Shepard Fairey always has an authentic perfect answer to everything in every video we have of him very authentic man overall I apprecaite with his fame that he didn't become fake.
Everyone here is just a little too obsessed - Especially the one calling them sell outs- Let these dudes get MONEY!! quit being a hater spray paint is not free- and one's time comes and goes - just because your broke don't mean everyone else should be too
wtf are you talking about? He himself will tell you he’s a graffhead. It’s people with remedial opinions like yourself that don’t give respect to graffiti artist. You think it’s easy for a guy to hang from 100 foot bridge with only a ledge to stand on and do a piece up there for two hours with no harness? Or to get a quick throw-up on the hottest Boulevard lit up in under three minutes because cops always hit that intersection. It’s easy when you have a team and a corporation behind you. It’s a lot harder when you’re coming up and on his come up Shepard was/is a graffiti artist. He just chose the wheat paste route, which a lot of grafters would say is weak. And I would agree.
@rudeboytony Hey, thanks for that tip on Blek Le Rat. I had actually seen some of his work back in art school some years ago, but I never got his name. Then I got to know Banksy and started wondering if this french guy really existed or if I had just mixed the two up in my head. Now I know. You made justice to him, at least in my head :)
I'm chiming in late without reading all of the many comments, but I personally like Banksy's work. I'm a 60 year old guy from NC, USA but I have always liked art in all of it's forms. This is art. It should be protected in my opinion. Before I learned about Banksy, I had played a PlayStation game named Infamous Second Son. It was about going around city's and tagging turf among other things. If you like Banksy's work, you should check it out!
Just because his stuff gets preserved by the city doesn't mean it isn't graff, bro. It just shows that Banksy's stuff is actually enjoyed by people because it's something different. It's clever, it's original, and it represents something. It's not his fault that the city actually likes it.. There's just a lotta hipsters these days that are really mainstream and easily impressed by bad and good things. Such as Mr.Brainwash being the bad things, and Banksy being the good things..
I think that Banksy is trying to draw attention to issues that our society tries hard to ignore. I don't agree with everything he has done, especially in his past. However, he is my favorite artist right now, by far. Shepard is a cool, well spoken and intelligent guy. Just don't like how many people just focus on their art and their message so much.
Banksy is fior me an amazing artist. A lot of his work is incredibly clever and portrays what modern life is like very well. I used to live quite close to Bristol so I saw a lot of his work a lot of the time. He's great.
Joshua Plascencia you dont have to get personal, its just my opinion. I think that banksy is a respectless artist, who has nothing to do with Graffiti etc...
.....no i believe i based it off the documentary in which blek, robbo, and banksy's (and i think some local law enforcement in Britain) opinions all were stated. i also used banksys work (which i already said i like) to form my own opinion on banksy. and in comparison to bleks work, some of banksys work was clearly influenced by blek, close enough to where i think it was almost copied.
obey is a graff artist graff comes in alot of forms it dont have to be spray can and tracks thats where and how it started but in the early 80's and lates aswel it came in wheat pastes and roll up
Jeff Koons, Jasper Johns, Chris Wool, Takashi Murakami, Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin, The Chapman Bros, Bridget Riley, ....all alive today - prior to that Lucien Freud, Francis Bacon, Andy Warhol, Picasso, Dali, Duchamp, Brancusi, Miro......Titian, Da Vinci, Carravaggio, Michelangelo.....
Look bro, I understand Banksy has a lot of concepts and styles like Blek Le Rat, but Banksy just happened to develop that style as he was starting and finding his own style. He was and is probably more than aware that he has the same stencil style as Blek Le Rat. But the meaning of the stencil is much more important than the resemblance of Blek Le Rat's work and Banksy's work.
4:11 The way he asked him that question and you just felt like, Damn that's pretty messed up.One of the things they teach you in Art school is if you're going to "borrow" an image you have to give credit and distort it enough as to not get you sued.Today's art is going to eventually force us to be original and actually make us think about and depict the present instead of stealing, and dwelling on the past.Every artists' moral value is in check.Art for social justice,money, or power???
watching and studying Banksy. Im baffled by the thought that even Robbo and Shepard and probably half of the artists in the world knew who Banksy is, but none ever came out on TV and exposed him, for Me that's what respect is all about. They knew its important for Banky not to be exposed and they could have earned a lot but they chose not to.
