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  • slapass
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Nov 2002
    • 14625

    #1

    Banksy - Art or Crime?

    really conflicted over this. Very hard not to laugh but I own buildings and i hate when the little fuckers deface them.

    http://banksy.co.uk/
  • Jakke PNG
    ex-TeenGodFather
    • Nov 2001
    • 20306

    #2
    I'd rather see that than the generic tags I get on our building.
    ..and I'm off.

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    • slapass
      Too lazy to set a custom title
      • Nov 2002
      • 14625

      #3
      Originally posted by TeenGodFather
      I'd rather see that than the generic tags I get on our building.
      Seriously the guy rocks. But if you have ever had to remove paint it is a real pain in the ass.

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      • Sexsitesurfer
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        • Aug 2005
        • 3157

        #4
        Crime!

        If it was art no-one would care.......
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        • Jakke PNG
          ex-TeenGodFather
          • Nov 2001
          • 20306

          #5
          True true, but it's a really good 'art' job, it may not have to be removed...however removing a tag from the wall results in having a new tag within a week.
          ..and I'm off.

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          • crockett
            in a van by the river
            • May 2003
            • 76818

            #6
            I'm not a fan of graffiti but I'd have to say art in this case. Lot of powerful messages in his paintings.
            Last edited by crockett; 03-12-2007, 06:27 AM.
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            • dirtysouth
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              • Jul 2003
              • 2613

              #7
              Artist! "Girl with a balloon" is my next tattoo.

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              • Jason AO Movies
                Confirmed User
                • Mar 2007
                • 104

                #8
                i like graf, more into the pieces and characters... even the tags

                although, not so much the stenciling.. gets kinda boring seeing the same fucking stencil all over the city.. i think its kinda weak.

                although the detailed like 5 layer stencils are great... takes time
                Last edited by Jason AO Movies; 03-12-2007, 08:12 AM. Reason: damn keyboard

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                • Twisted Dave
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                  • Mar 2006
                  • 3635

                  #9
                  It's just a fucking stencil sprayed onto walls. So fucking what. The guy doesn't really interest me


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                  • KrisKross
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                    • Jan 2006
                    • 5025

                    #10
                    It's both. The artistic value doesn't take away from the fact that it's illegal.

                    Still, I love Banksy's work.

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                    • IceWalker2k
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                      • Oct 2006
                      • 56

                      #11
                      art can also be a crime
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                      • Z
                        Vidi Vici Veni
                        • Nov 2002
                        • 6308

                        #12
                        Damn the naysayers...I love that guy.

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                        • Mr Steele
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                          • Jan 2007
                          • 392

                          #13
                          Banksy is brilliant.. love the Paris Hilton CD scam he pulled
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                          • Mr Steele
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                            • Jan 2007
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                            #14
                            But the shit on the wall in Israel rocked too
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                            • natas
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                              • Mar 2002
                              • 3377

                              #15
                              He's a hero here in his home town of Bristol

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                              • fallenmuffin
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                                • Nov 2005
                                • 8170

                                #16
                                Banksy is a hero of modern day sorts. He speaks out against the wrongs. I love the stunts he pulls to shine light on current issues. Good for him. Also like the cloak and dagger style interviews he gives. He's like a super hero protecting his true identity.

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                                • Love Sex
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Nov 2004
                                  • 1905

                                  #17
                                  its not real graff if it uses stencils, any idiot can do that.

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                                  • Michaelious
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                                    • Jan 2004
                                    • 6720

                                    #18
                                    I vote art - I really like his stuff

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                                    • slapass
                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                      • Nov 2002
                                      • 14625

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by Love Sex
                                      its not real graff if it uses stencils, any idiot can do that.
                                      Nope they can't.

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                                      • crockett
                                        in a van by the river
                                        • May 2003
                                        • 76818

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by Love Sex
                                        its not real graff if it uses stencils, any idiot can do that.
                                        Art isn't about how it's done, it's about the message and the presentation.
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                                        • Lee
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                                          • Aug 2002
                                          • 2977

                                          #21
                                          One of his pieces went for over £50,000 recently at Bonhams.
                                          Last edited by Lee; 03-12-2007, 05:28 PM.

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                                          • Lee
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                                            • Aug 2002
                                            • 2977

                                            #22
                                            http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/publi...297254-1-1.jpg

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                                            • Jace
                                              FBOP Class Of 2013
                                              • Jan 2004
                                              • 35562

                                              #23
                                              art 100%

                                              I think his stuff is amazing, lots of thought and deep meanings to it all, i like that

                                              there is so many crimes out there that hurt and cheat and steal and make peoples lives miserable, death everywhere....and some guy spray paints som clever art on walls and people spend so much time on it

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                                              • Jace
                                                FBOP Class Of 2013
                                                • Jan 2004
                                                • 35562

                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by Love Sex
                                                its not real graff if it uses stencils, any idiot can do that.
                                                stencils are a form of graffiti now

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                                                • germ
                                                  ( o Y o )
                                                  • Oct 2002
                                                  • 3108

                                                  #25
                                                  banksy is the shit.

