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If you woke one morning and found a 'Banksy' on your House or garage, would you... |
Keep it |
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Remove it |
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Take a picture, then remove it |
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find a way of flogging it |
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Call the local Press |
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Call the Police |
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Not sure.... try me! |
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leebeelee123 LifeTime Member
Age: 20 Zodiac: Joined: 02 Apr 2006 Posts: 2254 Location: f**k knows, I'm lost...
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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 8:15 Post subject: |
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We had some great times, a certain big bus company in the West Midlands took a right hammering when we were kids, you had your tag on the front of a bus and you were hailed as god!
To get your tag on the upper deck of a bus you had to do something like this, it was called surfing:
Took skill to bypass the Emergency Window alarm which went off in the drivers cab, then to get down without hurting yourself!
Its funny how your view on things change as you grow older.
When I was a tagger, I didnt care whos property I sprayed on, but now if someone was to spray on my property or if my kids sprayed on someone elses I'd kill 'em!
The joys of youth ay? |
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_Si_ ***
Joined: 15 Feb 2008 Posts: 200 Location: Savoie, France
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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 9:51 Post subject: |
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I've seen quite a few of the Banksy's in London and they often blend perfectly with the environment they are in through clever placement and choice of colours. He doesn't just run up and paint over someone's front door or fence as you might expect a normal scroat to do.
I saw a very small banksy-esque (doubt it was his though) silhouette of a small figure fishing being painted over one day near Tower Bridge and nearly everyone who passed stopped to ask the painter why he was getting rid of it. It added a feature of interest to an otherwise dull and anonymous wall. Now there's just a patch of white paint which doesn't quite match the faded paint of the rest of the wall, which looks even more stupid.
Personally I'd flog it, but that's because I'm skint |
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Brownie LifeTime Member
Age: 58 Zodiac: Joined: 08 Mar 2005 Posts: 2384 Location: Deepest, Darkest, Cider Country ;o)
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:17 Post subject: |
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Sorry to drag this up again...... not!
Banksy is back
A new image has appeared on the same wall as his previous "Stop and search girl" (that was destroyed by an overzealous wall owner).
The new image appeared a few days ago and shows a black-and-white 'squatting', Michael Eavis, headed "Jay Zeavis", Banksy obviously not impressed with Michael Eavis' choice of headline artist!
I'll try to get a picture for those that are interested once I can get near the A361 through the town (when they're all locked-in to the festival site this weekend probably ) |
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Richie LifeTime Member
Age: 24 Zodiac: Joined: 10 Oct 2002 Posts: 9445 Location: Away
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:47 Post subject: |
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We dont need the banksy bloke who ever he is, we've got our very own Stu, far better and priceless, and portable after all.
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mark dale Site Admin
Age: 55 Zodiac: Joined: 04 Mar 2003 Posts: 5059 Location: Settle, Yorkshire Dales
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 0:49 Post subject: |
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this?
is it a banksy -??
Is it a Banksy?
mark " internet trawler" dale |
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paulfaw LifeTime Member
Age: 60 Zodiac: Joined: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 507 Location: Elland, West Yorkshire
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 10:23 Post subject: |
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For those that are interested;-
www.banksy.co.uk |
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shanagan LifeTime Member
Age: 73 Zodiac: Joined: 22 May 2006 Posts: 345 Location: sandwich kent
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:01 Post subject: |
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I work with the probation service taking out groups of offenders removing graffiti and while there are the very very occasional piece that is artlike mostly its racist rude and mindless tags which to me is criminal damage I so very often remove this rubbish from very elderly peoples homes which are very upset by it being plastered on their property ..Its a shame we dont get the actual graffiti spraying scum to remove it i would supply them with a toothbrush to get it off !!!! rant over now !!! |
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Brownie LifeTime Member
Age: 58 Zodiac: Joined: 08 Mar 2005 Posts: 2384 Location: Deepest, Darkest, Cider Country ;o)
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:15 Post subject: |
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mark dale wrote: |
this?
is it a banksy -??
Is it a Banksy?
mark " internet trawler" dale |
It did look like that Mark......
The owner has done it again! (sort of)
The mural has now been covered by some nice bits of ply, drilled and screwed over the top of the image, and the Teddy (which wasn't destroyed, from the original "Stop and Search Girl"). I'm guessing he's now protecting his interests, not allowing the local 'hoody brigade' the chance to spray over it... but stopping people admiring as they pass...... and keeping the pic in good shape ready to sell-on! |
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Brownie LifeTime Member
Age: 58 Zodiac: Joined: 08 Mar 2005 Posts: 2384 Location: Deepest, Darkest, Cider Country ;o)
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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:15 Post subject: |
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Here's the latest....
from http://bristolgraffiti.wordpress.com/
Apparently the new one's by 'Syd TV' and not 'Banksy' (which doesn't surprise me) so the owner painted over £50,000+ and then protected something worth nothing! |
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PoCUK Site Admin
Age: 60 Zodiac: Joined: 09 Oct 2002 Posts: 3749 Location: S/W New Forest Border
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Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:32 Post subject: Banksy ... is it art? |
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Click the pic to link to the BBC news article ...
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rick the biker LifeTime Member
Age: 53 Zodiac: Joined: 21 Aug 2006 Posts: 822 Location: HECKMONDWIKE
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Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 22:43 Post subject: |
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maybe its just me..but i was brought up to respect others peoples property.
this is just vandalism.
banksy seems to have a good talent..shame hes not putting it to use.
(I could do with my garage painting out in white..anyone got his number??)
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Petrolhead *
Joined: 05 Sep 2004 Posts: 45 Location: Scotland
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Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 1:32 Post subject: |
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These "artists" are just inconsiderate, selfish attention seeking vandals, simple as that.
I view these scumbags the same way I view the scroats who key cars.
There was a documentary on TV recently with a couple of these neds, and I spent the whole time watching and shaking my head. So now they are making corporate money out of their "anarchist" behaviour.
It's like these murderers who go to jail, write a book and make a fortune because they have seen the error of their ways, or that bloke on the radio recently claiming to have burgled 8000 homes in one year, and is now lecturing to school kids about how naughty it is.
Makes me sick. No wonder the country's so screwed. |
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