Banksy
Banksy
Banksy is an England-based graffiti artist, political activist and film director of unverified identity. His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stenciling technique. His works of political and social commentary have been featured on streets, walls, and bridges of cities throughout the world. Banksy's work grew out of the Bristol underground scene, which involved collaborations between artists and musicians. Observers have noted that his style is similar to Blek le Rat,...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionArtist
crush couple disappointment
I have no interest in ever coming out. I’m just trying to make the pictures look good; I’m not into trying to make myself look good. And besides, it’s a pretty safe bet that the reality of me would be a crushing disappointment to a couple of 15-year-old kids out there.
sex dirty role-models
If you feel dirty, insignificant or unloved, then rats are a good role model. They exist without permission, they have no respect for the hierarchy of society, and they have sex 50 times a day.
dirty role-models roles
If you are dirty, insignificant and unloved then rats are the ultimate role model.
eye covered-up security-guards
Policemen and security guards wear hats with a peak that comes down low over their eyes. Apparently this is for psychological reasons. Eyebrows are very expressive and you appear a lot more authoritative if you keep them covered up. The advantage of this is that it makes a lot harder for cops to see anything more than six foot off the ground. Which is why painting rooftops and bridges is so easy.
art museums i-can
As far as I can tell the only thing worth looking at in most museums of art is all the schoolgirls on daytrips with the art departments.
real oil people
Remember crime against property is not real crime. People look at an oil painting and admire the use of brushstrokes to convey meaning. People look at a graffiti painting and admire the use of a drainpipe to gain access.
people invisibility details
I don't know why people are so keen to put the details of their private life in public; they forget that invisibility is a superpower.
art clever years
I'd been painting rats for three years before someone said 'that's clever it's an anagram of art' and I had to pretend I'd known that all along.
art wall mean
Graffiti ultimately wins out over proper art because it becomes part of your city, it' s a tool; "I'll meet you in that pub, you know, the one opposite that wall with a picture of a monkey holding a chainsaw". I mean, how much more useful can a painting be than that?
cities trying billboards
You live in the city and all the time there are signs telling you what to do and billboards trying to sell you something.
The grumpier you are, the more assholes you meet.
drawing may sound
I am unable to comment on who may or may not be Banksy, but anyone described as being 'good at drawing' doesn't sound like Banksy to me.
art used
I used to encourage everyone I knew to make art; I don't do that so much anymore.
alive today painting
If Michaelangelo or Leonardo Da Vinci were alive today they’d be making Avatar, not painting a chapel.