                                                  art or crime? both.

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                                                  • donkevlar
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                                                    • Sep 2006
                                                    • 4325

                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by Love Sex
                                                    its not real graff if it uses stencils, any idiot can do that.
                                                    I need some stencils done up... can you make me something like this and throw it up on a wall in isreal? K thx!

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                                                    • CaptainHowdy
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                                                      • Dec 2004
                                                      • 94105

                                                      #27
                                                      I love him! As much as I love Winston Smith's art!

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                                                      • KrisKross
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                                                        • Jan 2006
                                                        • 5025

                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by Love Sex
                                                        its not real graff if it uses stencils, any idiot can do that.
                                                        Really? Do you have any clue how difficult it is to make a decent stencil, let alone the complex stencils that he makes? Besides, he does stuff aside from stencils.

                                                        And graffiti is leaving your mark on a place that wasn't intended to be marked. Stencils, tags, pieces, it doesn't matter.

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                                                        • CaptainHowdy
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                                                          • Dec 2004
                                                          • 94105

                                                          #29
                                                          http://www.winstonsmith.com/ ...

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                                                          • Twisted Dave
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                                                            • Mar 2006
                                                            • 3635

                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by slapass
                                                            Nope they can't.
                                                            LOL. Yes. Yes they can


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                                                            • Twisted Dave
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                                                              • Mar 2006
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                                                              #31
                                                              I still don't really care for what he does. Tho he's made me chuckle in the past. I still don't think he's doing anything that anyone listens to. Or at least, that changes anything.


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                                                              • KrisKross
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                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by twisted Illustration
                                                                I still don't really care for what he does. Tho he's made me chuckle in the past. I still don't think he's doing anything that anyone listens to. Or at least, that changes anything.
                                                                Why does he need to change anything? He makes people think, which is a lot more than 99% of graffiti artists out there can say for themselves. Hell, most traditional artists can't even say that for themselves.

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                                                                • Jace
                                                                  FBOP Class Of 2013
                                                                  • Jan 2004
                                                                  • 35562

                                                                  #33
                                                                  Originally posted by twisted Illustration
                                                                  I still don't really care for what he does. Tho he's made me chuckle in the past. I still don't think he's doing anything that anyone listens to. Or at least, that changes anything.
                                                                  actually, every time he creates a piece there is social commentary on the piece that is presented with every article about that piece

                                                                  from one such piece

                                                                  But in a town that takes its animal welfare very seriously, some took exception to the presence of the elephant. On entering, visitors were presented with a flyer reading: 'There's an elephant in the room. There's a problem we never talk about. The fact is that life isn't getting any fairer. 1.7 billion people have no access to clean drinking water. 20 billion people live below the poverty line. Every day hundreds of people are made to physically be sick by morons at art shows telling them how bad the world is but never actually doing something about it. Anybody want a free glass of wine?'

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                                                                  • SomeCreep
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                                                                    • Mar 2003
                                                                    • 26118

                                                                    #34
                                                                    Banksy rocks out with his cock out.

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                                                                    • notabook
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                                                                      • Apr 2006
                                                                      • 9748

                                                                      #35
                                                                      Originally posted by Jace
                                                                      But in a town that takes its animal welfare very seriously, some took exception to the presence of the elephant. On entering, visitors were presented with a flyer reading: 'There's an elephant in the room. There's a problem we never talk about. The fact is that life isn't getting any fairer. 1.7 billion people have no access to clean drinking water. 20 billion people live below the poverty line. Every day hundreds of people are made to physically be sick by morons at art shows telling them how bad the world is but never actually doing something about it. Anybody want a free glass of wine?'

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                                                                      • Love Sex
                                                                        Confirmed User
                                                                        • Nov 2004
                                                                        • 1905

                                                                        #36
                                                                        Originally posted by KrisKross
                                                                        Really? Do you have any clue how difficult it is to make a decent stencil, let alone the complex stencils that he makes? Besides, he does stuff aside from stencils.

                                                                        And graffiti is leaving your mark on a place that wasn't intended to be marked. Stencils, tags, pieces, it doesn't matter.
                                                                        Yes i know how easy it is to make any stencil from a picture, transfered onto a piece of plastic and have it heat pressed out for precision.

                                                                        yes I know how easy it is to make 3 different layers and place 1 over another and spray.

                                                                        I'll agree on the second part.

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