Banksy Cushions Gross Domestic Product™

[max1]

Dec 25, 2020 21:58:25 GMT 1 18921892 said:

Dec 25, 2020 21:44:46 GMT 1 derivitive said:

These cushions could be sold at Walmart for 5 bucks and everyone would ignore them. Slap the Banksy name on it, and now the "high end collectors" are all about it and it sells for 20k?

They will sell for a lot more than £20k.

There's one on eBay currently at 30k. But the thing which caught my attention was that it stated '...balance is to be paid in cash on pick up of items.'😮

[gross]

Dec 25, 2020 22:22:26 GMT 1 max1 said:

Dec 25, 2020 21:58:25 GMT 1 18921892 said:

They will sell for a lot more than £20k.

There's one on eBay currently at 30k. But the thing which caught my attention was that it stated '...balance is to be paid in cash on pick up of items.'😮

The 2 on ebay are from the same seller

[King and a Duck]

I had no idea these would be selling for this kind of money. How do you insure something like this and how the hell do you value them?

Do you go by what they go for on eBay or is that inaccurate in terms of actual value?

[rp13]

Dec 25, 2020 20:22:29 GMT 1 stereodista said:

I have no vested interest — wasn’t so lucky, alas! — but it’s interesting to see that very similar editions of these have started dropping, when it was previously suggested they’d all be unique and a prior example (with the pom-pom edging) was totally different.

The stenciling is different. Cushions all the same. Interesting... but I was accused of mine being fake cushions so not shocked that the other ones are coming into question now. I guess nothing is real.

[artmonster]

Dec 25, 2020 23:12:28 GMT 1 derivitive said:

I guess now would be as good of a time as any to let you know about the hidden t-shirt listing that was on gdp. You could buy as many as you wanted, so I got 50. It turns out the edition is 50, so lucky me, right? Not only that, these are hand signed by Banksy with black ink on the bottom right. I'm still not sure if they are going to get a coa or not, but I can share a picture of one now if you want to see.

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Oh, i NEED one

[ARN]

Anyone know what happened to the ones listed at £75k?

[singerstu]

Dec 31, 2020 17:20:06 GMT 1 ARN said:

Anyone know what happened to the ones listed at £75k?

The seller seems to have ended the listing, maybe he changed his mind who knows.

[quinn]

Maybe the dog started humping one of them...soiled them a bit...it’s quite common

[Terry Fuckwitt]

Dec 31, 2020 17:51:43 GMT 1 quinn said:

Maybe the dog started humping one of them...soiled them a bit...it’s quite common

Or the overly excited new owner😉

[gross]

Dec 25, 2020 1:06:14 GMT 1 King and a Duck said:

Dec 25, 2020 0:58:59 GMT 1 nik2000 said:

Not saying you will/won’t but I think that’s a standard message sent with all orders discussing what will happen if the item gets a COA.

Completely agree. I don't know either way. However, the cushions are great. They're hand sprayed by Banksy and have every bit as much provenance as some of the items that have already sold for six-figures without a COA currently in place. Who can guarantee they'll ever receive their COA, particularly for numbered items that have gone to auction? 

Why have you removed the one on ebay ?

[conrado]

Lets gooo!!! Finally after a long long time waiting, these have finally arrived state side just in time for the New Year and I couldn't be more ecstatic!

[Dive Jedi]

Dec 31, 2020 21:54:08 GMT 1 conrado said:

Lets gooo!!! Finally after a long long time waiting, these have finally arrived state side just in time for the New Year and I couldn't be more ecstatic!

Who said 2020 sucks ??  Congrats !

[King and a Duck]

These are popping up like Wonka’s golden tickets!
Congrats

[Terry Fuckwitt]

Well done to all that got these, I think these are one of the best gdp pieces.
So would love to have a set. I might even try and knock up some copies for myself.

[quinn]

Dec 31, 2020 22:16:46 GMT 1 Terry Fuckwitt said:

Well done to all that got these, I think these are one of the best gdp pieces.
So would love to have a set. I might even try and knock up some copies for myself.

you should. I copied/made a version of a piece recently by a artist I like. It was quite satisfying.

