"...There are, however, some designers and even clients who insist that the public deserve and will respond to much higher standards in graphics. They are convinced, as Charlie Chaplin was convinced, that the best way to entertain the public is to first entertain oneself."

Banksy tends to be overrun by his own self-developing brand

Posted: May 4th, 2007 | Author: Iancu | Filed under: guerrilla, identity | 2 Comments »

Banksy’s name has clearly grown beyond the real person. I wonder how many copycats he has, or when some big corporation will eventually sell Banksy-related stuff (I bet Banksy himself has been offered this kind of deal already).

This stencil however manages to say it all (I still remember the cover on Adbusters, one of my early contacts with “guerrilla” art):

Free Banksy

Original image from here.

2 Comments on “Banksy tends to be overrun by his own self-developing brand”

  1. 1 ibarbar » Banksy yet again said at 12:50 AM on May 11th, 2007:

    [...] Just a few days ago I was talking about him, and now here is a full article/interview in the New Yorker. [...]

  2. 2 Jazz said at 1:25 AM on June 30th, 2009:

    Banksy ; the deffinition of free art

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