![]() Clubs are good because it’s always nice to get past security, no matter who it is. It’s like if you’re going to front, I’ll front because we can talk all about it. Do you find door security a problem these days?īanksy I did a couple of hits in Bar Rhumba and this prick comes up to me and says, ‘My brother owns this club, what are you doing?’ So I said, ‘Yeah I spoke to him about it and he was safe,’ so the guy just fucked off and nodded. I paint for about 25 people and if anyone else likes it then cool, but if they don’t then ‘fuck you’. I’d say 70 percent of the stuff I’ve done has been cleaned. HHC How different is painting in London from Bristol?īanksy Well, it takes ages to get anywhere and the anti-terrorist police are a bit more edgy than in Avon & Somerset. ![]() You have to be careful who you listen to. When I did the clown stencil holding handguns some people hated it and thought it scared their kids, whereas others thought it was the funniest thing out. Everyone has their own interpretation of my work. HHC What’s the public’s reaction to your work?īanksy I try to get as little feedback as possible because that involves talking to people. Like if you put up a stencil, more people will see that as opposed to a painting in a gallery and it costs nothing to see. You’ve got to be fine about it and not bitter and twisted, but I use it to my advantage and operate on a different level. I never went to art college and I’m not from a family of artistic people – I never even had the connections to be part of the art world. HHC How do you view the British art scene?īanksy I’m not part of that scene. It’s all pest control, but it’s pests controlling them, not them controlling the pests. It’s difficult to describe in words but having a balaclava on and chucking paint around is very similar to wearing a mask and throwing flowers. The riot image is about throwing colour but in a dark way. You know, we don’t fucking matter.Ī lot of what I do is about taking the control back. You’re made to feel very aware that in this country doctors and entrepreneurs are at the top, then estate agents and plumbers, then the unemployed and slightly below them are your artists. HHC What was the idea behind the piece in Poland Street, W1?īanksy The Poland Street piece was about the fact that artists don’t matter. A tight image in 30 seconds is the way to go. Purely from the reaction I got I realised it’s all about efficiency these days. Hip-Hop Connection What influenced you to start using stencils?īanksy About five years ago I saw an image in a newspaper, cut it out as a stencil, then painted it in half a dozen places. HHC went along to ART 2000 at the upmarket Islington Design Centre to talk strategies with the nation’s most wanted. Bristol artist Banksy does things differently, often to devastating effect. That said, there’s always a subversive waiting in the wings to really tear shit up. ![]() Graf culture often just plods along, writers painting piece after piece of meaningless crap.
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