Guy Ritchie Commissions Banksy for Madonna Portrait

[doublehelix]

(Rumors that Guy Ritchie has Commissioned Banksy to make a portrait for Madonna's birthday.)

Read article here.

[Daniel Silk]

Aug 11, 2008 11:03:21 GMT 1 @doublehelix said:

Read article here.

Gonna be interesting to see what it looks like

[graeme501]

what day is it released on POW ?

F5 F5 F5 F5

[Harveyn]

Wonder if this will get the same reaction as the Aguilera/Dface commission got.

Perfectly acceptable as far as I am concerned.

[Ged]

Believe it if and when I see

[carlito]

he's going to struggle to make her look female

[Harveyn]

Aug 11, 2008 11:47:33 GMT 1 Ged said:

Believe it if and when I see

Quite right PW I should have said alleged.... ;D ;D

[Deleted]

Poor Banksy, caught between a rock and a hard place. Absolute credibility killer being (if) commisioned by that wanker but also a mark of his deserved success. I would turn Guy Ritchie down but I'm not Banksy. Where does he go from here?

[funster]

I would also turn down Guy Ritchie IF this article was true, however, I have my doubts.

[GVD]

Haha if i was banksy i would just do the easiest cut out filter stencil possible, cut and spray it in a couple of hours and charge a million pounds for it. That would be a stunt ;D

[gbh]

no way I'd work for someone who'd stuck his c*ck in that fossil...

[Daniel Silk]

What do you think?



Im sure you can do better ;D

[Daniel Silk]

[Martin Whatson]

Damn silky, where can I see more of your artworks??

[Daniel Silk]

Aug 11, 2008 13:16:05 GMT 1 Martin Whatson said:

Damn silky, where can I see more of your artworks??

Show on at the Tate later this year ;D

[Martin Whatson]

NICE!
Are you the one doing a commission for Scary Spice too??

[felix]

MBW has already nailed this one



Anyway, in more interesting news..

www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1539727.ece

[Deleted]

Aug 11, 2008 13:26:48 GMT 1 felix said:

MBW has already nailed this one

Anyway, in more interesting news..

www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1539727.ece

Definitely was not me this time!.

[skelly]

Atleast Banks didn't stick his dick in it like basquiat

[romanywg]

My claim to fame is that I've been sacked by Guy Ritchie.
He is a total ****!

[dmandpenfold]

Aug 11, 2008 23:48:50 GMT 1 romanywg said:

My claim to fame is that I've been sacked by Guy Ritchie.
He is a total ****!

is that cos he sacked you?

[bostonlongstroke]

WOW!

We got a sh1t-ton of Guy Ritchie haters on here...

Why all the animosity?

I thought 'Snatch' and 'Lockstock' were great!

And, I'd still totally knock the back outta Madonna!

...Even though, she does look like she just main-lined a grocery bag full of black-tar heroin, into her neck.

Seriously, I'd hit it!

I'm a sad individual, with very low standards... if any.

[gbh]

glad to see there are sick fuckers like me around here...

8+)

[wave]

Aug 12, 2008 6:42:23 GMT 1 @bostonlongstroke said:

WOW!

We got a sh1t-ton of Guy Ritchie haters on here...

Why all the animosity?

I thought 'Snatch' and 'Lockstock' were great!

And, I'd still totally knock the back outta Madonna!

...Even though, she does look like she just main-lined a grocery bag full of black-tar heroin, into her neck.

Seriously, I'd hit it!

I'm a sad individual, with very low standards... if any.

'Snatch' and 'Lockstock' were great but go out and rent Revolver, wtf

[mcster]

He's a Mockney knob, she's still verging on 'do-able' if only for the "I've f**ked Madonna" brag if nothing else !

Back to the point though, I would think twice if I were Banksy. First George Michael wanting Banksy to paint part of his house and reveal himself (I'm assuming George has a mock up of a public loo in his Garden where this would take place) and now Guy Ritchie wanting to commission a piece for Madonna. On the plus side he'd be made for life financially. On the downside both commissions would devalue Banksy's credibility IMO.

[bostonlongstroke]

Aug 12, 2008 6:46:19 GMT 1 gbh said:

glad to see there are sick f**kers like me around here...

8+)

LOL.... We may be a dying breed, GBH.

This economic stagnation that were in, has got most of our kind refraining from their normal morally questionable antics. Cuz we all know, you gotta pay to play... and play time can be expensive!

Although the 'low-ground' is a lonely road... I'll maintain my heading, 'til the 'moral high-ground' is rich with hookers and booze!


But, it's very comforting to know we are not yet extinct. And, the are others out there that speak candidly, without fear of admonishment!... Well, to me, at least.
;D


Did I just make this sound as if our world was being overrun by traditional bible-thumpers, hell-bent on ridding the world of fun during times of economic uncertainty???

Sh1t... I think I did.

[doublehelix]

If the story is true (flip a coin) it would be interesting to see what Banksy creates given his bite the hand that feeds you approach, such as the 'I can't believe you morons buy this shit' print.

I could see the appeal of such an approach to self loathing superficial celebrities, it would be another step towards Banksy becoming the Warhol of our generation - if he isn't already.

In the 80s Warhols portraits were criticised as being superficial, facile and commercial. In retrospect many critics now recognised that the portraits were actually a brilliant mirror of his times.

I could see Banksy accepting the commission just so he could subvert the situation.

[bostonlongstroke]

Umm...

I still don't understand why low-mid level art collectors(which encompasses a large portion of this forum's members), get all bent outta shape when a favored artist is commissioned by a celebrity(or anybody with more money than us)?!?!?

Is it similar to how I feel when I see a middle-aged, crusty old D-bag, with 3-5 smokin' hot broads swingin' from his vine, as they all jump into his Maybach???

Cuz, it's just envy... that's all it is! ...I'm just salty cuz I'm not in his position, financially or socially, to have those sort of liberties.

I've found that what makes a great artist isn't just talent... It's how this talent appeals to the masses, and what said masses are willing to pay for it.

If I was a talented artist, gettin' commissioned work requests from the wealthy/celebrities that offer 6-7 figure payouts... I'd probably feel like I had made it. And, that my work wasn't just a means with no end.

I'm sure there have been requests in the past that Banksy has turned down, for whatever reason. But, doesn't the adage go like this, 'strike the iron while it's hot!'?!?!?

[bostonlongstroke]

I mean, if word got out that he[Banksy] was complying with a commission request by Kim Jung Il...

...Then I'd think, o-k, of all the folks to be turning down, shouldn't this guy be near the top of the list?

Other than that, I think he's extremely fortunate to be able take a skilled hobby, and turn it into a job that provides him with an affluent lifestyle.

You can't beat havin' a job that you're eager to start, every morning! Great paying jobs, that are great fun... are few and far between!

[stenz1]

I thought that Movie 'Swept away' wasn't too bad.......well so bad it was actually good...

although I did see it on a plane, so I might have been slightly drunk