Bansksy is just a vandal, but whoever improved this one is an artist:

Yeah c0ck & b@lls….very creative. If you watch Exit Through the Gift Shop Banksy says that he doesn’t care if his work is defaced or painted over. That is part of the point of street art – it is as far removed as possible from the stand behind a rope, no pictures please world of the art gallery.

I see it as a valid art form but understand why people dismiss it so easily.

Yeah c0ck & b@lls….very creative.

Very true. An apt commentary on the ‘work’.

Misquoting….very droll. You should work for the Daily Fail.

The thing that **** me off about Banksy is that other, much better, street artists are jailed and worse (when you get the BTP involved) and he’s lauded as some kind of genius.

Can we have some examples of “better” street art? Usually whenever anybody says something like that the art in question is usually fairly “traditional” looking graffiti.

russianbob – Member
The thing that **** me off about Banksy is that other, much better, street artists are jailed and worse (when you get the BTP involved) and he’s lauded as some kind of genius.

‘Better’ is entirely subjective, and if they were smarter, they wouldn’t get caught, would they.
Banksy has done more to open people up to accepting quality street art, especially in Bristol, where an entire street was set aside for a street art festival. That street is now being redeveloped, but some of the art is being kept.
Banksy’s skill is sharp wit and social comment, others paint extraordinary murals, and it can be argued that we in the UK are only now catching up with other European countries in using quality street art to brighten up otherwise pretty grim areas of grey concrete.

This is along the side of a pretty uninspiring building in Nelson Street, Bristol, and vastly improves the look of the place.
The weekend it was done, thousands of people visited the area, there was a real street party atmosphere, and local traders and pubs did great business.
But hey, it’s vandalism, isn’t it? 🙄