SPORTO Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 A painting by cult “guerrilla artist” Banksy has sold for £288,000 at auction – a new record for the artist. Space Girl and Bird, which sold for 20 times its estimate, was commissioned by Blur for their Think Tank album cover. It was sold to a telephone bidder from the US. Earlier, a Banksy self-portrait showing an ape’s face fetched £198,000 – five times its estimated value, the BBC reported. The previous record for one of Banksy’s works was £102,000, paid for a picture of pensioners bowling with bombs. “Today’s auction demonstrates just how much art by Banksy has skyrocketed in value. Clearly he is an artist in huge demand,” Charles Dupplin, an art expert from insurance company Hiscox said. ___________________________________________________________________________ There was a thread on this guy a few months back, with people discussing the merets of his work. I've seen his stuff in london in the early 90's, and thought 'cool' anytype of street art is good with me, he has done various 'stunts' over the last decade to promote himself, but ART wise, I don't see anything special, now days being the cynical bastard that I am I'm looking back at some of his older stuff and thinking, Wow! A stencil of a 4 year old girl with a gas mask on, how arch. A stencil of of a rioter throwing a bunch of flowers, clever, but so what. Again his paintings on the israeli wall were just tedious. Now we have fuckers like Angelina Jolie buying his stuff, which says it all. Don't get me wrong, I'm not jeleous, nor do I begrudge the man his success. If anything I'm pissed at myself for not having the forsight to see people paying crazy money for this type of art. I think even Banksy himself knows this and is laughing all the way to the Bank! More power to the fucker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfffffffffft Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 BANSKY is a conspiracy... seriously.. you dont do the shit he does without SOMEONE knowing who you are.. you cant transfer that much money from one person to the other without someone knowing.. if they WANTED to catch banksy they would.. dont believe the hype Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRONHEAD Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 thats true. in those bbc articles they said there is a standing order not to remove any graffiti done by him. thats kinda fishy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPORTO Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 I don't think Banksy is being sought by police or anyone else for any of his work past or present. People know who he his. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsencarl Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 what makes him so special? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIVERWURST* Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Jesus made us all special... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tango 24 Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 his stencils are detailed/large/awesome but i dont get the hype... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIVERWURST* Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Does anyone think that Twist is anything special in product alone? I'm no art expert, but novelty and myth is what sells graffiti (and probably all) art these days. He made a name for himself, did some clever work, did some shit you wouldn't, and now he's a paid informant. Lets not pretend what we think of him mattters... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxcarrapist Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 gay in a nohomo way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxcarrapist Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 and by the way this string cheese is good as fuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 i never thought about it that way. banksy does get away with alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viperface Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 "u know banksy?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26SidedCube Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 That's a dickload of money. I watched someone buy a lamborghini at an auction on TV for the same price just last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deterrent Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 this biter can blow me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
^ . ^ Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 not impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGG Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 last week the london buffing team erased a famous banksy shit.....:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
^ . ^ Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 he paints some of the gayest shit ever. I dont get the hype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deterrent Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Yo CatsForFace, did i ever tell you the time I met Banksy at Flash-Taco? I was walking by and Dude was like "I totally love your figure, (bites his staek burritto) I would like really enjoy making setencils of you in provacitive posses" and I was all like "Stencils? like that bansky jag?" he replied whispering with a smile "dude I'm totally Bansky, can I write my name in sour cream on your chest? I was all "No! Homo" and slapped the doodz food outta his hand. as I walked away he screamed "man you just push me harder man." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
^ . ^ Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 I don't think it was sour cream that he wanted to write on you with..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dosa312 Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 ^^^:lol::lol::lol:^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayabusa Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 overrated sure he does interesting work so what who cant put a monkey face on a dude in a suit and call it art 500,000? are u joking? idiots will buy anything, which i guess only strengethens Banksy's whole fuck the system approach to his art "He is selling rich women their own fat asses back to them" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 you guys are all a bunch of jackasses. Banksy is bad ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchThe$nitch Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 unreal..i can't believe someone paid that much..ridiculous. and deterent, watch out for the dudes who chomp on burritos outside flash - they are all gay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deterrent Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 unreal..i can't believe someone paid that much..ridiculous. and deterent, watch out for the dudes who chomp on burritos outside flash - they are all gay. Dood I sure did learn alot that night... PS NAKED RAYGUN SATURDAY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat ralphy Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 a couple of sites are claiming that banksy identity is revealed http://www.briansewell.com/artist/b-artist/banksy/banksy-portrait-revealed.html http://uk.geocities.com/sball404/damon-banksy.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchThe$nitch Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Dood I sure did learn alot that night... PS NAKED RAYGUN SATURDAY i know - my cousins going -i have to move that day. fuck. have fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skilla54 Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 thats it. im going to make money off my art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gat Bush Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 unreal..i can't believe someone paid that much..ridiculous. and deterent, watch out for the dudes who chomp on burritos outside flash - they are all gay. there are a ridiculous number of undercovers in the wikk. that is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAL Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 This is how the art world works. You get hot, sell pieces for crazy sums, then recycle the same old shit for the rest of your career, because people want more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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