ANTI-GRAPHITI CREWS BECOME VANDALS

[Lies]

DESTROYING PRICELESS WORKS OF ART IN MELBOURNE

WHO ARE THE CRIMINALS NOW?

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/citys-anti-graffiti-crews-paint-over-priceless-stencil-from-uk-artist/story-e6frf7jo-1225858921828



Whats not funny is though, who's going to arrest an anti-graphitti crew for destroying priceless art, the art police?

[Nast]

Meh. I think people should just embrace the impermanent nature of some kinds of art. Especially street art, which is under the constant risk of being removed by proprietors and the city. Western civilization has a boner for taking works of art out of their contexts, plopping them in a museum, recording, and preserving them for as long as possible. Which is certainly not inherently bad, but in this case, what are they going to do? Cut out a section of the wall and frame it?

The city could also have somehow protected the site, but I still feel that's contrary to the whole spirit.

[Rumckle]

1. What Nast said

and

2. Why is it always Banksy? I mean, he is a great artist, but there are plenty of other great Graff artists out there that never get public outcry when their pieces are ruined.

[Lies]

Yeah, I don't disagree with Nast, impermanence is part of art, in a way, it's still blatant hypocrisy from the government though to allow this to happen, and those pieces of mean things to some people. Or something.

And it's always banksy cus everyone knows who banksy is. Trust me, I get pissed off when I see good works of graphitti fucked over that aren't by banksy.

Used to be an awesome one around the corner from my house on the side of a milkbar.

I was totally sweet, but when new owners bought the milkbar it painted over it.

Unsurprisingly (to me), the milkbar shut down not long after it painted over it.

[Triple Zero]

What Nast said. The concept is funny, this is probably exactly the sort of controversy that Banksy loves, it's too bad that it got removed.

On the other hand, it's just a fucking stencil of a rat dangling from a parachute. What's priceless about that? Sounds to me like no other reason than "Banksy made it". Which is a dumb reason. Even moreso since Banksy is kind of anonymous.

It's not like graffiti/street artists that are not Banksy do not create silly cartoonish and/or political-critical stencils or pieces. And their stuff gets removed without any public outcry.

I mean it's kind of dumb like this, either you remove them all or you keep them all, or even just the ones that are deemed "pretty" by some arbitrary standard. However to keep them just because they are "made by Banksy" who managed to market himself worldwide, is pretty retarded.

On the other other other hand it is totally hilariously retarded. So also kind of good.

[Rumckle]

Especially because imitating Banksy wouldn't be that hard.

[ñͤͣ̄ͦ̌̑͗͊͛͂͗ ̸̨̨̣̺̼̣̜͙͈͕̮̊̈́̈͂͛̽͊ͭ̓͆ͅé ̰̓̓́ͯ́́͞]

Especially because imitating Banksy wouldn't be that hard.

You have no idea what you're talking about, do you?

[Triple Zero]

Especially because imitating Banksy wouldn't be that hard.

You have no idea what you're talking about, do you?

Well, I have no idea what you are talking about.

Do explain.

[ñͤͣ̄ͦ̌̑͗͊͛͂͗ ̸̨̨̣̺̼̣̜͙͈͕̮̊̈́̈͂͛̽͊ͭ̓͆ͅé ̰̓̓́ͯ́́͞]

Especially because imitating Banksy wouldn't be that hard.

You have no idea what you're talking about, do you?

Well, I have no idea what you are talking about.

Do explain.

[Kai]

Especially because imitating Banksy wouldn't be that hard.

You have no idea what you're talking about, do you?

Well, I have no idea what you are talking about.

Do explain.

Oh don't tell me, it's impossible to do some sort of faux witty/urbane stencil of an elephant on a pogostick and stick it on a wall somewhere.

God, net, why do you always have to be such an artdouche.

[ñͤͣ̄ͦ̌̑͗͊͛͂͗ ̸̨̨̣̺̼̣̜͙͈͕̮̊̈́̈͂͛̽͊ͭ̓͆ͅé ̰̓̓́ͯ́́͞]

Especially because imitating Banksy wouldn't be that hard.

You have no idea what you're talking about, do you?

Well, I have no idea what you are talking about.

Do explain.

Oh don't tell me, it's impossible to do some sort of faux witty/urbane stencil of an elephant on a pogostick and stick it on a wall somewhere.

God, net, why do you always have to be such an artdouche.

More talking with the rectum.

[hooplala]

Some of Bansky's stuff is fantastic, and some of it is prosaic bullshit... just like any other artist.  Also: "priceless" is a subjective term.

[ñͤͣ̄ͦ̌̑͗͊͛͂͗ ̸̨̨̣̺̼̣̜͙͈͕̮̊̈́̈͂͛̽͊ͭ̓͆ͅé ̰̓̓́ͯ́́͞]

Some of Bansky's stuff is fantastic, and some of it is prosaic bullshit... just like any other artist.  Also: "priceless" is a subjective term.

Some of his work isn't that remarkable, it's true. But, most of it is either pretty great or brilliant.

Most artists go through conventional channels and don't risk their asses to the extent street artists like Banksy do on a regular basis.

And Banksy has pulled off some pranks that Kai and Rumckle don't have the brains nor the balls for.

[hooplala]

I do tip my hat to his pranks.

[Rumckle]

Especially because imitating Banksy wouldn't be that hard.

You have no idea what you're talking about, do you?

Firstly I am not referring to his pranks, or in fact all of his works.

What I am saying is that copying a stencil is a lot easier than creating a new one, or copying a freehand sprayed piece.