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Bristol City Council are asking the people what they think of Banksys latest painting? doesn't seem compulsory to be from Bristol to comment... but it might help? - www.askbristol.com/articledtl.asp?artID=81&custID=1

[matilda]

NO you dont have to be in Bristol to be able to vote so go to it! I AM in Bristol but wasnt asked if I was...

[numusic]

matilda said:

NO you dont have to be in Bristol to be able to vote so go to it! I AM in Bristol but wasnt asked if I was...

are you really in Bristol ?

[RetroCanvas]

people want to keep it because it's banksy. i dont blame them mind. but i wonder what will happen if the council decides to keep it. they are kind of promoting the illegal art of graffiti arn't they?

And if they do that you know whats going to happen. Loads of writers are going to start puttting up stuff saying "we'll Banksy can do it"

What do we all think??

[numusic]

retrocanvas said:

people want to keep it because it's banksy. i dont blame them mind. but i wonder what will happen if the council decides to keep it. they are kind of promoting the illegal art of graffiti arn't they?

And if they do that you know whats going to happen. Loads of writers are going to start puttting up stuff saying "we'll Banksy can do it"

What do we all think??

BTW : a few people were questioning the content of this stencil, and that maybe it was a cool stencil but a bit weak and lacked the usual political bite.. including myself !

but just found this : The picture has been stencilled on to the side of the Brook Young People's Sexual Health Clinic."

now it makes perfect sense ;D ;D ;D

[Daniel Silk]

www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=15924&in_page_id=2

Sexy stencil sparks debate
Thursday, June 22, 2006 He must be the only artist to have shown work in the world's most famous galleries - and on the side of a sexual health clinic.

'Art terrorist' Banksy has stencilled his latest work about a love triangle on the side of the clinic in his home town of Bristol.

In the past he has sneaked his artwork into galleries and last year placed a hoax exhibit on display at the British Museum.


We have to decide if it is public art or graffiti

The latest work's survival now rests on whether the local council decides if it is art or graffiti.

In the piece there is a couple, probably a husband and wife, looking out of a window, while another man hangs naked from the window ledge below.

Bristol City Council is conducting a survey to see if people want the stencil to stay. A spokeswoman said: 'We are encouraging debate among residents and would like to hear people's views and comments about this.

Click on the image to see the full version

'We have to decide if it is public art or graffiti. If enough locals like it then it will stay.' The new Banksy stencil has attracted admiration from passers-by who have taken pictures of it with camera phones.

Art student Chris Williamson, 20, said the stencil should stay.

He said: 'It's a well done, thoughtful and playful piece and because of that it really adds to the building.

'The majority of graffiti is usually somebody spraying "Dazzer woz 'ere" but this is in a completely different category and should be allowed to stay.'

Dr Annie Evans, who works at the Brook Young People's Sexual Health Clinic, said the team there were 'bouncing with joy' about the stencil on their building.

She said: 'The latest "Banksy" is on the side of our clinic building... Did you realise how utterly appropriate your latest subject matter was, given what goes on in the building?

'Thanks a bunch and we will do our best to look after it.'

[gm]

The picture stays!

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/5193552.stm

'Naked man' mural allowed to stay

A piece of graffiti by Bristol artist Banksy has been allowed to stay after what the city council described as "overwhelming support" from the public.
The stencilled image shows a woman in her underwear standing behind a suited man leaning out of a window, and a naked man hanging onto the ledge.

The public was invited to decide whether it should stay on the side of a building on Park Street or be removed.

An internet discussion forum showed 97% of submitters supported the work.

Many people who logged on highlighted the fact that Banksy is a Bristolian, and that his work "brightened up" the urban environment.

However, the council warned the support of the Banksy piece is not support of graffiti in general, and an extra council team has recently been created to tackle graffiti.

Only six people on the AskBristol forum wanted to see Banksy's latest contribution removed.

Three of these argued the work might encourage imitators and other graffiti that was less desirable; the others said graffiti of any sort made the city look scruffy.

"It is fantastic that Bristol's residents have felt so strongly about it as a work of art that they have been encouraged to register their views," said councillor Gary Hopkins.

"I have seen it bring a smile to people's faces as they stop to appraise it, so I personally am pleased that Bristol wants it to stay.

"I stress that the decision to keep this Banksy image is not a green light for more graffiti in the city."

[Art-el]

Totally Unbelievable

I wonder how the Council will stand if us Bristolians and others support the next decent piece of streetart that appears. Surely they can't have one rule for Banksy and one for others. I think legally they have shot themselves in the foot.

Don't get me wrong I'm all for it and voted numerous times. Hopefully one day someone will be organising tours of Bristol as they have in London.

It seem's that in a perverse way Banksy has joined the elite group to be given Freedom of our great City.

