05-29-2019, 04:49 PM
(05-28-2019, 02:54 PM)Lurker101 Wrote:Yeah, pretty much. Part of me does think he won't get away with it forever: it'll only be a matter of time before one of his messages rubs the public (or the owner of the property) the wrong way. But, I guess we'll have to wait and see.(05-28-2019, 10:50 AM)ObsessedwithBirds Wrote: That’s beautiful. He brings life to those ugly, dingy walls.
The issue with graffiti is that its by its nature not consensual, for some reason in one of my political science classes, there was a few lectures on graffiti, and how even when people say "yeah you can put grafffiti on my walls" it fails to get the point or some crap like that. Also most graffiti (sadly) is tagging, where Banksey is art, most graffiti is really just tagging.
That being said, it is kind of weird how Banksy is elevated to the level he is ("I own about a dozen...") which implies some sort of consent given by the owner. That said from what I have seen Bankey's art is good, and well often carries some sort of message (again from what I have seen, mostly the CCTV/Phone ones)
(05-28-2019, 05:52 PM)Opal Fruit Wrote: I went to an exhibition of his some years back in Bristol. It was pretty fun. He's done quite a bit of art - not just specifically graffiti style.I'm glad you enjoyed it ! I never got to see it myself - though, I was in Bristol at the time when it was opened, so I might have gone had I known about it at the time.
... And suddenly I remember! some years later I visited his theme park 'Dismaland' in Weston-super-Mare and that was so fun! Such a cool idea and there was lots to see. He really does put a lot of thought into these things, beyond the graffiti images appearing on buildings, and I hope he's able to do more like that.
Anyway, it seems that the mural has survived its trip :
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-48434084
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