I like Banksy because people have told my his art is good. I like the feeling I get when I agree with people and it's nice to be part of a group. Just because his style and the majority of his ideas have been borrowed doesn't mean he isn't the best. Ronald McDonald didn't invent the hamburger but McDonalds is one of the most revered burger restaurants in the world. People who doubt Banksy's authenticity are forgetting the most important credential in street art and that is how much people are willing to pay for it
I'll tell you what Fairey doesn't like about Thierry: Thierry made a powerful statement (probably unintentionally) by exposing the B.S. of the art world. He showed that it doesn't take talent or originality to become an Art Star...and he held up a mirror to other poseurs and copycats like Fairey. Fairey saw himself reflected in Thierry and didn't like it one bit
He didn't know Blek Le Rat.. he started out stencils close to the same time and the concept isnt so original that it would be impossible for other people to come up with it, no one person started stencils and everyone else copied or anything... and His artwork itself is nothing like bleks, they just both use stencils.. using the same medium is not copying or stealing. Banksy is a lot smarter than blek also
he didnt steal anything he was inspired by it. most people who start painting get their first ideas or forms from someone they look up to that got them interested in it in the first place. thats like saying todd mcfarlane stole spider man when he was drawing it lol
As Nate just said, I don't think banksy copied him, just took inspiration! The theme of rats could almost be seen as a commemoration to blek for his beautiful artwork, but unless banksy makes another documentary, which he said he wouldn't at the end of his lol then we may never know!
@wilduhhh Yes, I did. He was obviously a character "made" for the film, to make a statement about the current state of the art world, and how manufactured it is. Yes, he exists, but hes OBVIOUSLY been created by Banksy for the film.
Also, how original is art?It's as original as the artist.Do you want the art to reflect you, the times, or the viewer.What is beneficial as a whole? Mostly the most effective art is the one with social impact.It depicts what's best for all.Art with a voice, art that creates human improvement.I think most people would want to make such art.If you know someone making that kind of art today, send me a message and tell me who they are.
Does anyone else REALLY like Shepard Fairey but just not really dig his work? I like his old stuff when he first started out but not so much his recent work.
the prank is that all that shit is real and true, a mirror up to the fickle world of art, not only street, since the lines are blurred there between different contemporary art.
First off it was a tag not art. Robbo does mostly tags. Second it was already covered up by other peoples tags before Banksy got there. Lastly it ended with Banksy putting up a tribute once Robbo fell into that coma.
misterandylink Not true Robbo had way more technical talent than Banksy. He could make a beautiful portrait with just cans no stencils. He was not just a tagger. I still think Banksy is a genius. Banksy's talent is his clever subject matter. His work just speaks to people. I wish he'd done a little more to be unique. But let's face it there's a whole generation of artists (myself included)are biting blek le rat. I just think its BS that you dog Robbos spray skills. Robbo had sick skills. He was a king. You need to learn your history before you talk.
@popcornfreak129 its true, the whole art prank, but there actually is a video of mbw piecing a huge walll, and he actually does do alot of art, the people that do the work only make the massive prints, and black and white imagery.
@210dd so does robbo, but to never notice the beef between robo and banksy due to a pice robo had UNTOUCHED for '25 years' isnt to give respect. also coping a previous artist work from france that also did stencil... im not say hes bad neither a copy cat but som times you have to look deeper into some things that do have a meaning.
i mean sure, but he REAAALLLLLLLLLYYY couldve been a ton more original. theres a difference between being inspired and just changing a minor detail. but like i said, banksy has had some pretty dope shit
The Picasso quote “Good artists copy; great artists steal,” doesnt apply to Fairey. Picasso's statement was tongue in cheek, it was representative to "Style and Subject" not the outright copying of entire pieces, which Fairey does. He has been caught numerous times trying to pass off, late 19th and early 20th century political posters as his own work, even going so far as copyrighting them.
no he clearly had influences from blek...half his shit that everyone knows very closely resembles bleks work, infact by very closely i mean just a few details are different.
