Banksy

[sleepboy]

So, to qualify for the documentary label, does that mean everything in the film has to be true then?

[treeoflife]

Easy answer... Michael Moore.

Jan 25, 2011 12:30:26 GMT -8 sleepboy said:

So, to qualify for the documentary label, does that mean everything in the film has to be true then?

[afroken]

And I thought it was just Joe Public that had been brainwashed by the Banksy marketing machine. It seems the establishment is following suit. Where will it all end?

[sleepboy]

[gamma888]

so my wife just made a brief cameo at "barely legal" show in this video! wow... she smiled when i showed her face on the video... nevertheless, great interview by banksy...

[astrogirl]

that's awesome, I'll have to watch it again and watch for her!

[saL]

just saw this on from Banksyforum:

"sperm piece" on eBay - cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-Banksy-Sperm-Alarml-Original-/330531340742?pt=UK_art_prints_GL&hash=item4cf53401c6#ht_500wt_1156

un-freaking-real!!!

[svenman]

'there is a massage behind every every piece'.

seriously, who would want this on their wall?

[bigstrunso]

I don't know, but I'll take the massage every time sven.

[lowpro]

Fuck the piece. It's garbage. I want to know who the contractors were that managed to pull that off in tact. I'm doing some renovations soon and need a good set of hands. It's amazing the skill that comes out in dismantling these street pieces.

[gildoinc]

Feb 15, 2011 12:52:20 GMT -8 lowpro said:

Fuck the piece. It's garbage. I want to know who the contractors were that managed to pull that off in tact. I'm doing some renovations soon and need a good set of hands. It's amazing the skill that comes out in dismantling these street pieces.

I think you should hold off on hiring those contractors Lowpro as there was that little caveat in the auction - "There’s a fine line going up this work can be fixed."

[jB]

Im sure some of you have already seen this - but for those who have not, here's a piece done in LA for a possible lead in towards the Oscars. Hope there is more to come.



Courtesy of Capturing Banksy

[steveinca]

This piece is literally a few blocks from my house. A friend and I were driving home from dinner last night. She said "I think that's a banksy", i didn't turn the car around because i thought "why would banksy put up a piece in westwood?". Turns out she was right. Here are some pics i just took ..

[jimandtara]

Great shots Steve...didn't noticed the 50 caliber crayons at first glance earlier in the full piece


Jim

[saL]

another Banksy in LA... this one is on a burnt out building..

check out the video -

[lowpro]

These Sotheby's results from the day auction are absolutely insane. It makes me sick to my stomach knowing I passed on the color HW directly from PC, after negotiating them down to 25k GBP and still battling myself and being unable to commit..and that was the one that exhibited at Bristol Museum. I loved the piece a lot, but just couldn't pull the trigger. Today's was estimated at 12-18k, which was so deliberately light it was silly and only had the intended effect of building a frenzy around the piece. But the fact that is sold for 85k GBP is nuts. Fuck Exit Through the Gift Shop and the incessant Oscar buzz, which is trivial cause there's no way in hell he wins, as the impact on the market is annoyingly profound. Now I'll have to await the next global market collapse and the ensuing art market retraction again to be able to come close to affording something.

[jake]

Feb 16, 2011 9:50:37 GMT -8 lowpro said:

It makes me sick to my stomach knowing I passed on the color HW directly from PC, after negotiating them down to 25k GBP and still battling myself and being unable to commit..and that was the one that exhibited at Bristol Museum. I loved the piece a lot, but just couldn't pull the trigger. Today's was estimated at 12-18k, which was so deliberately light it was silly and only had the intended effect of building a frenzy around the piece. But the fact that is sold for 85k GBP is nuts.

That estimate was such a tease, i'm sure there were a few people like me contemplating a cheeky bid, even though that was realistically out of my league.

Did you get any of the other work from the Bristol show?

[jediak]

Lowpro: Sorry I was hoping you could shed some light on the context of your comments, I can see you mean Sotheby's auction results but I’m not sure on the specifics in regards to the pieces you are speaking of.
thanks.

[jB]

Feb 16, 2011 9:50:37 GMT -8 lowpro said:

These Sotheby's results from the day auction are absolutely insane. It makes me sick to my stomach knowing I passed on the color HW directly from PC, after negotiating them down to 25k GBP and still battling myself and being unable to commit..and that was the one that exhibited at Bristol Museum. I loved the piece a lot, but just couldn't pull the trigger. Today's was estimated at 12-18k, which was so deliberately light it was silly and only had the intended effect of building a frenzy around the piece. But the fact that is sold for 85k GBP is nuts. Fuck Exit Through the Gift Shop and the incessant Oscar buzz, which is trivial cause there's no way in hell he wins, as the impact on the market is annoyingly profound. Now I'll have to await the next global market collapse and the ensuing art market retraction again to be able to come close to affording something.

I remember that - and was contemplating this piece as well.

As they say, hindsight is 20/20.

[steveinca]

Some updates, as all of these new pieces are within 5 minutes of my house. Just drove by "Crayon Boy", it's still there, fans are posing in front it snapping off pics. "Charlie Burn" is now boarded up. The piece on the billboard on sunset blvd was taken down today. I watched as several guys did it. I'm putting on my ninja outfit as I type this, and i'm going hunting for Mr.B. All I need is to borrow some Chinese throwing stars from someone.

[jimandtara]

Feb 16, 2011 9:50:37 GMT -8 lowpro said:

These Sotheby's results from the day auction are absolutely insane. It makes me sick to my stomach knowing I passed on the color HW directly from PC, after negotiating them down to 25k GBP and still battling myself and being unable to commit..and that was the one that exhibited at Bristol Museum. I loved the piece a lot, but just couldn't pull the trigger. Today's was estimated at 12-18k, which was so deliberately light it was silly and only had the intended effect of building a frenzy around the piece. But the fact that is sold for 85k GBP is nuts. Fuck Exit Through the Gift Shop and the incessant Oscar buzz, which is trivial cause there's no way in hell he wins, as the impact on the market is annoyingly profound. Now I'll have to await the next global market collapse and the ensuing art market retraction again to be able to come close to affording something.

I feel for ya Walt - just when you think its officially out of hand, up goes the bar!


Jim

[lowpro]

For reference, here's the Sunset Blvd billboard..



Pretty meh if you ask me. But with the location in mind, the fact his crew pulled this off is still impressive.

[epicfai]

Video of the billboard being taken down and the fight that immediately broke out over the piece.

tinyurl.com/49ewvn7

wow, that got ugly fast. they must really be into art to get so passionate about the piece...

anyone know the details on this?

[gildoinc]

Holy shit, that did get ugly fast.

[fonger]

hahahahaaa so who's the lucky winner? the piece is damn huge!!