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Banksy is a British anonymous street artist known for his distinctive graffiti and installation art. His work often features satirical and confrontational elements, commenting on social phenomena. Banksy's art has gained worldwide attention, and his artistic style combines street art with traditional painting techniques.

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“I just wanna make the world a better-looking place. If you don't like it, you can paint over it!”

Ifs World Paint Over It

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“I don't think you should have to pay to look at graffiti. You should only pay if you want to get rid of it.”

Ifs Thinking Want Should Looks Pay Should Have Graffiti

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“Traditional graffiti writers have a bunch of rules they like to stick to, and good luck to them, but I didn't become a graffiti artist so I could have somebody else tell me what to do. If you're the type who gets sentimental about people scribbling over your stuff, I suggest graffiti is probably not the right hobby for you.”

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“I don't know if street art ever really works indoors. If you domesticate an animal, it goes from being wild and free to sterile, fat and sleepy. So maybe the art should stay outside.”

Ifs Knows Should Art Animal Streets Fats Sleepy Wild And Free Street Art

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“The one thing you can rely on is if you get disturbed halfway through a painting and it looks a bit naff, then someone will preserve that piece, remove it and a few months later it'll be paraded round Sotheby's by people wearing white gloves.”

People Ifs Looks Bits White Pieces One Thing Painting Months Rounds Preserves Rely Remove Halfway Disturbed Gloves Wearing White

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“If you have a statue in the city centre you could go past it every day on your way to school and never even notice it, right. But as soon as someone puts a traffic cone on its head, you've made your own sculpture.”

Ifs Way Made School Past Cities Traffic Centre Sculpture Statues Cones

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“If you are dirty, insignificant and unloved then rats are the ultimate role model.”

Ifs Roles Models Ultimate Dirty Role Models Rats Insignificant Unloved Wall And Piece

Book:Banksy: wall and piece

Source: Banksy: wall and piece

“Policemen and security guards wear hats with a peak that comes down low over their eyes. Apparently this is for psychological reasons. Eyebrows are very expressive and you appear a lot more authoritative if you keep them covered up. The advantage of this is that it makes a lot harder for cops to see anything more than six foot off the ground. Which is why painting rooftops and bridges is so easy.”

Source: Banksy: wall and piece

“If you want to say something and have people listen then you have to wear a mask. If you want to be honest then you have to live a lie.”

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Book:Banksy Locations & Tours Volume 2: A Collection of Graffiti Locations and Photographs from Around the U.K.

Source: Banksy Locations & Tours Volume 2: A Collection of Graffiti Locations and Photographs from Around the U.K.

“People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish... but that's only if it's done properly.”

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“If you want someone to be ignored then build a life-size bronze statue of them and stick it in the middle of town. It doesn't matter how great you were, it'll always take an unfunny drunk with climbing skills to make people notice you.”

People Ifs Want Matter Middle Skills Towns Sticks Size Drunk Climbing Ignored Statues Bronze Life Size

Book:Banksy: wall and piece

Source: Banksy: wall and piece

“If at first you don't succeed, Call an airstrike.”

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“People seem to think if they dress like a revolutionary they don`t actually have to behave like one.”

People Ifs Thinking Seems Dresses Revolutionary Behave

Book:Banksy: wall and piece

Source: Banksy: wall and piece

“On Painting Rats, and the Glorification of Them. They exist without permission. They are hated, hunted and persecuted. They live in quiet desperation amongst the filth. And yet they are capable of bringing entire civilizations to their knees. If you are dirty, insignificant, and unloved then rats are the ultimate role model.”

“Graffiti is one of the few tools you have if you have almost nothing. And even if you don't come up with a picture to cure world poverty you can make someone smile while they're having a piss.”

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“If you feel dirty, insignificant or unloved, then rats are a good role model. They exist without permission, they have no respect for the hierarchy of society, and they have sex 50 times a day.”

Ifs Feels Sex Roles Models Dirty Role Models Permission Rats Insignificant Hierarchy No Respect Unloved Good Role Models

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“Bus stops are far more interesting and useful places to have art than in museums. Graffiti has more chance of meaning something or changing stuff than anything indoors. Graffiti has been used to start revolutions, stop wars, and generally is the voice of people who aren't listened to. Graffiti is one of those few tools you have if you have almost nothing. And even if you don't come up with a picture to cure world poverty you can make somebody smile while they're having a piss.”

People Ifs World Has Beens Art War Used Stuff Voice Chance Interesting Poverty Revolution Tools Smile Come Up Cures Museums Bus Graffiti World Poverty Bus Stops Stop War Meaning Something

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“Film is incredibly democratic and accessible, it's probably the best option if you actually want to change the world, not just re-decorate it.”

Ifs World Want Film Inspiring Democratic Filmmaker Movie Changing The World

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“Graffiti is one of the few tools you have if you have almost nothing.”

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“I think its pretty clear that film is the pre-eminent art form of our age. If Michaelangelo or Leonardo Da Vinci were alive today they’d be making Avatar, not painting a chapel. Film is incredibly democratic and accessible, it’s probably the best option if you actually want to change the world, not just re-decorate it.”

Ifs Thinking World Want Art Age Today Film Form Clear Alive Painting Democratic Changing The World Live For Today Chapel Leonardo

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“If you don't own a train company then you go and paint on one instead... it all comes from that thing at school when you had to have name tags in the back of something... that makes it belong to you. You can own half the city by scribbling your name over it.”

Ifs School Names Cities Half Company Train Paint Over It Tag

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“If Michaelangelo or Leonardo Da Vinci were alive today they’d be making Avatar, not painting a chapel.”

Ifs Today Alive Painting Live For Today Chapel Leonardo

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“If it doesn’t matter, get rid of it. If you can’t get rid of it, it matters.”

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About the Author

Born: 1974
Known for: Artist
Quotes: 131

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