iAmCxxx 🇬🇧 Street Artist • Collage Art

[killerkellah]

get out of hackney, be original and more ambitious, hackney has been bombed to pieces.

[iAmCxxx]

Discuss.
Clearly the print buying market is at a phenomenal point at the moment.
People are buying/flipping prints like nobody's business. This has never happened before. Warhol I think is the only historical big-name 'printmaker' and people certainly weren't F5'ing his works.
We're seeing prints change hands for thousands and portfolioing away for retirement funds but..... with so much 'unoriginal' art out there, when the bubble bursts, which it inevitably will... will it all be worth bollocks.
"If you're buying for an investment then you're a bas*ard"...yeah, yeah...
But when we all buy prints, it's because we're buying what we consider to be a piece of art and successful art is something that has a market value. There's a hell of a lot of incredibly competent 'art' in existence but unless it has third party appreciation then it's just pictures on walls...pun intended.
Even Banksy... how many 'original' prints has he done? Five figures worth. Are there going to be enough people in the future who give a rat's ass (and again)?
Question is... is this the only point in time where buying and selling prints is viable?

[iAmCxxx]

P.S....I'm off out to throw some paste-ups now.
Feel free to 'ice' tag them.
You know who you are....

[nombei]

whew! at first i thought i must be on CCTV...


as to your question, i think only a handful of these "urban artists" will retain any sort of notoriety even 2 or 3 years from now.

that's why most of this stuff should have just been printed on skateboards and scraped away on the curbs and railings of the world.

DISPOSABLE!!!

[illy]

agree to an extent! Personally, I think Banksy prints have reached a ceiling level now and will only increase in price value along with inflation (if at all). With regards to other artists PRINTS, I can't see anyone coming close to Banksy (maybe Neate).... Micallef proved that last year with his 2600 one day release.

I originally bought prints for investment having no idea what the 'urban scene was' 2 years ago and have thankfully realised my mistake. I now buy things I like and therefore reduced my 'collection' from 10 to 6 pieces (3 of which are originals). When the people who are jumping on the urban bandwagon now have the same realisation as I did 6 months ago, it'll all go tits up and a lot of peoples fingers will be burnt.

Take Nick Walkers latest print as an example.... someone sold theirs for 8k on ebay and within a month one went for just over a grand.... its the uneducated, ill-informed and 'too much spare cash' investors who are creating their own downfall as it is they who inflate the price and then trip themselves up.

My opinion... but I'm happy with the things I have and if they make me rich in the next 5-10 years, bonus!

[iAmCxxx]

[Pupster]

I'll have a look in the morning... Walk pass there everyday.. Was only PMing GRAFTER about the council paintin round his piece the other day... Additions look good..!!

[iAmCxxx]

Cheers Pupster.

[kahuna]

The Angel of Death looks like Lily Allen

[iAmCxxx]

...really......? Are you high kahuna? In my dreams she looks so much hotter than that.....

[Macdeee]

Where is this? I would like to get a snap for the magazine.

[iAmCxxx]

Goldsmith's Row, near Hackney Road..

[pimp]

like those cxxx

interesting!

[nombei]

luv that durty Word To Mother tag!

[manty]

The angels of deaths look pretty cool

[iAmCxxx]

Working on some prints now...

[iAmCxxx]

[fuzzed]

I like them, prefer them to the others you posted. cool stuff!

[Prescription Art]

Jun 13, 2008 9:45:44 GMT 1 iAmCxxx said:

I saw that wall had been painted white... I suspected it wouldn't last long! ;D

[Ged]

Very nice indeed

Slight Supine feel to them but thats in good way.

[iAmCxxx]

Hello,
So I was in my studio today and knocked up a couple of original works and I was thinking I'd like to maybe give them away to forum members.
I just want to get my work out there and some feedback as to what people may think. I've posted some of my street work on here recently and got some fairly positive responses.
Now I don't want any money for these...that's not the point of doing this at all. However, I don't want to give them away just to sit in someone's cupboard...

They're both newspaper/magazine on wood with varnish.

YET ANOTHER KNIFE VICTIM


BROWN BUSH


All I can think of to say is that they're free to a good home but I want to make sure that someone's not just taking one 'cause it's free. Maybe a swap for another artist's work... Or maybe just a convincing argument. So, in fear of sounding like a crap competition, if anyone wants one let me know what you're thinking.

Any feedback, positive or negative would be appreciated.

Thanks,
iAmCxxx

Also, sorry if this shouldn't be posted in this area Silky.

[Harveyn]

Really like this work. Sort reminds me of BAST. Would gladly take number one off your hands.

Edit: All I can add is it will definitely get hung (along side some nice pieces... ;D ;D ;D)

[Harveyn]

Actually Judith Supine comes to mind also. Really nice work.

[Deleted]

Good stuff! like it a lot. First piece real nice but also second piece now growing on me.

[buffin]

I like the first one a lot but not so keen on the other one. Looks like quite a bit of work has gone into no 1 and there is a theme to it. As Haveyn says its similar in style to Bast. Would love one similar after Harveyn Second one doesn't quite work for me and its not because its not g/f friendly.

[mj]

I do like them, mix of faile & bast. So they would look nice next to some other art work I own so if u still have any to give away I would love to take one and post the pic of it as soon as I put it up on my wall.
great work
;D

[kingdomcome]

hi mate

like the work. first one reminds me of Gilbert & George and theyre take on the terrorist situation in the last few years.

I really like the second one. Why should I have it? Well for a start, it would probably annoy the fuck out of my wife and also its been scientifically proved that staring at breasts are good for a mans health.

Not sure if they are good enough reasons, but keep up the good work anyhows.

[slowmo]

way too much jodie marsh in the second, she brings out the worst in me, I hate her

[anakin]

Just to say, i like these. im not after one so don't need to say why i should have one

[grafffan]

Love the work man...!!! sweet stuff! Keep up the good work! would love to see more stuff! You should make some street pieces and glue them around...!!!

keep it up!