Banksy - Art or crime?

[shropshire 0]

So have you seen the work of Banksy? and what do you think?

I love some of it (actually, quite a lot of it). It's often very clever and witty...... clicky

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Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[Xtremeopal 1]

As a Bristol dweller, I certainly apprieciate it. Especially the piece on Cheltenham rd that depict a teddy bear throwing a grenade at some sheilded policemen. The Caption reads : 'The mild mild west'.

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[Butters 0]

Art and crime ...

"That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

[shropshire 0]

Good answer.... but watch out for them splinters in your arse

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Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[downwardspiral 0]

It's crime. He obviously has talent. Why not utilize for legal endeavors?

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[shropshire 0]

Actually, i think that it [often] adds to the environment unlike the usual boring & shitty "tags".

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Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[downwardspiral 0]

I agree. However he's treading upon someone else's property.

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[skittles_of_SDC 0]

technically yes its a crime. but i sure as hell love his work. and as big as some of the NYC ones are I find it hard to believe it was all done illegally. I imagine it would be to hard to do in the dark and too big to be able to get it all done during dark hours. If it was being done illegally during the day no doubt he would be arrested. Which leads me to believe he got permission for some of it. But I could be very, very wrong.

this guy's work is not quite the same but cool none the less. look at the sidewalk drawings toward the bottom

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I agree. However he's treading upon someone else's property.

And raising its value significantly

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[virgin-burner 1]

thats some neat stuff there, pretty cool!

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[bluepill 0]

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As a Bristol dweller, I certainly apprieciate it. Especially the piece on Cheltenham rd that depict a teddy bear throwing a grenade at some sheilded policemen. The Caption reads : 'The mild mild west'.

Your not a Bristol Dweller! Your a proper Bristolian my babber.

And if your from the Bemi end, then you'll be doing your shopping down "Asdals"

I think the Teddy bear your on about is this one. It is really a reference back to the St Pauls riots many years ago. Very clever.

As a Bristolian myself I think his work is brilliant. It is Art.

If your lucky enough to have your building daubbed with his genius, then the value of your property will go up. Providing your wall does not get pinched.

BP

[shropshire 0]

Hey Brizzol folk - Banky can daub on my walls any time

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Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[Butters 0]

I want to change my previous post to: Good art and crime.

Edit: Anyone else read the manifesto?

"That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

[MikeJD 0]

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Art and crime ...

I agree. His stuff is inspired, but unfortunately you can't applaud one grafitti artist and condemn another just because you have a different view of the value of their work. Where do you draw the line?