huffgarr
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Banksy authentic street art?, by huffgarr on Sept 14, 2015 16:31:20 GMT 1, Hi All,
First time posting here so hopefully got this in the right section. This is probably more of a rhetorical question of authenticity given the location, but I thought that I'd throw it up on this thread and just see what the responses are to it. My familiarity with his art is pretty limited.
I came across a "Banksy" image on the back of a construction sign while driving to and from work in southern CA. It is an image of a rat and a jackhammer. Obviously, I realize he is based out of the UK, which makes this a lot less likely to be authentic, but is there an easy way to spot fake street art posing as the original artist?
Take a look at the link below and let me know your thoughts. Thanks!
www.flickr.com/photos/129920092@N04/21226993539/in/dateposted-public/
Hi All, First time posting here so hopefully got this in the right section. This is probably more of a rhetorical question of authenticity given the location, but I thought that I'd throw it up on this thread and just see what the responses are to it. My familiarity with his art is pretty limited. I came across a "Banksy" image on the back of a construction sign while driving to and from work in southern CA. It is an image of a rat and a jackhammer. Obviously, I realize he is based out of the UK, which makes this a lot less likely to be authentic, but is there an easy way to spot fake street art posing as the original artist? Take a look at the link below and let me know your thoughts. Thanks! www.flickr.com/photos/129920092@N04/21226993539/in/dateposted-public/ |
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Banksy authentic street art?, by Deleted on Sept 14, 2015 17:00:04 GMT 1, Hi All, First time posting here so hopefully got this in the right section. This is probably more of a rhetorical question of authenticity given the location, but I thought that I'd throw it up on this thread and just see what the responses are to it. My familiarity with his art is pretty limited. I came across a "Banksy" image on the back of a construction sign while driving to and from work in southern CA. It is an image of a rat and a jackhammer. Obviously, I realize he is based out of the UK, which makes this a lot less likely to be authentic, but is there an easy way to spot fake street art posing as the original artist? Take a look at the link below and let me know your thoughts. Thanks! www.flickr.com/photos/129920092@N04/21226993539/in/dateposted-public/
In the case of your pic, the over spray ( the black line below the stencil ) is an obvious giveaway that it's fake.
There are plenty of other ways, but that's the most obvious.
Bear in mind that a lot of the time people aren't necessarily trying to fake a Banksy, they just like the image enough to buy a stencil off ebay and go and pretend they're Banksy. No harm in that.
*Edit: I like those bird pics on your flickr site. Very colourful.
Hi All, First time posting here so hopefully got this in the right section. This is probably more of a rhetorical question of authenticity given the location, but I thought that I'd throw it up on this thread and just see what the responses are to it. My familiarity with his art is pretty limited. I came across a "Banksy" image on the back of a construction sign while driving to and from work in southern CA. It is an image of a rat and a jackhammer. Obviously, I realize he is based out of the UK, which makes this a lot less likely to be authentic, but is there an easy way to spot fake street art posing as the original artist? Take a look at the link below and let me know your thoughts. Thanks! www.flickr.com/photos/129920092@N04/21226993539/in/dateposted-public/Welcome to the forum. In the case of your pic, the over spray ( the black line below the stencil ) is an obvious giveaway that it's fake. There are plenty of other ways, but that's the most obvious. Bear in mind that a lot of the time people aren't necessarily trying to fake a Banksy, they just like the image enough to buy a stencil off ebay and go and pretend they're Banksy. No harm in that. *Edit: I like those bird pics on your flickr site. Very colourful. |
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kultur
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Banksy authentic street art?, by kultur on Sept 14, 2015 17:00:05 GMT 1, Hi All, First time posting here so hopefully got this in the right section. This is probably more of a rhetorical question of authenticity given the location, but I thought that I'd throw it up on this thread and just see what the responses are to it. My familiarity with his art is pretty limited. I came across a "Banksy" image on the back of a construction sign while driving to and from work in southern CA. It is an image of a rat and a jackhammer. Obviously, I realize he is based out of the UK, which makes this a lot less likely to be authentic, but is there an easy way to spot fake street art posing as the original artist? Take a look at the link below and let me know your thoughts. Thanks! www.flickr.com/photos/129920092@N04/21226993539/in/dateposted-public/