To all the comments about sheppard wishing he was banksy; I think his demeanor is being interpreted wrong, I don't it's that he wishes he was banksy, but he wishes he'd of stayed hidden like banksy. Fairey making money publicly made alot of people consider him a sellout, which in turn makes any message he puts into his art watered down by peoples preconception of him. While banksy is able to maintain his "underground" image and make money, which only strengthens his message and get it out there
Well, I'm sorry, "Mate", I was just assuming that you were talking about Banksy's work not being original since most of the internet seems to accuse Banksy of stealing the same stencil concept from an other similar, older street artist named Blek le Rat. Also, if you really expected work like this from a 15 yr old, then why don't we see millions of repetitive artwork up on the streets?
If you're digging the artwork of Banksy, you'll probably dig the work by the artist 'LIES' which has sick work in the three Church Of The Subgenius (Funny ass books for a made-up religion)by Ivan Stang. I think he's the artist named 'Heart Ignition' in the third most recent book. His work is modified clip-art/ hand drawn/ photocopied...It's fucking genius stuff, not street art, but it's hillarious and demented in the same vein as Banksy's stencils.
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Shepard is a homie
Shepard Fairey always has an authentic perfect answer to everything in every video we have of him very authentic man overall I apprecaite with his fame that he didn't become fake.
I like Shepard. He's articulate and intelligent.
this guy's words are as poetic as his art
it's easy to criticize.
It's harder to critique.
most people think they do the latter.
i thought mr brainwash was a living banksy piece for a while
Finally, a rational person on the topic.
Everyone here is just a little too obsessed - Especially the one calling them sell outs- Let these dudes get MONEY!! quit being a hater spray paint is not free- and one's time comes and goes - just because your broke don't mean everyone else should be too
Shepared fairy is a street artist not a graffiti
wtf are you talking about? He himself will tell you he’s a graffhead. It’s people with remedial opinions like yourself that don’t give respect to graffiti artist. You think it’s easy for a guy to hang from 100 foot bridge with only a ledge to stand on and do a piece up there for two hours with no harness? Or to get a quick throw-up on the hottest Boulevard lit up in under three minutes because cops always hit that intersection. It’s easy when you have a team and a corporation behind you. It’s a lot harder when you’re coming up and on his come up Shepard was/is a graffiti artist. He just chose the wheat paste route, which a lot of grafters would say is weak. And I would agree.
Met Sheppard in San Fran back in 1999, he was nice.
Shepard has his hand in all art forms, it's amazing! He even did the artwork and released Ashtar Command's new CD on his Obey Giant label!
Excellent commentary Shepard. Even today.
I member sheps Art in the 90's under the bay bridge (that face ..that Andre the giant face lol man I never knew it was Andre the Giants face )
@rudeboytony Hey, thanks for that tip on Blek Le Rat. I had actually seen some of his work back in art school some years ago, but I never got his name. Then I got to know Banksy and started wondering if this french guy really existed or if I had just mixed the two up in my head. Now I know. You made justice to him, at least in my head :)
I'm chiming in late without reading all of the many comments, but I personally like Banksy's work. I'm a 60 year old guy from NC, USA but I have always liked art in all of it's forms. This is art. It should be protected in my opinion. Before I learned about Banksy, I had played a PlayStation game named Infamous Second Son. It was about going around city's and tagging turf among other things. If you like Banksy's work, you should check it out!
also, your mural looked great....after btm and al crew ragged it!!
I saw my first bansky artwork on Saturday near Broadway
Yes it's graffiti but his art means something it's amazing
Graffiti....that's a joke.
+Joshua Smith graffiti is great, little bitch. Banksy doesn't write graffiti. Cliff notes for idiots. Go buy a tampon.
Kek sheep
Banksy was too slow to paint graffities
@xxRawrRawr "Exit Through The Gift Shop", Banksy's movie about Mr Brainwash
Banksy has elevated the standard of truthful reflections of the self and your place in the world you share with others, and it hurts sometimes.
Just because his stuff gets preserved by the city doesn't mean it isn't graff, bro. It just shows that Banksy's stuff is actually enjoyed by people because it's something different. It's clever, it's original, and it represents something. It's not his fault that the city actually likes it.. There's just a lotta hipsters these days that are really mainstream and easily impressed by bad and good things. Such as Mr.Brainwash being the bad things, and Banksy being the good things..
obey made the sweetest blanket for me. BIG UP SHEPARD FAIREY
2020 anybody?