Welcome home we've been craving more of your great work in your home town. Bring it on Banksy

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/5193552.stm

[Daniel Silk]

Yeah, it would be great to see a few big Banksy pieces done around Bristol in places that the council dunt mind and would actually attract people to the area ;D

How about a Banksy Statue, not actually of him but you know what I mean The Thinker, or the Melted Phone Box ;D

What do ya think?

[Art-el]

Example. Banksy phonebox appears in a run down shitty part of Bristol. Or in our drab City center. People like it stays, at last i've cast a meaningful vote, for the 1st time I've cast a vote that made a difference, something I wanted and it actually happened.

Unlike the millions (Of Anti war supporters) that voted for BLIAR who has gloriously waded in with GB jnr's holy war for oil!

Peace

[RetroCanvas]

Indeed, they have shot themselves in the foot and it will be interesting to see how the writting community take to the 'Banksy' rule

[Daniel Silk]

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/218/218690_council_criticised_over_banksy_art_piece.html

Council criticised over Banksy art piece

A COUNCIL was criticised for allowing a piece of graffiti by guerilla artist Banksy to stay on display.

The work shows a couple looking out of a window, while another man hangs naked from the window ledge below.

The suited husband is furiously scanning the horizon, while his wife, clad only in her underwear, stares nervously from behind his shoulder.

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The work decorates the side of a Bristol City Council-owned building in Park Street in the city centre.

The stencilled painting was saved by voters in an online poll who came out 97% in favour of the image remaining.

Support

A Bristol City Council spokeswoman said: "Nearly 500 people logged into the site during the discussion period, and of those choosing to respond, 97% supported the work.

"Common themes highlighted the fact that Banksy is a Bristolian, and that the city should be celebrating and embracing his internationally renowned work."

The artist has achieved notoriety through stunts including painting a mural on the West Bank barrier in Israel and planting a hoax painting of a caveman with a shopping trolley in the British Museum.

Liberal Democrat councillor Gary Hopkins, Executive Member for Sustainable Environment and Neighbourhoods, said: "It is fantastic that Bristol's residents have felt so strongly about it as a work of art that they have been encouraged to register their views.

'Pleased'

"I have seen it bring a smile to people's faces as they stop to appraise it, so I personally am pleased that Bristol wants it to stay. As owners of the building, the council are very unlikely to remove it now unless a tenant asks us to do so."

The council stressed the decision to keep the Banksy painting should not be seen as encouraging other graffiti artists.

Cllr Hopkins said: "The council works hard to combat ugly graffiti, tags and associated anti-social behaviour, and will prosecute those responsible.

"I stress that the decision to keep this Banksy image is not a green light for more graffiti in the city."

But the move was branded "ludicrous" by Conservative councillor Spud Murphy, who said Banksy should be prosecuted.

Cllr Murphy said: "It's absolutely stupid. They will have them all over the city now.

Example

"They have given a licence for everybody in Bristol to do it. These graffiti artists all think they are better than each other and try to out-do each other."

He said the council spends thousands of pounds cleaning up graffiti and Banksy should be fined as an example to others.

Cllr Murphy said: "They know who did it - normally they say if they can find out who did it they would be prosecuted. Well, in this case, they know it was this Banksy so he should be fined.

"It's ludicrous. The council have gone mad."

A spokeswoman for Banksy, who keeps his real identity a secret, said he did not wish to comment on the row.

[mido]

brilliant article.

I can understand the issues / reaction, but typical tory knee jerk reaction.

spud murphy? farking 'ell. how did he get to be a Tory with that name?

admin said:

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/218/218690_council_criticised_over_banksy_art_piece.html

Council criticised over Banksy art piece

[numusic]

mido said:

brilliant article.

I can understand the issues / reaction, but typical tory knee jerk reaction.

spud murphy? farking 'ell. how did he get to be a Tory with that name?


Must be a wind up.. spud murphy !!! unbelievable, made me laugh ;D ;D ;D

[HowAboutNo]

My Dad used to work with a photographer called Spud Murphy, am still trying to confirm if its the same bloke or not, but I dont think so. This Spud Murphy was heavily into the punk scene and a complete nutter apparently.

Standard fodder for a Tory then huh?!

Anyways, got sent this today, entitled "Husband must have come home early" ;D

[BANK5Y'S-BOY]

haha dajavo.

[InactiveX]

Here we go again...

www.bristol.indymedia.org/newswire.php?story_id=25445

From the article:

Banksy's Park St mural is under threat again! This time, Conservative cllr Spud Murphy is leading calls for it to be removed under planning regulations - because the building it is on is listed.

Please help save the Park St mural by Banksy - AGAIN - by signing the e-Petition

[serpico]

Ok people we need your support on this, Please sign the petition it doesn't ask you for your address so people from outside Bristol can sign also

[pjotr101]

as far as I can see, it does actually ask for your address.

[mido]

Cool.

oh god, not spud murphy again. He certainly lives up to his name. ;D

You don't have to live in bristol to sign it...

oh, and people might like to know that the petition against spud murphy has been started by a ward councillor and already signed by the local MP (Stephen Williams - Liberal Democrat spokesman for Higher and Further Education). The 'Cabot' ward covers most of the city centre, including the street art in question....

