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Do people really think Banksy wants people out there removing chunks of walls or doors that he tags and putting them in museums or selling them to private owners for thousands of dollars?
In the eyes of the New York City Government what Banksy is doing is vandalism[1]: "§ 10-117. Defacement of property, possession, sale and display of aerosol spray paint cans, [and] broad tipped markers and etching acid prohibited in certain instances." Graffiti is a Sand Mandala[2], it is art and it is beautiful because of it's guaranteed impermanence. If Banksy's vandalism wasn't vandalized or taken down or painted…
Not exactly. The difference is that graffiti can not just be swept up or blown away with a leaf blower like sand. At a minimum, it must be painted over. Sometimes this results in large patches of mismatched colors on a wall. In more extreme cases, it is not possible to just paint over it so it must be scrubbed off.
Interesting that this is called "vandalism" and not "art".
It's about the intention. Banksy's intention was to create art. The other guy's intention was to destroy. You can see art in destruction if you want, but the guy's intention clearly was to vandalize. Same reason why Jackson Pollock's pieces sell for millions and I couldn't sell the stain in my garage for a dollar. Even though one could see art in that stain (just like one can see art in nature) having a car with a le…
the vandals who spray directly over it because it is a banksy are just butt hurt idiots, but it is interesting to see the cacophony of graffitti that springs up around his work, almost as if taggers think, "oh we can paint here". no imaination in tagging, never has been never will be. its the equivalent of a dog pissing on a lamppost.
Unfortunately street art is not respected by graffiti artists. Especially from an outsider of the city.
They have no idea who Banksy is, which is awesome.
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Unfortunately street art is not respected by graffiti artists. Especially from an outsider of the city.
Seems pretty clear that most of these walls are just being reclaimed by the taggers that hit it in the first place. They have no idea who Banksy is, which is awesome.