in a vacuum he's okish imo at least the earlier stuff, its the mainstream popularity and a BBC article on him like once a month gives what is supposed to be subversive art a 'safe' and 'approved' feeling, which makes it seem inauthentic
I think his art in itself is pretty boring and is only made interesting by the medium, and it's not like his approach to the medium is that unique either.
That's fair. I'd say the only thing I find impressive about his work is the scale of some of it (assuming its actually being done surreptitiously). Besides that, the motifs are mostly unremarkable as far as wheatpasting/tagging goes. On the whole, he strikes me as the vanguard of turning street art into a sign of gentrification. When he first started getting recognized internationally he seemed like some kind of subversive spiderman figure but nowadays there's nothing gentrifying hipsters like more than a mural.
That said, tagging and wheatpasting is rad as hell and you all should try it if it's not too much of a risk. You don't need to be very artistically inclined to slap some glue and newsprint on a wall.
hot take: Banksy is lame.
in a vacuum he's okish imo at least the earlier stuff, its the mainstream popularity and a BBC article on him like once a month gives what is supposed to be subversive art a 'safe' and 'approved' feeling, which makes it seem inauthentic
we live in a society, but its on a wall!
he’s an odd character because he’s sort of based, but the art market is complete lib shit
what's lamer is the people removing the wall his work is painted on and sticking it in museums
I think his art in itself is pretty boring and is only made interesting by the medium, and it's not like his approach to the medium is that unique either.
That's fair. I'd say the only thing I find impressive about his work is the scale of some of it (assuming its actually being done surreptitiously). Besides that, the motifs are mostly unremarkable as far as wheatpasting/tagging goes. On the whole, he strikes me as the vanguard of turning street art into a sign of gentrification. When he first started getting recognized internationally he seemed like some kind of subversive spiderman figure but nowadays there's nothing gentrifying hipsters like more than a mural.
That said, tagging and wheatpasting is rad as hell and you all should try it if it's not too much of a risk. You don't need to be very artistically inclined to slap some glue and newsprint on a wall.
I don't know anything about art but that one piece that shredded itself at auction was funny as hell
It just made it worth more