Anyone got a problem with this?

[Chromatic]

And it will get far more publicity now it has been painted over than it would if it had been left in place.

Not if that one in Cheltenham recently is anything to go by, they never shut up about it on the local radio for weeks and weeks and weeks.

 

[Archie_tect]

It's only 'worth' £400,000 in the eyes of an idiot.

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

Tomorrow's headline: "All reporting and photography of anti-immigration protests banned!!".

 

[Chromatic]

I know you aren't being serious, but fact checking most racist arguments will prove them to be not true.

I was deadly serious, swallows don't eat worms.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

[QUOTE 3308228, member: 9609"]Point of order - As Swallows are born and raised here they are a migratory bird from here that take a long winters holiday in South Africa. [/QUOTE]

Depends ...

GC

 

[Fnaar]

When Banksys 'appear'... well, they don't just magic themselves there... does he do them at night? Stick a tent up against the wall for a bit? How?

 

[Spinney]

They often have a look of stencils to me. Maybe he makes stencils, then sprays and finishes off on the wall. So it wouldn't take as long as doing the whole thing from scratch...

 

[Chromatic]

When Banksys 'appear'... well, they don't just magic themselves there... does he do them at night? Stick a tent up against the wall for a bit? How?

That, apparently, was more or less how the Cheltenham one was done.

 

[swee'pea99]

It's only 'worth' £400,000 in the eyes of an idiot.

$86,882,500 anyone?

How do these idiots get their paws on so much dosh?

 

[thecube]

Rothko's finest work! I wouldn't hang that in the same town as me let alone my home. My 2 year old produces more pleasing images.

 

[AndyRM]

They often have a look of stencils to me. Maybe he makes stencils, then sprays and finishes off on the wall. So it wouldn't take as long as doing the whole thing from scratch...

Nailed it. He uses stencils.

 

[w00hoo_kent]

When Banksys 'appear'... well, they don't just magic themselves there... does he do them at night? Stick a tent up against the wall for a bit? How?

Not sure about now he is rich and famous, but the method was definitely turn up at night with stencils (much quicker than freehand) some times in a hi viz vest (people ignore 'workmen' in hi viz vests) cans in a holdall. Spray it up nice and quick and walk off nonchalantly. It's possible he's added a workmans tent to his kit, would make sense if he was doing something that needed more time.

Doesn't surprise me it was covered up, the council didn't know what they were dealing with until after they'd 'cleaned' it. While some people know what a Banksy (and some other street artists) might look like, to a lot of people they are still just random graffiti and therefore vandalism.

 

[Beebo]

Nailed it. He uses stencils.

It's hardly a secret, that's his medium.
Here's video of him in action in the West Bank.

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXSg8BApBwA

 

[AndyRM]

It's hardly a secret, that's his medium.
Here's video of him in action in the West Bank.

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXSg8BApBwA

Wasn't trying to appear critical, just clarifying the queries. Stencilling is bloody hard to get right. I've had far more failures than successes.

 

[Fnaar]

...he makes stencils, then sprays and finishes off on the wall.

Miss Goodbody invited me over to do some touching up and spraying, and I too finished off on the wall. Not sure if she's had it cleaned up yet, or left it there for posterity.