its an interesting art project..... Banksy as a whole..... in fairness, the value of the law suits against him will forever far outweigh the value of his art....... which he holds no actual legal claim to by default...... would be like me painting your garden wall and then sending you a bill..... not to mention, there are a lot of people who aren't fans of his work, due to the ensuing affect it has on the property prices of the areas he has carelessly installed it..... people whose families lived there generations, no longer able to afford to buy there, because his work lead to prices rising due to fans moving into the area and pushing up prices..... also, his explanation of how he came to the use of stencils for increasing speed of work placement, by hiding under a train carriage, is questionable, because the technique has been used by a French female graffiti artist (iirc) publicly, and before he became so mainstream.... the question for me is, is Banksy the tag name of an elusive solo artist protecting their identity for legal reasons, or is the very concept of such a figure and the ensuing infamy and public interest that has become what it is today, the art itself. Is Banksy an artist, or is Banksy the art...... |
