I started painting graffiti in the classic New York style of big letters and characters but I was never very good at it. Banksy bigcharacterclassic Change image and share on social
Graffiti's always been a temporary art form. You make your mark and then they scrub it off. Banksy artformgraffito Change image and share on social
You live in the city and all the time there are signs telling you what to do and billboards trying to sell you something. Banksy billboardcitylive Change image and share on social
I don't know why people are so keen to put the details of their private life in public; they forget that invisibility is a superpower. Banksy detailforgetinvisibility Change image and share on social
There's obviously nothing wrong with selling your art - only an idiot with a trust fund would tell you otherwise. But it's confusing to know how far you should take it. Banksy artconfusefund Change image and share on social
I love the way capitalism finds a place - even for its enemies. Banksy capitalismenemyfind Change image and share on social
All graffiti is low-level dissent, but stencils have an extra history. They've been used to start revolutions and to stop wars. Banksy dissentextragraffito Change image and share on social
I give away thousands of paintings for free. Banksy freegivepainting Change image and share on social
I wouldn't want to be remembered as the guy who contaminated a perfectly legitimate form of protest art with money and celebrities. Banksy artcelebritycontaminate Change image and share on social
It's great, I guess, when your paintings are hanging up in a museum. Banksy greatguesshang Change image and share on social