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Banksy
Banksy [ˈbæŋkzi] ist ein britischer Streetart-Künstler. Seine Schablonengraffiti wurden in Bristol und London bekannt. Er ist zudem weltweit in anderen Ländern aktiv geworden, unter anderem in Australien, Deutschland, Israel, Italien, Jamaika, Kuba, Mali, Mexiko, Japan, Palästina, Spanien, Österreich, Kanada und den USA. Banksy bemüht sich, seinen Namen sowie seine Identität geheim zu halten.
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„Sie kommen jeden Tag und verunstalten unsere Städte. Sie hinterlassen überall ihre idiotischen Schriftzüge. Sie machen aus der Welt einen hässlichen Ort. Wir nennen sie Werbeagenturen und Stadtplaner.“
— Banksy
Aufstand der Zeichen, Greenpeace Magazin Nr. 6/2005, http://www.greenpeace-magazin.de/index.php?id=2888&no_cache=1&sword_list[]=Banksy
„Some mothers will do anything for their children, except let them be themselves.“
— Banksy
Cut It Out (2004)
Quelle: Wall and Piece
„You're mind is working at its best when you're being paranoid.
You explore every avenue and possibility of your situation
at high speed with total clarity.“
— Banksy
Quelle: Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall
„Become good at cheating and you never need to become good at anything else.“
— Banksy
Quelle: Wall and Piece (2005)
„A wall is a very big weapon. It's one of the nastiest things you can hit someone with.“
— Banksy
Quelle: Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall (2001)
„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.“
— Banksy
Other sources
Quelle: Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall
Kontext: 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.
„The greatest crimes in the world are not committed by people breaking the rules. It's people who follow orders that drop bombs and massacre villages. As a precaution to ever committing major acts of evil it is our solemn duty never to do what we're told, this is the only way we can be sure.“
— Banksy
Quelle: Wall and Piece (2005)
„Some people become cops because they want to make the world a better place, some people become vandals because they want to make the world a better looking place.“
— Banksy
Banksyhttp://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/2018739.stm
Variante: Some people want to make the world a better place. I just wanna make the world a better-looking place. If you don't like it, you can paint over it!
Quelle: Wall and Piece (2005)