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Nothing in the world is more common than unsuccessful people with talent, leave the house before you find something worth staying in for.
Banksy
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Banksy
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: July 28
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Robert Banks
Robin Banks
Robin Gunningham
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Graffiti is one of the few tools you have if you have almost nothing.
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Brandalism Any advertisement in public space that gives you no choice whether you see it or not is yours. It belongs to you. It's yours to take, rearrange and re-use. Asking for permission is like asking to keep a rock someone just threw at your head.
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Although you might have to creep about at night and lie to your mum it’s actually one of the more honest art forms available. There is no elitism or hype, it exhibits on the best walls a town has to offer and nobody is put off by the price of admission.
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I used to tell everyone I met to be an artist..... I don't do that any more.
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I need someone to protect me from all the measures they take in order to protect me.
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You can win the rat race but you're still a rat.
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Become good at cheating and you never need to become good at anything else.
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You owe the companies nothing. You especially don't owe them any courtesy. They have re-arranged the world to put themselves in front of you. They never asked for your permission, don't even start asking for theirs.
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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.
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I know street art can feel increasingly like the marketing wing of an art career, so I wanted to make some art without the price tag attached. There's no gallery show or book or film. It's pointless. Which hopefully means something.
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If you are dirty, insignificant and unloved then rats are the ultimate role model.
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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?
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My lawyer's opinion is that the cops might not actually be able to charge me with criminal damage any more - because theoretically my graffiti actually increases the value of property rather than decreasing it. That's his theory, but then my lawyer also believes wearing novelty cartoon ties is a good look.
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Painting something that defies the law of the land is good. Painting something that defies the law of the land and the law of gravity at the same time is ideal.
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I don't believe in anything. I'm just here for the violence.
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Film is incredibly democratic and accessible, it's probably the best option if you actually want to change the world, not just re-decorate it.
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We don’t need any more heroes we just need someone to take out the recycling.
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A lot of mothers will do anything for their children, except let them be themselves.
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You live in the city and all the time there are signs telling you what to do and billboards trying to sell you something.
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There's obviously nothing wrong with selling your art - only an idiot with a trust fund would tell you otherwise. But it's confusing to know how far you should take it.
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