[als33]

Dec 31, 2020 21:54:08 GMT 1 conrado said:

Lets gooo!!! Finally after a long long time waiting, these have finally arrived state side just in time for the New Year and I couldn't be more ecstatic!

Congratulations - they look great.  It's interesting, I received mine relatively early in the process (late January 2020) and there were a few differences.  The most obvious being that mine are gray flannel/felt. I've seen the ones that seem to have arrived this week that are yellow and one earlier in the thread that was yellow but had pompoms, but nothing other than those so I'm curious what some of the other variations are.  My tag was attached, which doesn't seem to be the case for the recent ones but I didn't receive the additional note about the hand spraying - they emailed me to let me know all that a couple weeks after the cushions arrived. They also didn't have the plastic bags - to be honest, they were kind of shoved into a cardboard box  - very in keeping with the whole aesthetic I thought.  

I had hesitated to post pictures earlier, because I didn't want them being used for nefarious purposes, but since there's more pictures floating around now, I don't think it would hurt:

[quinn]

Jan 1, 2021 0:06:09 GMT 1 god’s ultimate noise said:

Dec 31, 2020 22:23:17 GMT 1 quinn said:

you should. I copied/made a version of a piece recently by a artist I like. It was quite satisfying.

Bravo.

Piece of piss to do and, and some things you can recreate for pennies yet get the same resultant aesthetic enjoyment from having them in your life.

I made a few of the GDP clocks for myself and some friends, I haven't got an artistic bone in my body but

the process of doing so was both infinitely more fraught and hugely more satisfying than I imagined.

I’ve made a few over the years. The most recent when Lockdown got the better of me I made this.....just over 1m in diameter. Gloss yellow acrylic and led backlit. Always loved this piece since dismaland but couldn’t stretch for the print on the secondary market. Would love to see your gdp clocks

[Dive Jedi]

Jan 1, 2021 0:06:09 GMT 1 god’s ultimate noise said:

Dec 31, 2020 22:23:17 GMT 1 quinn said:

you should. I copied/made a version of a piece recently by a artist I like. It was quite satisfying.

Bravo.

Piece of piss to do and, and some things you can recreate for pennies yet get the same resultant aesthetic enjoyment from having them in your life.

I made a few of the GDP clocks for myself and some friends, I haven't got an artistic bone in my body but

the process of doing so was both infinitely more fraught and hugely more satisfying than I imagined.

Cut some holes in a piece of paper and get busy with some spraypaint.
Banksy stencils aren't that hard to do. I've added some of my own smartassery to it,
but you can make a nice canvas with a bit of effort.

[Terry Fuckwitt]

Jan 1, 2021 0:31:31 GMT 1 god’s ultimate noise said:

Jan 1, 2021 0:21:57 GMT 1 quinn said:

I’ve made a few over the years. The most recent when Lockdown got the better of me I made this.....just over 1m in diameter. Gloss yellow acrylic and led backlit. Always loved this piece since dismaland but couldn’t stretch for the print on the secondary market. Would love to see your gdp clocks

These are both brilliant. I would have no problem hanging both these.
Should have a thread here for homemade rip-offs. I remember someone posting a stik canvas that looked fuckin good as well.

[Viking Surfer]

Dec 31, 2020 21:54:08 GMT 1 conrado said:

Lets gooo!!! Finally after a long long time waiting, these have finally arrived state side just in time for the New Year and I couldn't be more ecstatic!

Phwoarrrr

[Viking Surfer]

Jan 1, 2021 0:21:57 GMT 1 quinn said:

Jan 1, 2021 0:06:09 GMT 1 god’s ultimate noise said:

Bravo.

Piece of piss to do and, and some things you can recreate for pennies yet get the same resultant aesthetic enjoyment from having them in your life.

I made a few of the GDP clocks for myself and some friends, I haven't got an artistic bone in my body but

the process of doing so was both infinitely more fraught and hugely more satisfying than I imagined.

I’ve made a few over the years. The most recent when Lockdown got the better of me I made this.....just over 1m in diameter. Gloss yellow acrylic and led backlit. Always loved this piece since dismaland but couldn’t stretch for the print on the secondary market. Would love to see your gdp clocks

Love this Quinn!

