| Any fans of Banksy on here? 21:14 - Aug 14 with 2367 views | GlasgowBlue |
Went to his exhibition is Glasgow. His work really is remarkable and well worth seeing. As well as some personal quotes from the artist. |  |
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| Any fans of Banksy on here? on 21:36 - Aug 14 with 2295 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
I've always had you down as No.1 fan GB. |  |
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| Any fans of Banksy on here? on 10:03 - Aug 15 with 2126 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
Went a couple of weeks ago.
Brilliant show.
Exited through the Gift Shop.
Bought the T Shirt!*
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*it's a Fundraiser for a refugee rescue lifeboat in the Med. [Post edited 15 Aug 2023 10:03]
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| Any fans of Banksy on here? on 10:12 - Aug 15 with 2108 views | Aero |
I happen to be in Glasgow next week so thanks for the heads up.
Unfortunately they are sold out for online bookings |  | | |
| Any fans of Banksy on here? on 10:16 - Aug 15 with 2104 views | Cafe_Newman |
Yes their work is remarkable and for artists they understand how to promote themselves very well. I went to an exhibition of theirs in the year 2BC and loved it. |  | | |
| [Redacted] on 11:37 - Aug 15 with 2057 views | victorywilhappen |
| Any fans of Banksy on here? on 10:16 - Aug 15 by Cafe_Newman |
Yes their work is remarkable and for artists they understand how to promote themselves very well. I went to an exhibition of theirs in the year 2BC and loved it. |
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| Any fans of Banksy on here? on 12:56 - Aug 15 with 1956 views | lowhouseblue |
i think i'm missing something with bansky alas. i don't think it's anywhere near as clever as people like bell, rowson and brookes etc. i find it all a bit cutesy and obvious. |  |
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| Any fans of Banksy on here? on 13:03 - Aug 15 with 1938 views | Plums |
Thanks, sounds great. Should you ever find yourself in Berlin, I can highly recommend a visit to their museum of urban art. Whilst the museum itself is great, it also has spaces in the surrounding streets https://urban-nation.com/
It was a real eye-opener into graffiti culture - I world I really knew nothing about. |  |
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| Any fans of Banksy on here? on 13:09 - Aug 15 with 1904 views | chicoazul |
Not exactly Vermeer is it. |  |
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| Any fans of Banksy on here? on 13:11 - Aug 15 with 1901 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Any fans of Banksy on here? on 10:12 - Aug 15 by Aero |
I happen to be in Glasgow next week so thanks for the heads up.
Unfortunately they are sold out for online bookings |
If you get there early in the morning you can book tickets for later in the day. My mrs went into town at 8.30 and got tickets for 14.00. | |
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| Any fans of Banksy on here? on 13:19 - Aug 15 with 1870 views | Grandpa |
Possibly the most prolific stenciler | | | |
| Any fans of Banksy on here? on 13:26 - Aug 15 with 1854 views | DJR |
| Any fans of Banksy on here? on 12:56 - Aug 15 by lowhouseblue |
i think i'm missing something with bansky alas. i don't think it's anywhere near as clever as people like bell, rowson and brookes etc. i find it all a bit cutesy and obvious. |
I'm a great fan of modern art but also have misgivings about Banksy. Rather like Damian Hirst, I sense there is an element of celebrity or notoriety trumping artistic ability. And from an artistic or originality point of view, his work borrows heavily from that of Blek Le Rat a French graffiti artist. Indeed, Banksy has even said “Every time I think I’ve painted something slightly original, I find out that Blek le Rat has done it as well, only twenty years earlier.”
https://www.kooness.com/posts/magazine/is-blek-le-rat-still-influencing-banksy
Interestingly, Jonathan Jones doesn't seem to like his work, but I suppose that could be countered by the argument he is an intellectual snob.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/26/britain-artwork-banksy-art
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| Any fans of Banksy on here? on 13:47 - Aug 15 with 1816 views | lowhouseblue |
| Any fans of Banksy on here? on 13:26 - Aug 15 by DJR |
I'm a great fan of modern art but also have misgivings about Banksy. Rather like Damian Hirst, I sense there is an element of celebrity or notoriety trumping artistic ability. And from an artistic or originality point of view, his work borrows heavily from that of Blek Le Rat a French graffiti artist. Indeed, Banksy has even said “Every time I think I’ve painted something slightly original, I find out that Blek le Rat has done it as well, only twenty years earlier.”
https://www.kooness.com/posts/magazine/is-blek-le-rat-still-influencing-banksy
Interestingly, Jonathan Jones doesn't seem to like his work, but I suppose that could be countered by the argument he is an intellectual snob.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/26/britain-artwork-banksy-art
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i didn't realise that blek le rat predated him by so much. i think my problem with banksy is that he seems essentially to be a cartoonist - albeit that he does it mainly with grafitti on walls rather than newsprint in papers. i'm a great fan of cartoons and cartoonists but seen in that way banksy seems to me pretty derivative and a bit trite. what he does extremely well, and this may be the uniqueness to his art, is commercialise his work beyond compare. bansky as a supreme commercial phenomena may be a modern art work in itself, but his cartoons in themselves seem to me a bit meh. | |
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| Any fans of Banksy on here? on 15:28 - Aug 15 with 1734 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Any fans of Banksy on here? on 13:47 - Aug 15 by lowhouseblue |
i didn't realise that blek le rat predated him by so much. i think my problem with banksy is that he seems essentially to be a cartoonist - albeit that he does it mainly with grafitti on walls rather than newsprint in papers. i'm a great fan of cartoons and cartoonists but seen in that way banksy seems to me pretty derivative and a bit trite. what he does extremely well, and this may be the uniqueness to his art, is commercialise his work beyond compare. bansky as a supreme commercial phenomena may be a modern art work in itself, but his cartoons in themselves seem to me a bit meh. |
What I hadn’t previously appreciated was that the art isn’t just the painting, but how he uses the whole surroundings as part of his art. | |
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| Any fans of Banksy on here? on 15:33 - Aug 15 with 1712 views | lowhouseblue |
| Any fans of Banksy on here? on 15:28 - Aug 15 by GlasgowBlue |
What I hadn’t previously appreciated was that the art isn’t just the painting, but how he uses the whole surroundings as part of his art. |
yes I'm certain there's more to it than i'm seeing. exhibitions bring out those wider bits - i've only seen his stuff online so i'm not well informed. | |
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| Any fans of Banksy on here? on 15:34 - Aug 15 with 1715 views | blueasfook |
Yeah he was awesome in the '66 World Cup |  |
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| Any fans of Banksy on here? on 19:36 - Aug 15 with 1532 views | LegendofthePhoenix |
went to his exhibition in Amsterdam 4 years ago, loved it. He has a completely different perspective on life, unburdened by adherence to the establishment. |  |
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| Any fans of Banksy on here? on 20:44 - Aug 15 with 1482 views | Meadowlark |
| Any fans of Banksy on here? on 16:51 - Aug 15 by itfcjoe |
The boat has gone now on the first one, it is in Oulton Broad |
And of course it wasn't a boat.... |  | | |
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