Thierry is not a true artist in the sense that he himself paints or illustrates--he has hired help, he's a business Most successful artists have hired help. Ba

Thierry is not a true artist in the sense that he himself paints or illustrates--he has hired help, he's a business Most successful artists have hired help. Banksy didn't print the Diana banknotes, and he probably doesn't construct his installation pieces. He's not the one painting the elephants or putting the chicken nuggets in cages. He might be standing nearby with a can of lager and laughing, but it's safe to assume a lot of his work is around conceptualising the ideas that end up with his name on them. Ooooh! Conceptual art! (And that's not to diminish his work - I utterly love Banksy. I bought a print and some other bits and pieces of his at the first show he ever did. In ROI terms it's probably the best investment i'll ever make. And, no: i'm not willing to sell any of it.) Someone can correct me if i'm wrong, but I don't think the Chapman Brothers consturcted Hell, or Damien Hurst glued the diamonds to the skull, etc., etc. Even the masters had studios of apprentices doing the grunt work, right?