Very impressed by Mr. Fairey, he is articulate and very down to earth and very talented.
I think that Banksy is trying to draw attention to issues that our society tries hard to ignore. I don't agree with everything he has done, especially in his past. However, he is my favorite artist right now, by far. Shepard is a cool, well spoken and intelligent guy. Just don't like how many people just focus on their art and their message so much.
I think Bansky created all of Mr.Brainwash artwork but was too pop art to be Banksy’s art, so Mr.Brainwash was created to get it out to people.
Great interview
Ziontrainism shepards cool .. run Banksy, runnnnn 😂
Banksy is fior me an amazing artist. A lot of his work is incredibly clever and portrays what modern life is like very well. I used to live quite close to Bristol so I saw a lot of his work a lot of the time. He's great.
a lot of his "work" was straight stolen from blek.
SYENS fiveK Yeah. Blek was the one who had the idea of the rats rushing the city. Also Banksy plays a big role in the discussion about robbos death
He didn't copy blek. Banksy said an interview it was coincidental and blek didn't care. Get your shit straight
Joshua Plascencia
you dont have to get personal, its just my opinion. I think that banksy is a respectless artist, who has nothing to do with Graffiti etc...
yeah its really "coincidental" that most of his pieces are pretty much exactly the same
@darselparsel obey is his brand. all his art
love the fact that he hates on MBW!
Does shepard fairey paint?or does he just wheat paste?
.....no i believe i based it off the documentary in which blek, robbo, and banksy's (and i think some local law enforcement in Britain) opinions all were stated. i also used banksys work (which i already said i like) to form my own opinion on banksy. and in comparison to bleks work, some of banksys work was clearly influenced by blek, close enough to where i think it was almost copied.
obey is a graff artist graff comes in alot of forms it dont have to be spray can and tracks thats where and how it started but in the early 80's and lates aswel it came in wheat pastes and roll up
The black hills are not for sale
At 4:10 he says about money etc, does his radio show / podcast run at a loss? Isn't that the whole point? To make enough to eat.
its time we all re-invent ourselves,my philosophy is "why live life if your not living it the way you want
To the interviewer: who are the art stars if not Fairey and Banksy?
Robert Harper Society made them stars. That's not graff.
Jeff Koons, Jasper Johns, Chris Wool, Takashi Murakami, Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin, The Chapman Bros, Bridget Riley, ....all alive today - prior to that Lucien Freud, Francis Bacon, Andy Warhol, Picasso, Dali, Duchamp, Brancusi, Miro......Titian, Da Vinci, Carravaggio, Michelangelo.....
#Teamrobbo
Look bro, I understand Banksy has a lot of concepts and styles like Blek Le Rat, but Banksy just happened to develop that style as he was starting and finding his own style. He was and is probably more than aware that he has the same stencil style as Blek Le Rat. But the meaning of the stencil is much more important than the resemblance of Blek Le Rat's work and Banksy's work.
Stencils have been around a long time.
Lol, sheppard has the freedom to not do press. He fucking loves it
Sheps a tosser
He didn't say he say he disliked it . He was just making a point for his question regarding banaky
*Banksy
did you see the movie? you might like it. thats kinda the point of the whole film. you should watch it.
4:11 The way he asked him that question and you just felt like, Damn that's pretty messed up.One of the things they teach you in Art school is if you're going to "borrow" an image you have to give credit and distort it enough as to not get you sued.Today's art is going to eventually force us to be original and actually make us think about and depict the present instead of stealing, and dwelling on the past.Every artists' moral value is in check.Art for social justice,money, or power???
Shepard is talented he reinterprets elaborates transforms doesn't just copy. Most artists use reference images.
watching and studying Banksy. Im baffled by the thought that even Robbo and Shepard and probably half of the artists in the world knew who Banksy is, but none ever came out on TV and exposed him, for Me that's what respect is all about. They knew its important for Banky not to be exposed and they could have earned a lot but they chose not to.
