be an arguement made that certain work is worth more than others but to me art is like friendship, its hard to define what its trully worth but it makes life worth living.
Artistically these seem really poor. Both the exeuction and the vision seem tired and unprovacative.
Im not sure what the hell the point was or for that matter why i should care. There doesnt seem to be soul behind the work and it doesnt hit me on either an unspoken or direct level.
I wouldnt want an OG or a print save maybe for the dog in the sweater and even then only because my 10 year old would find it adorable.
i'll forgo the pricing discussion since its so subjective and from a value to materials discussion all art is drastically overpriced. what makese these worth it is if someone buys it. There can be an arguement made that certain work is worth more than others but to me art is like friendship, its hard to define what its trully worth but it makes life worth living.
Artistically these seem really poor. Both the exeuction and the vision seem tired and unprovacative.
Im not sure what the hell the point was or for that matter why i should care. There doesnt seem to be soul behind the work and it doesnt hit me on either an unspoken or direct level.
I wouldnt want an OG or a print save maybe for the dog in the sweater and even then only because my 10 year old would find it adorable.
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Blek le Rat at Jonathan Levine, by Deleted on Sept 6, 2013 22:26:51 GMT 1, 
Blek was painting this today at the Bushwick Collective in BK, a damned sight better than what he is trying to put on canvas. Even the rats look legit.
Blek was painting this today at the Bushwick Collective in BK, a damned sight better than what he is trying to put on canvas. Even the rats look legit. |
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Blek le Rat at Jonathan Levine, by randomname on Sept 6, 2013 23:06:14 GMT 1, To be fair Banksy said in his book that he stole from Blek. But being first is not always being best... i think blek has milked that quote a bit too much now, unfortunately
To be fair Banksy said in his book that he stole from Blek. But being first is not always being best... i think blek has milked that quote a bit too much now, unfortunately I always thought that quote was a bit sarcastic. He (or the galleries) use it every time they post his work. |
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Blek le Rat at Jonathan Levine, by ABC on Sept 6, 2013 23:50:23 GMT 1, IMO "Last Tango" was his strongest image.
IMO "Last Tango" was his strongest image.
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Blek le Rat at Jonathan Levine, by met on Sept 7, 2013 3:50:58 GMT 1, To be fair Banksy said in his book that he stole from Blek. But being first is not always being best...
Stole? Are you sure you read it correctly?
To be fair Banksy said in his book that he stole from Blek. But being first is not always being best... Stole? Are you sure you read it correctly? |
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Blek le Rat at Jonathan Levine, by nex on Sept 7, 2013 4:03:51 GMT 1, "Every time I think I've painted something slightly original, I find out that Blek Le Rat has done it as well. Only twenty years earlier..."
"Every time I think I've painted something slightly original, I find out that Blek Le Rat has done it as well. Only twenty years earlier..."
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Blek le Rat at Jonathan Levine, by met on Sept 7, 2013 4:25:02 GMT 1, "Every time I think I've painted something slightly original, I find out that Blek Le Rat has done it as well. Only twenty years earlier..."
In other words, according to the above quote, any similarities with Blek le Rat's work are unfortunate for Banksy, but purely coincidental.
"Every time I think I've painted something slightly original, I find out that Blek Le Rat has done it as well. Only twenty years earlier..." In other words, according to the above quote, any similarities with Blek le Rat's work are unfortunate for Banksy, but purely coincidental. |
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Blek le Rat at Jonathan Levine, by aldoxzx on Sept 7, 2013 5:19:56 GMT 1, You're reaching on that explanation....
Prices seem to be less than what they were at Opera London last year...but so does the standard of the pieces IMHO. I have read somewhere that he is currently involved in doing a significant museum show in Germany and I wonder if he has hurriedly put some of these together... Some of the stencils seem technically not up to his usual standard...I know many street artists can't do hands and faces...but blek has traditionally not only been reliable in this area but also one of the best at reproducing the visual qualities of flowing textiles / silks etc... An artist with a career as long as Blek is allowed a blip once in a while - let's cut him some slack. Thanks Rourke for posting this...it is lovely...Would love to own something by Blek...one day!
Why doesn't the print they made have the book like in this photo? Would have made it so much better.
You're reaching on that explanation.... Prices seem to be less than what they were at Opera London last year...but so does the standard of the pieces IMHO. I have read somewhere that he is currently involved in doing a significant museum show in Germany and I wonder if he has hurriedly put some of these together... Some of the stencils seem technically not up to his usual standard...I know many street artists can't do hands and faces...but blek has traditionally not only been reliable in this area but also one of the best at reproducing the visual qualities of flowing textiles / silks etc... An artist with a career as long as Blek is allowed a blip once in a while - let's cut him some slack. Thanks Rourke for posting this...it is lovely...Would love to own something by Blek...one day! Why doesn't the print they made have the book like in this photo? Would have made it so much better. |
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Blek le Rat at Jonathan Levine, by bonesy on Sept 7, 2013 8:42:28 GMT 1, My eyes just can't figure out what's going on with the lower half of her body.
My eyes just can't figure out what's going on with the lower half of her body.
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