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Banksy is pretty rad - http://j.mp/YTWIu http://j.mp/YTWIu
by hop 17y ago
Banksy is pretty rad - http://j.mp/YTWIu http://j.mp/YTWIu
- unalone 17y agoBanksy's not bad, for what he is. In a lot of ways he's the cultural opposite of the Damien Hirst sort—everything Hirst likes Banksy hates and vice versa. But he's not particularly interesting stylistically, and a lot of his work is derivative, if pleasant to look at. His anti-consumerist screeds are similarly fun to listen to, but not particularly bright.
- jamesbritt 17y agoMajor points for being the Anti-Hirst, and I do really like Banksy, but he's got a limited range. I'm glad he's around, and hopefully encouraging others to stir things up.
- unalone 17y agoHirst isn't as bad as people say he is. It's an instance where people don't understand something and take it out by claiming hatred.
- jamesbritt 17y agoHirst's copyright lawsuits are pure bullshit and enough to make him a very person in my eyes.
- nailer 17y agoOther people using his work is pure bullshit in my eyes. If you want to have a picture of a skull made of diamonds, make a picture of a skull made of diamonds, or pay someone else too. Don't rip off someone else's work. I doubt Hirst would get so much criticism from defending his work if he were less successful, and his work was being ripped by someone more successful.
- jamesbritt 17y agoSatire != ripped off.
- nailer 17y agoThe other artist didn't say that in the interviews I've read. Do you have a source for that?
- jamesbritt 17y agohttp://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/hirst-demands-share-of-artists-16365-copies-1054424.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/hir... Decide for yourself if this is ripping off Hirst, or creating a legitimate new work that mocks Hirst and his crowd. This part is interesting: "But Hirst's complaint was seen as ironic by some in the art world, given the controversy surrounding the provenance of his skull. Three weeks after the artist unveiled the £50m sculpture, another artist, John LeKay, claimed he had been producing similar jewel-encrusted skulls since 1993." http://www.johnlekay.com/JohnLeKay.GALLERY.htm http://www.johnlekay.com/JohnLeKay.GALLERY.htm By all accounts it appears that someone is taking the piss out of Hirst, and he's being a dick in response. At least it's inspired more art: http://www.redragtoabull.com/acatalog/copy_of_INTRODUCTION_-_READ_THIS_FIRST.html http://www.redragtoabull.com/acatalog/copy_of_INTRODUCTION_-...
- nailer 17y agoAnd if Hirst has taken a photo of John DeKay's skull, DeKay would be right to take action. I still haven't seen the artist specifically mention satire.
- unalone 17y agoWhat exactly is a very person? Unlike you, I don't pretend I know enough about the circumstances of Hirst's cases to lay down judgment. I know next to nothing about the art he produces, just enough to understand that perhaps he's doing something more impressive than I think he is. With that as context, there's a possibility that there's more to the lawsuits than the media is showing, and so I give him the benefit of the doubt.
- jamesbritt 17y agoSorry, omitted a word. A very bad person. Shutting down soneone's elses art because it includes, among several other things, a picture of one of your own, clearly used to make a social commentary about art, is shitty. Especailly since that particular Hirst piece is itself derivative if not an outright copy. No pretending.