Hi All, First time posting here so hopefully got this in the right section. This is probably more of a rhetorical question of authenticity given the location, but I thought that I'd throw it up on this thread and just see what the responses are to it. My familiarity with his art is pretty limited. I came across a "Banksy" image on the back of a construction sign while driving to and from work in southern CA. It is an image of a rat and a jackhammer. Obviously, I realize he is based out of the UK, which makes this a lot less likely to be authentic, but is there an easy way to spot fake street art posing as the original artist? Take a look at the link below and let me know your thoughts. Thanks! www.flickr.com/photos/129920092@N04/21226993539/in/dateposted-public/You can buy this stencil and pretty much a couple hundred others in Banksy style on ebay for a few dollars. Banksy has been in LA many times but don't plan on retiring with this. |
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huffgarr
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September 2015
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Banksy authentic street art?, by huffgarr on Sept 16, 2015 2:42:37 GMT 1,
Welcome to the forum. In the case of your pic, the over spray ( the black line below the stencil ) is an obvious giveaway that it's fake. There are plenty of other ways, but that's the most obvious. Bear in mind that a lot of the time people aren't necessarily trying to fake a Banksy, they just like the image enough to buy a stencil off ebay and go and pretend they're Banksy. No harm in that. *Edit: I like those bird pics on your flickr site. Very colourful.
Someone mentioned that the documentary "Exit Through The Gift Shop" is a good one to watch that sounds like it discusses a little bit about that very topic of authenticity behind art.
And thanks for the compliment on the pics. I'm a wildlife biologist and took those pics while traveling in Colombia.
Thanks for the reply!
Welcome to the forum. In the case of your pic, the over spray ( the black line below the stencil ) is an obvious giveaway that it's fake. There are plenty of other ways, but that's the most obvious. Bear in mind that a lot of the time people aren't necessarily trying to fake a Banksy, they just like the image enough to buy a stencil off ebay and go and pretend they're Banksy. No harm in that. *Edit: I like those bird pics on your flickr site. Very colourful. Gotcha. I assumed the odds of it being fake pretty high, but given my inexperience I figured it would be best to ask. Someone mentioned that the documentary "Exit Through The Gift Shop" is a good one to watch that sounds like it discusses a little bit about that very topic of authenticity behind art. And thanks for the compliment on the pics. I'm a wildlife biologist and took those pics while traveling in Colombia. Thanks for the reply! |
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dreadnatty
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Banksy authentic street art?, by dreadnatty on Sept 16, 2015 2:48:09 GMT 1, Welcome to the forum. In the case of your pic, the over spray ( the black line below the stencil ) is an obvious giveaway that it's fake. There are plenty of other ways, but that's the most obvious. Bear in mind that a lot of the time people aren't necessarily trying to fake a Banksy, they just like the image enough to buy a stencil off ebay and go and pretend they're Banksy. No harm in that. *Edit: I like those bird pics on your flickr site. Very colourful. Gotcha. I assumed the odds of it being fake pretty high, but given my inexperience I figured it would be best to ask. Someone mentioned that the documentary "Exit Through The Gift Shop" is a good one to watch that sounds like it discusses a little bit about that very topic of authenticity behind art. And thanks for the compliment on the pics. I'm a wildlife biologist and took those pics while traveling in Colombia. Thanks for the reply!
Welcome to the forum. In the case of your pic, the over spray ( the black line below the stencil ) is an obvious giveaway that it's fake. There are plenty of other ways, but that's the most obvious. Bear in mind that a lot of the time people aren't necessarily trying to fake a Banksy, they just like the image enough to buy a stencil off ebay and go and pretend they're Banksy. No harm in that. *Edit: I like those bird pics on your flickr site. Very colourful. Gotcha. I assumed the odds of it being fake pretty high, but given my inexperience I figured it would be best to ask. Someone mentioned that the documentary "Exit Through The Gift Shop" is a good one to watch that sounds like it discusses a little bit about that very topic of authenticity behind art. And thanks for the compliment on the pics. I'm a wildlife biologist and took those pics while traveling in Colombia. Thanks for the reply! |
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