Whereas Spud represents Avonmouth, a concrete dock land well outside of Bristol that could do with a bit of street art to brighten it up....

inactivex said:

Here we go again...

www.bristol.indymedia.org/newswire.php?story_id=25445

From the article:

Banksy's Park St mural is under threat again! This time, Conservative cllr Spud Murphy is leading calls for it to be removed under planning regulations - because the building it is on is listed.

Please help save the Park St mural by Banksy - AGAIN - by signing the e-Petition

[mido]

www.epost.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=144936&command=displayContent&sourceNode=144919&contentPK=15688467&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch

BANKSY'S LOVE-CHEAT PICTURE HERE TO STAY

BY PAUL MCLENNAN P.MCLENNAN

10:40 - 16 October 2006

The controversial painting by Banksy on the side of a building in Park Street looks set to stay, despite calls to have it removed.Last month it emerged the building was Grade II listed which sparked calls for the picture of a man fleeing his lover's bedroom, to be scrubbed off.

But Bristol City Council has told the Post that the work of art will stay.

Tory city councillor Spud Murphy had said the council was wrong not to remove the picture, which is on the wall of a sexual health clinic.

He said: "It is on a listed building and the council have condemned it by leaving it there. It's one rule for them and one for us.

"I think it should be painted over. Banksy should not be allowed to do it. Is the council going to let the next person off who does it? It is not art."

But Lib Dem Councillor Mark Wright said the image had artistic qualities. He has launched a petition to save it and Bristol West Lib Dem MP Stephen Williams has signed up.

Mr Wright (Lib Dem, Cabot) said: "The vast majority of people can see the difference between street art and mere vandalism.

"For as long as residents continue to support the Banksy artwork, it should stay. Why should the council remove something, at significant expense, that most people enjoy and want to stay? What a waste of money that would be."

In a recent poll, 97 per cent of nearly 500 people said the image should be saved.

MP Stephen Williams (Lib Dem) said: "I am a great admirer of Bansky's art and have seen examples both in Bristol and London.

"His murals are known all over the world and he is one of my most famous constituents. To equate his murals with graffiti would be ludicrous."

Lib Dem councillor Gary Hopkins, executive member for sustainable environment and neighbourhoods, said: "I have spoken to planning, arts and tourism representatives and they are all happy for the work to remain."

Banksy has achieved notoriety through a number of stunts including painting a mural on the West Bank barrier in Israel and planting a hoax painting of a caveman with a shopping trolley in the British Museum.

His spokeswoman has previously said he does not wish to comment on the row.

Council spokeswoman Lynda Wookey said: "Bristol City Council has not received any complaints from the public about the 'Banksy' on Park Street."

[KaL976]

Oh man that pic is fucking hilarious...

back on topic; as I understand it, whether the painting stays or goes has got feck all to do with anyone other than English Heritage - local councillors can piss & moan till the cows come home* but the buck stops with them & if studies show flat spray paint does negligible damage over X years they can take their sweet time over making a decision one way or the other.

On a side note; I appreciate it's a great spot & all that, but do grade 2 listed buildings really need 'adorning'? [if I was going to be an idiot I'd say, 'what's next? churches? etc, but I'm not going to because while I am clearly an idiot, Mr R Banks & Co aren't ]]
Maybe that's the point, 'If this gets to stay I can go paint Buck House & that'll be cool too...'
Fuck knows

lol, little rat in a bearskin... I'll get me coat

*we say that 'round here so shut it.

[mido]

Buck house is grade I listed though.

Not even banksy could get away with that one ;D

kal976 said:

On a side note; I appreciate it's a great spot & all that, but do grade 2 listed buildings really need 'adorning'? [if I was going to be an idiot I'd say, 'what's next? churches? etc, but I'm not going to because while I am clearly an idiot, Mr R Banks & Co aren't ]]
Maybe that's the point, 'If this gets to stay I can go paint Buck House & that'll be cool too...'

[spikykitten]

well its all looking pretty positive if you've got gary hopkins on side but you never know what will change.

the petition can be signed until Jan 15th and the more signatures from the more different places the better.

heres the link
www.bristol-city.gov.uk/item/epetitionview.html?PetitionID=153

by the way a message to Martin re the St Werburghs mural. I remember you have a picture of it. would you mind if mina matters uses it for an article? can i email you privately somehow?

[mido]

the more names the merrier!

email me - my email is freely available in the member profile-

[e-mail]

spikykitten said:

well its all looking pretty positive if you've got gary hopkins on side but you never know what will change.

the petition can be signed until Jan 15th and the more signatures from the more different places the better.

heres the link
www.bristol-city.gov.uk/item/epetitionview.html?PetitionID=153

by the way a message to Martin re the St Werburghs mural. I remember you have a picture of it. would you mind if mina matters uses it for an article? can i email you privately somehow?