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Banksy is pseudonymous England-based graffiti artist, political activist, and painter. Explore interesting quotes on someone.
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“Graffiti is one of the few tools you have if you have almost nothing. And even if you don't come up with a picture to cure world poverty you can make someone smile while they're having a piss.”

Banksy

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Source: Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall
Context: Bus stops are far more interesting and useful places to have art than in museums. Graffiti has more chance of meaning something or changing stuff than anything indoors. Graffiti has been used to start revolutions, stop wars, and generally is the voice of people who aren't listened to. Graffiti is one of those few tools you have if you have almost nothing. And even if you don't come up with a picture to cure world poverty you can make somebody smile while they're having a piss.

World , Smile

“A wall is a very big weapon. It's one of the nastiest things you can hit someone with.”

Banksy

Source: Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall (2001)

“If you want someone to be ignored, then build a life-size bronze statue of them and stick it in the middle of town…”

Banksy

Source: Wall and Piece (2005)

Life

“I'd been painting rats for three years before someone said 'that's a clever anagram of art' and I had to pretend I'd known that all along.”

Banksy

Source: Wall and Piece (2005)

Art , Painting

“If you have a statue in the city centre you could go past it every day on your way to school and never even notice it, right. But as soon as someone puts a traffic cone on its head, you've made your own sculpture.”

Banksy
School , Way , Past

“[I first picked up a spray can] the day someone ram-raided the Halfords round the corner from our house.”

Banksy

Venue magazine (taken from "Home Sweet Home - Banksy's Bristol" by Steve Wright)
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Housing

“We don’t need any more heroes; we just need someone to take out the recycling.”

Banksy

Wall and Piece (2005)