POW Open Day • 2008

[bullet]

the whole edition has gone to lottery winners

[doublehelix]

Dec 10, 2008 0:03:27 GMT 1 @grantb said:

i just dont want to miss out

Your card is marked.

[grantb]

why you posting pictures of yourself ?

[doublehelix]

Dec 10, 2008 1:45:59 GMT 1 @grantb said:

why you posting pictures of yourself ?

Weak.
Just letting you know for future reference, your card is marked.

[grantb]

what are you talking about ?

[hitme]

What print does everyone think is the top print from the lotto? Of course Banksy is Banksy and everyone wants it. But should the other artists really be lost in the bun fight for the Banksy. What about Antony Micallef? He hasn't released a print for a while, and 150 is a pretty low edition for him, is it not? He suffered from the Laz overflow of prints a few years back and his market suffered significantly. How will these prints do? Big flop or big diamond? How about BAST? Back to his old school stuff. Eelus - that print drew lots of attention.

Feel free to comment about what the real print highlights were.

[retardthebear]

love the popeye print! looks awesome!!
Apart from the lottery ones also I really like the Xenz. But dont understand why the ed.25 in b/w was so special!? anyone enlighten me? feel they got it the wrong way round, surely ed.125 for b/w and ed.25 silver!? I must have missed something...

[grantb]

yeh im with retardthebear. really liked the silver and didnt like the black&white at all tbh. really like both the micallef's. i always liked eelus's work, got a umber of prints from him but why isit that he sells out from pow when his other prints are just as good especially raven haired which is deff his strongest. the visitor also very nice which is similar in style...cheaper and lower edition.

[Heavyconsumer]

Love the Banksy, hate the Bast and the leon Petersons. I thought the Lucy and the Xenz prints are both smashing images and also quite liked one of the Mic's (not Bethlehem, the other one). What with time difference etc, I missed out on all the action as I was lying in today and then looking after the littlun. If anyone receives a silver "Special Branch" and isn't keen, please contact me for possible swaps. (not incl' the Banksy this was my clear favourite).

Grant, I think you'll find "Raivenhaired" did sell out PDQ and long ago, but the link on his site wasn't taken down. I may be wrong, but this is what was stated by various members in another recent thread. (And I def' agree it was Eelus' best work to date by a mile)

[bigwilly]

cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=300279854562&Category=360

can't believe this!!!

Flip Or Flop?

[thetruth55]

Dec 10, 2008 6:27:48 GMT 1 @bigwilly said:

cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=300279854562&Category=360

can't believe this!!!

Flip Or Flop?

Well, we know that will not last. Crappy auction. Poor description, not a good picture. Plus, POW should be able to track down that location pretty easily - seems pretty specific to the seller's location.

[darrenrapley]

Dec 10, 2008 5:00:36 GMT 1 Heavyconsumer said:

Grant, I think you'll find "Raivenhaired" did sell out PDQ and long ago, but the link on his site wasn't taken down. I may be wrong, but this is what was stated by various members in another recent thread. (And I def' agree it was Eelus' best work to date by a mile)

Ah - that would make sense. Always wondered why that was still available...

[Grubster]

what about "TFB", definitely his one of his tops as well... and cheeky cherub!!! the man is mad-talented.

[weeble]

What price is the new Micallefs being sold at? Doubt they'll flop, but to be honest I thought they were pretty bland. Nothing compared to his Harajuku days. I don't think any of the recent POW prints did anything for me, so on that level thought it was a flop all round! The Xenx was probably my fave, but decided it just didn't quite set me alight enough. Nice, but did it have that 'I HAVE TO HAVE IT ON THE WALL, NOW!!' feel? Not for me. And I don't understand the fuss on the Eelus prints! Something looks weird about those girls to me, like their bodies are too long or something, and one looks like a dwarf. Weird. Looks like the poster to some cheesy 80s vampire flick or something. lol. Anyway, I think it's all too easy for people to get caught up in the fray and fever - I mean you should have seen the guy in front of me, panicking like he just had to buy something regardless of what it was, literally going ape sh*t. Even the POW girls were like, what?!!??! lol. For all the fuss, I don't think any of the prints had enough wow factor. IMO of course...

[G-Man]

I was into the print room in the first 10 on saturday morning with a pocket full of cash and nervously expecting to spend large sums of cash

The Xenz were really nice but I have to say i prefer his gold ones to the silver it felt a little cold to me? Also the print was huge once framed I haven't got wall space for anything that big!

The Eelus was nice but he has done better for cheaper

The Bast specials were really reallly cool but I dont get him

The Lucy was not as nice as the Beat13 release last week but still a good print from her

Th highlight had to be the £20k set of 6 signed Banky ed 12 of the wall last year but even after doing a lot of maths I couldn't afford to drop £20k

I ummed and arred over a little sweet toof canvas that I notice someone on here bought

So unbelievably I spent 2 hours queueing early Sat morn to be 5th in the queue to buy no prints!!!!!!

I left with my £20 tickets bought and a free t-shirt that was given to the first 10 or so in the queue

Great prints but in the current climate I do think that some were way too pricey and there was nothing that really shone out

If I had to pick a favourite I'd have to say the Bast super specials were pretty amazing but I think they were over £700!!

[Winter]

Personally really liked the Paul Insect paste ups. At £10 I wish I'd gone down on Saturday.

[sputnikeye]

bast

[jerometurner]

did anyone get confirmation on a VLH online release?

[hupster]

Dec 10, 2008 9:08:28 GMT 1 jerometurner said:

did anyone get confirmation on a VLH online release?

There can only be a max of 40 going online after you take the 259 from the edition size of 299. SO out of the 40 i would be surprised if 10 went online if any. I think thats it now for Banksy this year. What an amzing year for banksy prints....2. O well there has been 2 in the last 4 weeks he must have booked another holiday during xmas all inclusive....

Hupster

[hupster]

Dec 9, 2008 23:44:49 GMT 1 @grantb said:

have they only been dropped during working hours?


yes

[jerometurner]

Dec 10, 2008 9:22:08 GMT 1 hupster said:

Dec 10, 2008 9:08:28 GMT 1 jerometurner said:

did anyone get confirmation on a VLH online release?

There can only be a max of 40 going online after you take the 259 from the edition size of 299. SO out of the 40 i would be surprised if 10 went online if any. I think thats it now for Banksy this year. What an amzing year for banksy prints....2. O well there has been 2 in the last 4 weeks he must have booked another holiday during xmas all inclusive....

Hupster

thanks. still hoping, but from the looks of it, no more online release. remaining 40 prints may be for POW staff and friends.

[grantb]

hmm 40 seems alot for just staff and friends. does it not. oh well...all will be confirmed soon

[doublehelix]

1 for Banksy
10 for POW
10 for LAZ
19 left.

[bullet]

winning one of those 19 if they came online would be the equivalent of hell freezing over in terms of odds

[grantb]

think i have more chance owning those set of 6 banksy photos

[eddiedangerous]

Dec 10, 2008 9:56:54 GMT 1 @grantb said:

think i have more chance owning those set of 6 banksy photos

[jerometurner]

has a Banksy been released on a wednesday? ever? it has always been thursday if my memory serves me right.

[doublehelix]

Those are very mediocre.

[eddiedangerous]

yup some of the photos arent even in focus...

saw this in the dam and thought of the forum...

[doublehelix]

He he!