Urban Art Association

Joke's or should i say joker!

All this recent talk of copyright and trademarks is making me so horny.

I really doubt any copyright or trademark claim will hold up in court. The language is far too common. It would be like trying to claim "The sky is blue."

Look at their logo guys. Say what you will about his stuff but...
www.wirtzbev.com/assets/images/news/LIB.jpg

Schopenhauer should sue him for false advertisement or libel.

Seriously what a tool!! As if he hasn't made enough money already..

I say good on brainwash. Wouldn't buy his stuff myself but some of the stuff his elves churn out I like. Great guy aswell.

beautiful life is

I think iis brilliant that they did this.  I mean it is preposterous that Thierry would consider suing them after all the garbage he has put out, featurin 99% lifted images...  And 99% is generous.  In my opinion lifting these words and the image serves two purposes.  First it delegitimizes his work by essentially equatig it to a liftable stock image.  At the same time it appropriates his work and says here is some real street art and we are going to flip a pretender's "slogan" into somethin meaingful for street art.  To me Thierry Gueta is to art is the what vanilla ice is to rap.  

Was the cocaine comment on the TMZ article aimed at Brainwash?


I doubt he was the first person to have written life is beautiful on a wall with a spray can.

The Life is beautiful festival lifeisbeautiful.com/category/news/ is a festival and not a shit self promoting so called art exhibition as done by Brainwash.


Brainwash wasn't the first person to throw or blob paint on images and the heart logo for the festival has some splashes on it.

Pollock and others did it and so did Dali.

Does Brainwash think that he is the only person allowed to splash heart shaped art?

Maybe he's just an egocentric thicko who believes his own hype and bullshit, but one things for certain his art is shit.

Thanks Banksy.

I'm sorry, the phrase "Me so horny" is Trademarked by the band 2 Live Crew, sampling from the 1987 movie "Full Metal Jacket", which features a main character nicknamed "Gomer Pyle", a name taken from "The Andy Grifith Show". 

This forum should sue TMZ for referring to Mr. Brainwash as 'Mr. B'. There's only one 'Mr. B' TMZ staff, and that's Banksy! Clearly they've never been on here otherwise they would be well aware of that.

(...)
Thierry Guetta aka Mr. Brainwash (“Mr. Guetta”) is a prominent artist whose work has received significant press in numerous publications around the world. As a result of his innovative artwork and efforts, Mr. Guetta has received many awards and has gained recognition as an industry leader in developing and exhibiting creative artwork that has gained widespread popularity and demand among consumers.
Mr. Guetta has an ownership interest in Plaintiff (A________, LLC), and Plaintiff is the registered owner of various trademarks and copyrights created by Mr. Guetta.
(...)
Its A W________, Inc. (“W_______”) is a California corporation in which Mr. Guetta has an ownership interest. In June 2008, W________ held an art show in Los Angeles, California that was called and known among the public as “LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL” , in which artwork that Mr. Guetta had created was prominently showcased . The event was highly advertised and received a great amount of unsolicited media attention throughout the United States.
Plaintiff is also the owner of certain trademarks and copyrights for various images of splashed paint hear t de signs (the “Heart Designs”) .
As early as 2009, Plaintiff and/or Mr. Guetta began using and continue to use the Heart Designs in commerce in connection with his art work and art shows in addition to various products, including but not limited to clothing s uch as T - shirts, kitchenware such as plates, and cell phone covers.
(...)
Plaintiff owns copyrighted images of the Heart Designs
(...)
To the extent that any of Plaintiff’s alleged right, title, or interest in any of the Heart Designs was previously owned by Mr. Guetta, any and all right, title and interest therein, including all rights to sue and recover for and the right to profits or damages in connection therewith, has been assigned to Plaintiff.
(etc. etc. etc.)