For the Banksy heads out there, it’s a shame but ‘London transport workers have painted over an iconic mural by “guerrilla artist” Banksy estimated to be worth more than £300,000.‘
At first Banksy’s work was controversial because of his topics. Then the streetart scene itself started criticising him for selling out and not keeping it real. Jealous ones envy, if you ask me. And that in its turn inspired Cam BsAs to call to free Bansky, an edit of one of his most famous works. (see above)
I’ve been a Banksy fan myself, and I still am, but clearly the man fell victim to a huge worldwide hype, which took his cultstatus to straight-up stardom. Nothing wrong with that though, but to see the estimated worth of his piece mentioned says just about everything. Did he not criticise the whole art-scene? Here’s Wooster’s take on the Banksy effect.
In any case, Banksy’s great, if you don’t know the background behind his work, check these previous posts:
Banksy - BBC Reportage & Paris Hilton fraud
Banksy versus Disney equals Guantànamo
Banksy - The Making-offs
(Thanks mr. DaQuan!)
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