Leo DiCaprio's Banksy sells for over €1 million

[Daniel Silk]

observer.com/2015/05/koons-and-dicaprios-banksy-sell-for-charity/


"As reported in Reuters, the evening was highlighted by the sale of an 18-and-a-half foot Jeff Koons piece titled Coloring Book, which Simon de Pury hammered at €12 million–a relatively fair price. Other highlights included Eva Longoria purchasing a Warhol painting of Elizabeth Taylor (amFAR’s founding International Chairperson) for $600,000, Frances McDormand auctioning off a Calder for $600,000, and Leo DiCaprio’s donated Banksy shooting past the €1 million mark. A Botero sculpture and a Picasso drawing also performed admirably."

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[Daniel Silk]

www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/22/us-filmfestival-cannes-amfar-idUSKBN0O72AY20150522

"The Banksy work fetched 1 million euros, nearly double the closing bid for Picasso's "L'Etreinte."


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[Collection 1]

Any pic of the Banksy piece?

[WOOF]

May 26, 2015 13:17:15 GMT 1 Collection 1 said:

Any pic of the Banksy piece?

x2. Would love to know what he had.

[Baker Dave 76]

Click the link halfway down
www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3092420/Leonardo-DiCaprio-makes-cool-1-million-amfAR-donates-one-Banksy-painting-charity-auction.html

[11]

Twice the value of a Picasso:



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[Daniel Silk]

May 26, 2015 16:38:38 GMT 1 11 said:

Twice the value of a Picasso:



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Looks to be one of those pieces done on cardboard or maybe hardboard.
I think they had ones like that hung from the roof at the Banksy Turf War Show?

[Daniel Silk]

ahhh those had wings.

[11]

May 26, 2015 17:10:53 GMT 1 Daniel Silk said:

ahhh those had wings.

Look to be on a very similar scale though - perhaps Leo wasn't quite 'up-there' when he got his so didn't qualify for the winged model 

DiCaprio's  looks like cardboard to me it seems like theres a folding crease across the waist and bottom of gun 

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[Harveyn]

As well as finding this truly astounding I am delighted to see this genre edge its way slowly but surely into the mainstream art public domain. Its not the commercial element that I refer to though I would argue that it might be a necessary part of sustainability. Its about interacting with people on a daily basis by having them exposed to graffiti/street art. Opening peoples closed eyes to its very existence. In a consumer based society you have to grab peoples attention by whatever means.

How many people walk past street art everyday without even noticing it?

I know this does not sit well with the anti establishment ethos of graffiti / street art but for me its equally about connecting with a wider audience on a daily basis with respect to not just the message but art in general. Acceptance and credibility allows it to enrich peoples lives from a simple smile created by a casual flirtation with a beautiful image (OS Gemeos) to driving home a thought provoking message (Blu).

[Morfx]

^^^ Never a truer word spoken... Are you infact Mr B... lol