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Banksy - Genius? Or over rated. CL Art Judges Decide

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Just appeared in Dover, by the port.

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"Just appeared"0
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Overrated rubbish.5
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Wow , what a genius.2
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Anchor with a capital W4
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That is soooooooo cool!
Genius is not a good enough word for old Wanksy.1 -
soapy_jones said:
That is soooooooo cool!
Genius is not a good enough word for old Wanksy.1 -
i_b_b_o_r_g said:
Anchor with a capital W
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WSS said:
"Just appeared"
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Banksy prints fetch £435,000 at auction
Genius? Well I reckon that's pretty clever.
A millionaire graffiti artist? Got to be close to genius, over rated or not.
''Bonhams said it was "delighted" with the success of the auction and said it was a "clear demonstration of Banksy's importance as a figure at the heart of contemporary art with a thriving market and pan-global interest".2 -
Love his stuff9
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the dover brexit one would be a lot better if the stars represented member states, unfortunately they don't so it doesn't really make sense1
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He's a genius, of course.0
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He takes art (if you agree that it is) that discusses important issues of the day out of galleries and into the streets. Can't be a bad thing23
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Love it all. Not sure genius is the right word. Very aware of what's going on and astute observations. Like the fact he's anonymous.8
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He's a criminal, no different to drug dealers and murderers35
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I like his stuff but understand why some don't.
When I worked with Camden Council we had a drawing I was convinced was a Banksy outside our office. I mentioned this to my manager who was also thrilled. But our cleaning team were mega efficient that day and had cleaned it off by 11am.
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You cannot be serious.cafcdave123 said:He's a criminal, no different to drug dealers and murderers
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Beauty is the eye etc......... I think the artwork, messages and mystique are very clever.
An awful lot of art is over priced. Rothko anyone? £70million. The wife did better with B&Q paint samples on the living room wall.
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Everything is art the debate is what constitutes GOOD art?
That tends to be 'in the eye of the beholder' and if that beholder is rich enough to spend a few (thousand) pounds then some contentious stuff can get a high profile many consider it may not deserve.
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..er it's street art.0
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He has the subtlety of a plane crash, and that's coming from me0
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Who's talking about subtlety?Leuth said:He has the subtlety of a plane crash, and that's coming from me
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I guess he makes unambiguous points, and he's largely fighting the good fight. Think his whole mystique is fairly laughable but maybe we need a Banksy, maybe we need someone to write it on a wall and get blogged about0
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I like it.
It's different. Clever and funny.5 -
and noncescafcdave123 said:He's a criminal, no different to drug dealers and murderers
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I know him. Friend of a friend.0
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You're discussing his art.
He's won.9