Please let me know if you get bored enough to make another of the James Joyces...

[speckybe]

Mine arrived yesterday - I love them.

[qkz]

mine has arrived too few days ago. in the end 2020 wasn't so bad. Happy new year to everyone

[thedolphin]

Dec 31, 2020 22:58:31 GMT 1 als33 said:

Dec 31, 2020 21:54:08 GMT 1 conrado said:

Lets gooo!!! Finally after a long long time waiting, these have finally arrived state side just in time for the New Year and I couldn't be more ecstatic!

Congratulations - they look great.  It's interesting, I received mine relatively early in the process (late January 2020) and there were a few differences.  The most obvious being that mine are gray flannel/felt. I've seen the ones that seem to have arrived this week that are yellow and one earlier in the thread that was yellow but had pompoms, but nothing other than those so I'm curious what some of the other variations are.  My tag was attached, which doesn't seem to be the case for the recent ones but I didn't receive the additional note about the hand spraying - they emailed me to let me know all that a couple weeks after the cushions arrived. They also didn't have the plastic bags - to be honest, they were kind of shoved into a cardboard box  - very in keeping with the whole aesthetic I thought.  

I had hesitated to post pictures earlier, because I didn't want them being used for nefarious purposes, but since there's more pictures floating around now, I don't think it would hurt:

I had the same experience as yours (not grey though - they look epic) and have been sceptical about these ones popping up with plastic bags and printed washing instructions as like you, mine wasn’t quite so professional. Regardless, I’m absolutely stoked and they have pride of place in my house

[husper]

What is the best way to store/display these?

Long term I imagine spray paint on fabric will be hard to preserve?

Thanks

[apprint]

LOOKING TO BUY Banksy Cushions Gross Domestic Product DM if you selling

[theaviator5665]

Jan 5, 2021 14:57:05 GMT 1 apprint said:

LOOKING TO BUY Banksy Cushions Gross Domestic Product DM if you selling

I’d consider, DM me

[casual]

Dec 31, 2020 22:58:31 GMT 1 als33 said:

Dec 31, 2020 21:54:08 GMT 1 conrado said:

Lets gooo!!! Finally after a long long time waiting, these have finally arrived state side just in time for the New Year and I couldn't be more ecstatic!

Congratulations - they look great.  It's interesting, I received mine relatively early in the process (late January 2020) and there were a few differences.  The most obvious being that mine are gray flannel/felt. I've seen the ones that seem to have arrived this week that are yellow and one earlier in the thread that was yellow but had pompoms, but nothing other than those so I'm curious what some of the other variations are.  My tag was attached, which doesn't seem to be the case for the recent ones but I didn't receive the additional note about the hand spraying - they emailed me to let me know all that a couple weeks after the cushions arrived. They also didn't have the plastic bags - to be honest, they were kind of shoved into a cardboard box  - very in keeping with the whole aesthetic I thought.  

I had hesitated to post pictures earlier, because I didn't want them being used for nefarious purposes, but since there's more pictures floating around now, I don't think it would hurt:

Brilliant to see the grey version of these, I knew they would all be different being upcycled but the variation in colour & Pom poms etc make each of them unique. Cheers for uploading

[Charlie Bronson]

Out of curiosity, for those lucky enough to have got a set of these, how are you displaying them? I noticed a few photos that show them on couches. Is that how you’re displaying them? If so, I’d imagine that the cushions get put in a safe place whenever company comes over. Would hate to see a wine spill on one of them or someone spinning one on his finger, not knowing what they are.

Over Christmas holiday, my family came over. My mom was checking out my house, specifically the new plants and art, and she found herself standing directly on my GDP floor mat by a door. I didn’t tell her to get off of it, I more guided her off of it to go see another room, after ten seconds or so of her standing on it. Luckily she had clean shoes on.

[Dice]

Sept 5, 2020 19:02:45 GMT 1 rp13 said:

Here is my set won during the lottery. 

Your cushions look plumper than the rest. Did you change the inners?