Danger-Mouse Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 I rather like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephensedgwick Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 I drove past there to day ,didn't notice it will take a look tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 Very apt, price of that building just went up by a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chady Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 Is it true that know one knows who he is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted May 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 Is it true that know one knows who he is? His identity, if it is a he, hasn't been 100% confirmed, although a possible name has been bandied around the media. There's also speculation it might be a collective of graffitti artists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 His identity, if it is a he, hasn't been 100% confirmed, although a possible name has been bandied around the media. There's also speculation it might be a collective of graffitti artists. or a collective of artists that is in fact one artist. It's not Fisherman Mike is it? he has plenty of other aliases... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wandringstar Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 so what you are saying is, it appeared the next day without anyone knowing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chady Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 Yes that what gets me? He/she/they may be fast But some detail surly some one must cop them!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted May 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 so what you are saying is, it appeared the next day without anyone knowing. Yep, that sums it up. Banksy uses stencils to create his images so the works can be finished very quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wandringstar Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 Yep, that sums it up. Banksy uses stencils to create his images so the works can be finished very quickly. I don't believe it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPhantom Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 I like it too. I just hope it lasts longer than the one that appeared near me in Cheltenham a couple of years ago. I think the local graffiti artists took a dislike to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCat Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 Well you should as it's true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted May 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 I don't believe it From one of his interviews "Around this time, he also settled on his distinctive stencil approach to graffiti. When he was 18, he once wrote, he was painting a train with a gang of mates when the British Transport Police showed up and everyone ran. “The rest of my mates made it to the car,” Banksy recalled, “and disappeared so I spent over an hour hidden under a dumper truck with engine oil leaking all over me. As I lay there listening to the cops on the tracks, I realized I had to cut my painting time in half or give it up altogether. I was staring straight up at the stenciled plate on the bottom of the fuel tank when I realized I could just copy that style and make each letter three feet high.” But he also told his friend, author Tristan Manco: “As soon as I cut my first stencil I could feel the power there. I also like the political edge. All graffiti is low-level dissent, but stencils have an extra history. They’ve been used to start revolutions and to stop wars.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 I don't believe it You don't believe this a banksy or you don't believe banksy is real? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted May 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 You don't believe this a banksy or you don't believe banksy is real? As far as I can tell he doesn't believe Banksy is capable of knocking up such a piece overnight or that he uses stencils to achieve his effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wandringstar Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 (edited) No, I believe banksy is very real, I very much like his art, I believe he uses stencils, I just don't believe that he turns up, does the job, and in the nosey 24hr surveillance society we live in, nobody sees him ever, no matter how much work he knocks out. You have to admit, it is a bit far fetched, like father Christmas. Edited May 7, 2017 by wandringstar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted May 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 No, I believe banksy is very real, I very much like his art, I believe he uses stencils, I just don't believe that he turns up, does the job, and in the nosey 24hr surveillance society we live in, nobody sees him ever, no matter how much work he knocks out. You have to admit, it is a bit far fetched, like father Christmas. You have a point but there are any number of ways to disguise himself from casual observation and even if you did have film of him painting you'd still have to have some way of matching a face to a name. Whilst graffitti is a crime I don't think the police are going to waste serious man hours tracking down his identity. Then there's the fact he does a lot of his work in the middle of the night so that cuts down on possible observers. No doubt someone out there knows who he is but they're obviously not saying. This is one theory "A commonly cited 2008 Mail on Sunday investigation of several former schoolmates and associates stated that the artist is believed to be Robin Gunningham, a former pupil at the public Bristol Cathedral School. This suggestion was corroborated in 2016 by a study of the locations in which Banksy's art has been found, which found that the incidence of Banksy's works correlated with the known movements of Gunningham" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wandringstar Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 its so easy to pull out your phone and take a picture, never mind knowing his identity, it would be impossible for someone not to have seen a person doing this art that is his, there has to be something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chady Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 It's got to be a group then he must have help to spray to minimise the time and to have people on lookouts. But then who says it's sprayed? Could be painted on?roller etc? Would that be quicker? Is it proven to be all done in one night?or are there half finished one night then they go back at a later date? Plus I bett they choose there locations carefully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wandringstar Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 (edited) I cant go out to my car without a curtain twitching, everybody sees everything, I just find it very hard to believe he hasn't been confronted by now. it is still good art, whatever, my brother bought a signed limited print 10 years ago of the doughnut security van, he paid £500 on ebay, he still has it. Edited May 7, 2017 by wandringstar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 I read an article some time ago, I forget where, but that also stated that he prepares stencils so that he can finish his paintings quickly. He also spends a lot of time surveying the area , taking measurements, etc. Its also said he sometimes has assistance. As he signs his art, if thats one of his it can be confirmed. Even if its not, its a clever image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet1747 Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 His identity, if it is a he, hasn't been 100% confirmed, although a possible name has been bandied around the media. There's also speculation it might be a collective of graffitti artists. And no saw him up a ladder painting the side of the building , how long do we recon two days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gu5 Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 So how about hiding in plain sight?: - man up a ladder in high viz and overalls painting a wall, white van parked below. Would you pay attention to it and take photos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 He has published books of his works so he has to have signed deals.. The 'nobody knows who he is' just adds to the mystique Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehb102 Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 People filter out background noise. Agatha Christie (IIRC) wrote how the murder was dressed as a maid because no one saw maids. I know the people who did this : http://streetarthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/boe-3.jpg broad daylight over one day. Put on a high visibility jacket and you become part of the background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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