I like Banksy because people have told my his art is good. I like the feeling I get when I agree with people and it's nice to be part of a group. Just because his style and the majority of his ideas have been borrowed doesn't mean he isn't the best. Ronald McDonald didn't invent the hamburger but McDonalds is one of the most revered burger restaurants in the world. People who doubt Banksy's authenticity are forgetting the most important credential in street art and that is how much people are willing to pay for it
Mcdonalds burgers suck as does banksy
banksy is a real artist bro as is shepard fairey
I'll tell you what Fairey doesn't like about Thierry: Thierry made a powerful statement (probably unintentionally) by exposing the B.S. of the art world. He showed that it doesn't take talent or originality to become an Art Star...and he held up a mirror to other poseurs and copycats like Fairey. Fairey saw himself reflected in Thierry and didn't like it one bit
very well articulated argument Shepard. props
I wish I heard this on the radio...
COME TO INDIA !
- LONG TIME WORSHIPPER
i remember him on fotolog
he was nice
#Teamrobbo
#fuckyou and enjoy art
#teamtrump
#teamrobbo
#unicornpower
#chettoman
#a_bad_version_of_garfield
#its_okay_i_hate_everyone_equally
The other day I saw an OBEY hat that costs €50 euro
estopasowner "the good artists borrow, the great artists steal, the best artists plagerize" -Cl1che
the rich artists market.
Fucking wank like supreme SHITE
He didn't know Blek Le Rat.. he started out stencils close to the same time and the concept isnt so original that it would be impossible for other people to come up with it, no one person started stencils and everyone else copied or anything... and His artwork itself is nothing like bleks, they just both use stencils.. using the same medium is not copying or stealing. Banksy is a lot smarter than blek also
Banksy copied blek. If you don't know blek look his ass upp
"Good artists copy, great artist steal." -Picasso (Allegedly)
***** which makes banksy a good artists and not a great one.
he didnt steal anything he was inspired by it. most people who start painting get their first ideas or forms from someone they look up to that got them interested in it in the first place. thats like saying todd mcfarlane stole spider man when he was drawing it lol
Anybody could be a artist so he isn't copying anybody anybody in the world could be an artist
As Nate just said, I don't think banksy copied him, just took inspiration! The theme of rats could almost be seen as a commemoration to blek for his beautiful artwork, but unless banksy makes another documentary, which he said he wouldn't at the end of his lol then we may never know!
@epohnopulse no he's not there was a pic of the real banksy in a newspaper a few years ago
@wilduhhh Yes, I did. He was obviously a character "made" for the film, to make a statement about the current state of the art world, and how manufactured it is.
Yes, he exists, but hes OBVIOUSLY been created by Banksy for the film.
i feel like shepard fairy is a real nerd.
Laura Blixt He looks like Rafterman from "Full Metal Jacket".
+NaSamymDnie yesss
Right Laura, maybe you and you ur mates can beat him up after school 🙄
He looks and talks like he should be working in a bank
Cool interview.
I have an original shepherd fairy, he's cool i guess. I got it from a friend who he gave it to. They had a falling out.
Check out Egypt Through The Glass Shop
I've personally met Bansky and he's No MBW he's just his own man.
Banksy acknowledges that he's inspired by Blek the Rat. Also Blek the Rat and Banksy are friends and want to collaborate.
Bad artists copy. Good artists steal.
- Pablo Picasso
damn shepard is so well spoken!
@grincho484 I don't think it would be that obvious. Although you do have a point.
Also, how original is art?It's as original as the artist.Do you want the art to reflect you, the times, or the viewer.What is beneficial as a whole? Mostly the most effective art is the one with social impact.It depicts what's best for all.Art with a voice, art that creates human improvement.I think most people would want to make such art.If you know someone making that kind of art today, send me a message and tell me who they are.
Watch the Blek section of the Banksy vs Robbo section. A lot is Ripped off, a lot isn't.
its all a rip off from the political social messages to the rats
But isn’t it a mockumentary though?
Please, give me something else to base my opinion on banksy off of. because i would love to hear it.
Does anyone else REALLY like Shepard Fairey but just not really dig his work?
I like his old stuff when he first started out but not so much his recent work.
@BasementBeginnings I like art and video games and music. Got a problem with that?
cool interview
the prank is that all that shit is real and true, a mirror up to the fickle world of art, not only street, since the lines are blurred there between different contemporary art.
@Drummaboi2000 YEAH THATS THE WHOLE BASIS OF THE MOVIE IN AWAY
Anyone watching this should watch OBEY GIANT. This guy done it his way.
First off it was a tag not art. Robbo does mostly tags. Second it was already covered up by other peoples tags before Banksy got there. Lastly it ended with Banksy putting up a tribute once Robbo fell into that coma.
misterandylink Not true Robbo had way more technical talent than Banksy. He could make a beautiful portrait with just cans no stencils. He was not just a tagger.
I still think Banksy is a genius. Banksy's talent is his clever subject matter. His work just speaks to people. I wish he'd done a little more to be unique. But let's face it there's a whole generation of artists (myself included)are biting blek le rat.
I just think its BS that you dog Robbos spray skills. Robbo had sick skills. He was a king. You need to learn your history before you talk.
#Teamrobbo do yo homework lol
@popcornfreak129 its true, the whole art prank, but there actually is a video of mbw piecing a huge walll, and he actually does do alot of art, the people that do the work only make the massive prints, and black and white imagery.
Shep is educated and intelligent . He speaks well. I have over 20 Banksy pieces.
ve4mm do you want to buy some of mine ? @dynamickart
'Shep' is yet another bishy, privileged art school white boy who co-opted an art form started by people of color....surprise surprise, same old story
No you don't...
TEAM ROBBO! a real artist doesnt disgrace/mess with an other artist's piece, a real artist looks to his/her competition for inspiration.
A real artist doesn't desecrate another artist's work.
I pick Biggie!
citizenihilist it's 2018 now and team Robbo never dies bitch
Sound Productions King Robbo the King so nice they crowned him twice
you do know the piece was already covered in tags right?
Love you Shepard.
you should see the film
@Luke139 there is no way to not conform
@210dd so does robbo, but to never notice the beef between robo and banksy due to a pice robo had UNTOUCHED for '25 years' isnt to give respect. also coping a previous artist work from france that also did stencil... im not say hes bad neither a copy cat but som times you have to look deeper into some things that do have a meaning.
i mean sure, but he REAAALLLLLLLLLYYY couldve been a ton more original. theres a difference between being inspired and just changing a minor detail. but like i said, banksy has had some pretty dope shit
The Picasso quote “Good artists copy; great artists steal,” doesnt apply to Fairey. Picasso's statement was tongue in cheek, it was representative to "Style and Subject" not the outright copying of entire pieces, which Fairey does. He has been caught numerous times trying to pass off, late 19th and early 20th century political posters as his own work, even going so far as copyrighting them.
no he clearly had influences from blek...half his shit that everyone knows very closely resembles bleks work, infact by very closely i mean just a few details are different.
Has Banksy stopped doing street art?
He is not an artist
Did I just hear in this interview that this cat was painting over a Keith Herring wall?? WTF!!
To all the comments about sheppard wishing he was banksy; I think his demeanor is being interpreted wrong, I don't it's that he wishes he was banksy, but he wishes he'd of stayed hidden like banksy. Fairey making money publicly made alot of people consider him a sellout, which in turn makes any message he puts into his art watered down by peoples preconception of him. While banksy is able to maintain his "underground" image and make money, which only strengthens his message and get it out there
yes
Are you guys kidding me? Mr. Brainwash isn't an actual artist. He was made by Banksey for the film.
Well, I'm sorry, "Mate", I was just assuming that you were talking about Banksy's work not being original since most of the internet seems to accuse Banksy of stealing the same stencil concept from an other similar, older street artist named Blek le Rat. Also, if you really expected work like this from a 15 yr old, then why don't we see millions of repetitive artwork up on the streets?
Conceptual Art!
@xxRawrRawr "exit through the gift shop"
Brian Lehrer = living legend
Has anyone ever seen banksy and shepard in the same room 😐
yes you're right. I think.
I've some of this man's art...very cool stuff. O B E Y
@vintagelondongirl You could say the exact same thing about bansky
If you're digging the artwork of Banksy, you'll probably dig the work by the artist 'LIES' which has sick work in the three Church Of The Subgenius (Funny ass books for a made-up religion)by Ivan Stang. I think he's the artist named 'Heart Ignition' in the third most recent book. His work is modified clip-art/ hand drawn/ photocopied...It's fucking genius stuff, not street art, but it's hillarious and demented in the same vein as Banksy's stencils.
@me53914 both.
such a lovely bloke